42:
49:
222:
The park was formed in 1938 as the first of Maine's state parks three years after the creation of the Maine State Park
Commission. It was formed through the donation of 100 acres (40 ha) of land by business persons from the Presque Isle Merchants Association. The park's first ski runs were built
243:, smaller species such as foxes, squirrels, and chipmunks are more commonly seen by visitors. The forest's mix of hardwood trees and cold-tolerant softwoods typical of northern Maine includes various species of
1126:
524:
1136:
612:
92:
1131:
279:
The park offers a 30-site campground and trails for hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Swimming, fishing, and canoeing are offered on Echo Lake.
569:
41:
726:
642:
1032:
607:
313:
545:
1099:
736:
675:
632:
597:
517:
1141:
998:
602:
845:
637:
627:
622:
533:
214:
The park is 1 of 5 Maine State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 3 minutes and 1 second of totality.
716:
304:
617:
592:
227:. In 2009, the park was expanded with the addition of 145.6 acres (58.9 ha), which cost the Department of Conservation $ 60,000.
208:
20:
510:
970:
647:
1003:
657:
309:
665:
1151:
1121:
224:
1048:
197:
1146:
825:
805:
780:
744:
1073:
496:
410:
988:
200:. "Quaggy Jo" is an altered version of the mountain's Native American name, "Qua Qua Jo", which means "twin-peaked."
993:
850:
436:
980:
935:
820:
772:
574:
965:
960:
920:
890:
840:
683:
584:
900:
785:
299:
945:
930:
905:
815:
810:
688:
185:
72:
462:
1063:
940:
915:
910:
895:
870:
830:
800:
698:
490:
357:
159:
1081:
955:
875:
835:
554:
204:
193:
1018:
950:
564:
1053:
860:
763:
260:
236:
181:
68:
1058:
855:
749:
327:
1028:
795:
706:
380:
264:
1023:
865:
244:
925:
885:
1043:
271:. Common birds include hawks, owls, and woodpeckers. Brook trout are found in Echo Lake.
268:
1115:
1013:
240:
80:
1038:
1008:
880:
180:
is public recreation area within the southern municipal boundary of the city of
468:. Natural Heritage Hikes. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
107:
94:
502:
333:. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016
256:
164:
537:
328:"Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites"
252:
248:
189:
76:
506:
416:. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. 2016
1100:
Maine
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
151:
Maine
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
207:
on the south side of
Presque Isle. The similarly named
360:. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
192:. The state park's 898 acres (363 ha) encompass
499:
493:
1072:
979:
771:
762:
735:
715:
697:
674:
656:
583:
553:
544:
155:
147:
139:
131:
123:
86:
64:
30:
575:Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
518:
8:
235:While the park's forest provides a home for
211:is some 30 miles (48 km) to the north.
48:
570:Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
1127:Protected areas of Aroostook County, Maine
768:
550:
525:
511:
503:
27:
314:United States Department of the Interior
405:
403:
401:
288:
1137:Works Progress Administration in Maine
598:Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area
437:"Land to be added to state park in PI"
411:"Aroostook State Park Guide & Map"
381:"Maine 2024 Solar Eclipse State Parks"
352:
350:
348:
294:
292:
16:State park in Aroostook County, Maine
7:
497:Aroostook State Park Guide & Map
63:
1132:Protected areas established in 1938
305:Geographic Names Information System
463:"Aroostook State Park: Quaggy Joe"
209:Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
21:Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
14:
435:Lynds, Jen (September 15, 2010).
47:
40:
737:National wild and scenic rivers
310:United States Geological Survey
138:
1:
1033:Penobscot Narrows Observatory
225:Works Progress Administration
223:by a 35-member crew from the
1142:1938 establishments in Maine
781:Allagash Wilderness Waterway
745:Allagash Wilderness Waterway
1168:
886:Owls Head Light State Park
18:
1094:
846:Holbrook Island Sanctuary
585:National Wildlife Refuges
35:
901:Penobscot River Corridor
684:Acadia National Cemetery
379:R, Mike (July 7, 2021).
