Best Parks for Outdoor Fun
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Tommy's Park
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Lincoln Park
Longtime park with walkways & a fountain. Quaint park established in 1866 featuring walkways, benches & a central fountain.
Harbor View Memorial Park
Small park with bay bridge views. Peaceful green space overlooking the bay & bridge, with a multi-use lawn & adjacent playground.
Fort Allen Park
Historic, tranquil waterfront promenade. This grassy spot with water views features seating areas, a gazebo & many historical monuments.
Bug Light Park
Open green space & a historic lighthouse. Nearly 9 acres of green space with harbor & skyline views, plus a tiny lighthouse built in 1875.
Thomas Knight Park
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Deering Oaks Park
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Western Promenade
Elevated park with trails & scenic views. 18.1-acre park featuring scenic trails around bluffs, plus statues & stately 19th-century homes.
Mill Creek Park
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Fort Gorges
Boat-accessible former military fort. 19th-century U.S. military fort on an island, now a no-frills park accessible only by boat.
Payson Park
Grassy recreation area with an arboretum. Large public green space with a playground, expansive lawns, an arboretum & sports facilities.
Mayor Baxter Woods
Leafy nature preserve with walking paths. Pine forested, dog-friendly park offering shaded trails for walking, running & cycling.
Capisic Pond Park
Nature area for birding & wetland trails. 18-acre nature preserve featuring bird-watching, an ice-skating pond & undeveloped wetland trails.
Fort Williams Park
Seaside park with old fort & lighthouse. Free park with a rocky shoreline, old military bunkers, big playing fields & an iconic lighthouse.
Fore River Sanctuary
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Jewell Falls - Rowe Trailhead
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Presumpscot Falls Park
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Presumpscot River Preserve
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Pleasant Hill Preserve
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Memorial Park
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The Eastern Trail
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Pride Preserve
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Mill Brook Preserve
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Broad Cove Reserve
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Scarborough Beach State Park
Saltwater swimming & sunbathing. Ocean beach with lifeguards & a snack shack. With admission fee (state park passes not valid).
Blackstrap Hill Preserve
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Royal River Park
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Cascade Falls Trail
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Sun Outdoors Old Orchard Beach Downtown
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Knight's Pond Preserve
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Old Orchard Pier
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Palace Playland
Beachfront amusement park. Compact, beachfront amusement park with a Ferris wheel, roller coaster & more, plus a large arcade.
Sun Outdoors Saco Old Orchard Beach
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Winslow Memorial Park
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Saco Heath Preserve
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Ferry Beach State Park
White-sand beach & coastal nature trails. White-sand beach with a picnic area & changing rooms, plus walking trails & nature programs.
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Guided nature walks & osprey-watching. Park composed of woodland, estuary & rocky coast, known for guided nature walks & osprey-watching.
Desert of Maine
Famed desert with museum, trails & tours. Landmark desert area providing a 1783 barn museum, narrated tours, nature trails & a picnic area.
Mechanics Park
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Wolfe's Neck Oceanfront Camping
Family farmland & oceanfront campsite. Rustic, waterfront campsite spanning 626-acres with a hands-on farmyard & bike, kayak & canoe hire.
Clifford Park
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Park In the Pines
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Pettengill Farm
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Leon Gorman Park
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Bradbury Mountain State Park
Small mountain with mixed-use trails. Small, glacial mountain with camping, plus trails shared by hikers, horses, bikes & snowmobiles.
Meadow Woods Preserve
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Cliff Trail
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Maquoit Bay Conservation Land
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Maine Wildlife Park
Exhibits of moose, bears & more. Sprawling, low-key reserve nestled in the woods, featuring moose, black bears, bald eagles & more.
Maine Street Mall & Gazebo
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The Rumpus Room
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Woodward Point Preserve
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Neptune Woods Mountain Bike Trails
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Squirrel Point Light
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Beaver Park
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Reid State Park
Birdwatching, picnicking & hiking. Home to bird nesting areas, this 770-acre park offers swimming beaches, picnic facilities & trails.
Library Park
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Linwood E. Temple Waterfront Park
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Mailly Waterfront Park
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Take Flight Aerial Adventure Course
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Henry Law Park
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Prescott Park
Urban riverfront retreat with gardens. Waterfront municipal park with flower gardens, fountains, walkways & summer performances.
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