Skip to main content
State Park

Photo: TJ aka Teej at English WikipediaPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Baxter State Park

Maine · ME

210K

Acres

Official sources & verification

Managed by Baxter State Park Authority

Verify before you go

Source of truth

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this park using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 13, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

About

A large wilderness park in northern Maine, set aside by Governor Percival Baxter for the people of Maine. Hike the rugged terrain around Katahdin and camp at Chimney Pond.

Source: baxterstatepark.org

From Wikipedia

Baxter State Park is a large wilderness area permanently preserved as a state park in Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County in north-central Maine, United States. It is in the North Maine Woods region and borders the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on the east.

Source: Wikipedia — text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Verify alerts and operational details with the managing agency below.

Reviews

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your experience and help others plan their visit.

Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting unit

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Maine hunting page

Spot an error in our data on Baxter State Park?