275:Activities and amenities
135:978 ft (298 m)
19:Not to be confused with
786:Androscoggin Riverlands
689:Togus National Cemetery
127:898 acres (363 ha)
1064:Whaleback Shell Midden
946:Swans Falls Campground
881:Mount Kineo State Park
358:"Aroostook State Park"
300:"Aroostook State Park"
613:Maine Coastal Islands
108:46.60361°N 68.01083°W
1152:Campgrounds in Maine
1122:State parks of Maine
981:State Historic Sites
565:Acadia National Park
491:Aroostook State Park
196:and sit adjacent to
178:Aroostook State Park
160:Aroostook State Park
31:Aroostook State Park
1147:Presque Isle, Maine
1054:Katahdin Iron Works
676:National Cemeteries
167:.aroostookstatepark
113:46.60361; -68.01083
104: /
971:Wolfe's Neck Woods
717:National Estuarine
557:and Historic Sites
194:Quaggy Jo Mountain
1109:
1108:
1090:
1089:
999:Colonial Pemaquid
826:Damariscotta Lake
806:Bradbury Mountain
758:
757:
719:Research Reserves
707:Appalachian Trail
441:Bangor Daily News
175:
174:
56:Location in Maine
1159:
866:Mackworth Island
769:
658:National Forests
643:Sunkhaze Meadows
551:
527:
520:
513:
504:
478:
477:
475:
473:
467:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
415:
407:
396:
395:
393:
391:
376:
370:
369:
367:
365:
354:
343:
342:
340:
338:
332:
324:
318:
317:
296:
203:The park is off
186:Aroostook County
171:
168:
166:
119:
118:
116:
115:
114:
109:
105:
102:
101:
100:
97:
51:
50:
44:
28:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1156:
1112:
1111:
1110:
1105:
1086:
1068:
1049:John Paul Jones
975:
851:Lake St. George
754:
731:
718:
711:
699:National Trails
693:
670:
652:
608:Franklin Island
579:
556:
540:
534:Protected areas
531:
487:
482:
481:
471:
469:
465:
460:
459:
455:
445:
443:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
413:
409:
408:
399:
389:
387:
378:
377:
373:
363:
361:
356:
355:
346:
336:
334:
330:
326:
325:
321:
298:
297:
290:
285:
277:
233:
220:
163:
162:
112:
110:
106:
103:
98:
95:
93:
91:
90:
60:
59:
58:
57:
54:
53:
52:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1165:
1163:
1155:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1114:
1113:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1103:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1084:
1078:
1076:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
985:
983:
977:
976:
974:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
936:Shackford Head
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
821:Crescent Beach
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
777:
775:
766:
760:
759:
756:
755:
753:
752:
747:
741:
739:
733:
732:
730:
729:
723:
721:
713:
712:
710:
709:
703:
701:
695:
694:
692:
691:
686:
680:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
666:White Mountain
662:
660:
654:
653:
651:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
589:
587:
581:
580:
578:
577:
572:
567:
561:
559:
555:National Parks
548:
542:
541:
532:
530:
529:
522:
515:
507:
501:
500:
494:
486:
485:External links
483:
480:
479:
461:Finan, Kelly.
453:
427:
397:
371:
344:
319:
287:
286:
284:
281:
276:
273:
265:American beech
232:
229:
219:
216:
173:
172:
157:
153:
152:
149:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
125:
121:
120:
88:
84:
83:
66:
62:
61:
55:
46:
45:
39:
38:
37:
36:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1164:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1096:
1093:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1074:State Forests
1071:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1014:Fort Edgecomb
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
994:Colburn House
992:
990:
987:
986:
984:
982:
978:
972:
969:
967:
966:Warren Island
964:
962:
961:Vaughan Woods
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
921:Rangeley Lake
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
891:Peacock Beach
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
841:Grafton Notch
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
774:
770:
767:
765:
761:
751:
748:
746:
743:
742:
740:
738:
734:
728:
725:
724:
722:
720:
714:
708:
705:
704:
702:
700:
696:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
677:
673:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
655:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
633:Rachel Carson
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
590:
588:
586:
582:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
562:
560:
558:
552:
549:
547:
543:
539:
535:
528:
523:
521:
516:
514:
509:
508:
505:
498:
495:
492:
489:
488:
484:
464:
457:
454:
442:
438:
431:
428:
412:
406:
404:
402:
398:
386:
382:
375:
372:
359:
353:
351:
349:
345:
329:
323:
320:
315:
311:
307:
306:
301:
295:
293:
289:
282:
280:
274:
272:
270:
266:
262:
261:quaking aspen
258:
255:, as well as
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
230:
228:
226:
217:
215:
212:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
170:
161:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
134:
130:
126:
122:
117:
89:
85:
82:
81:United States
78:
74:
70:
67:
43:
34:
29:
26:
22:
1098:
1059:Mayall Mills
1044:Fort O'Brien
1039:Fort McClary
1019:Fort Halifax
1009:Fort Baldwin
1004:Eagle Island
931:Roque Bluffs
906:Popham Beach
816:Cobscook Bay
811:Camden Hills
790:
603:Cross Island
470:. Retrieved
456:
444:. Retrieved
440:
430:
418:. Retrieved
388:. Retrieved
384:
374:
362:. Retrieved
335:. Retrieved
322:
303:
278:
234:
221:
213:
205:U.S. Route 1
202:
182:Presque Isle
177:
176:
69:Presque Isle
25:
989:Bible Point
941:Sebago Lake
916:Range Ponds
911:Quoddy Head
896:Peaks-Kenny
871:Moose Point
831:Ferry Beach
801:Birch Point
773:State Parks
638:Seal Island
628:Pond Island
623:Petit Manan
257:hophornbeam
140:Established
111: /
87:Coordinates
1116:Categories
956:Two Lights
876:Mount Blue
836:Fort Point
750:York River
390:October 3,
283:References
269:balsam fir
237:black bear
99:68°00′39″W
96:46°36′13″N
1029:Fort Knox
1024:Fort Kent
951:Swan Lake
791:Aroostook
618:Moosehorn
593:Aroostook
385:CosmosPNW
198:Echo Lake
132:Elevation
73:Aroostook
861:Lily Bay
472:July 14,
446:March 4,
420:July 14,
364:July 30,
337:July 14,
231:Wildlife
148:Operator
65:Location
856:Lamoine
648:Umbagog
546:Federal
218:History
156:Website
1082:Durham
796:Baxter
267:, and
251:, and
764:State
727:Wells
538:Maine
466:(PDF)
414:(PDF)
331:(PDF)
253:birch
249:maple
241:moose
190:Maine
77:Maine
926:Reid
474:2017
448:2013
422:2017
392:2022
366:2014
339:2017
239:and
169:.com
143:1938
124:Area
536:of
245:ash
184:in
165:www
1118::
439:.
400:^
383:.
347:^
312:,
308:.
302:.
291:^
263:,
259:,
247:,
188:,
79:,
75:,
71:,
1035:)
1031:(
526:e
519:t
512:v
476:.
450:.
424:.
394:.
368:.
341:.
316:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
