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Appalachian Trail famously terminates at Baxter Peak on Katahdin , and the park offers opportunities for all types of outdoor adventure year-round , including hiking , paddling , backcountry camping , rock climbing , cross country skiing , snowshoeing , fishing , and hunting and trapping ( in designated areas ). The park is famous for its wildlife ; bears , moose , eagles , and deer .
All visitors must register . Fees apply for day use and camping . Camping is rustic , with natural water sources and outhouses . Camping reservations are required . Info at baxterstatepark . org .
Katahdin
MOUNT KINEO STATE PARK Mount Kineo State Park is located on a large peninsula on the Eastern shore of Moosehead Lake . A prominent feature is Mount Kineo ; its sheer face rises straight out of the water , forming 700-foot cliffs . A steep but short hike to the old fire tower at the summit provides an excellent panoramic vista . Three primitive campsites offer private lakefront camping , and an old carriage road forms an easy loop trail around the perimeter of the peninsula . Outside of the park you ’ ll find New England ’ s second-oldest golf course with 9 regulation holes .
The Park can only be reached by water , with a public launch in Rockwood . Experienced paddlers will find the 3-mile trip to be very doable . In the summer , a ferry is available from Rockwood .
Day use fees apply . Remote campsites are first-come , first-served . Info at maine . gov / mountkineo .
LILY BAY STATE PARK Lily Bay State Park is a public recreation area on the southeast shore of Moosehead Lake . Lily Bay is a great spot for year-round day use and family camping ; two
Lily Bay State Park
campgrounds offer wooded and lakeside campsites for tents and RVs , showers , playgrounds , picnic areas , swimming beaches , hiking , mountain biking , paddling , motorized boating , and fishing on Moosehead Lake . In winter , the park ’ s trails may be used for skiing , snowshoeing , and snowmobiling .
Day use fees apply . Camping
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