Aroostook State Park

Aroostook State Park
Maine State Park
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
City	Presque Isle

Elevation	978 ft (298 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	46°36′13″N 68°00′39″W / 46.60361°N 68.01083°W / 46.60361; -68.01083Coordinates: 46°36′13″N 68°00′39″W / 46.60361°N 68.01083°W / 46.60361; -68.01083 ^[1]

Area	904 acres (366 ha) ^[2]

Established	1938 ^[3]
Management	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Location in Maine
Website: Aroostook State Park

Aroostook State Park is a 904-acre (366 ha) protected area of Aroostook County, Maine. Located off U.S. Route 1 on the south side of Presque Isle, the park encompasses Quaggy Jo Mountain and Echo Lake. "Quaggy Jo" is an altered version of the mountain's Native American name, "Qua Qua Jo," which means "twin-peaked."^[3]

History

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 local businesspeople. In 2009, the park was expanded with the addition of 145.6 acres (58.9 ha), which cost the Department of Conservation $60,000.^[2]

Activities and amenities

The park offers a 30-site campground, boating, swimming, fishing, birding, hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.^[3]

References

1 2 "Aroostook State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
1 2 Lynds, Jen (September 15, 2010). "Land to be added to state park in PI". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
1 2 3 "Aroostook State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

External links

Aroostook State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Protected areas of Maine

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Acadia National Park Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

National Wildlife Refuges	Aroostook Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area Cross Island Franklin Island Moosehorn Petit Manan Pond Island Rachel Carson Seal Island Sunkhaze Meadows

National Forests	White Mountain

National Trails	Appalachian Trail

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Wells

State

State Parks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Aroostook Baxter Birch Point Bradbury Mountain Camden Hills Cobscook Bay Crescent Beach Damariscotta Lake Ferry Beach Fort Point Grafton Notch Holbrook Island Sanctuary Lake St. George Lamoine Lilly Bay Moose Point Mount Blue Peacock Beach Peaks-Kenny Penobscot River Corridor Popham Beach Quoddy Head Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Reid Roque Bluffs Shackford Head Sebago Lake Swans Falls Campground Swan Lake Two Lights Vaughan Woods Warren Island Wolfe's Neck Woods

State Historic Sites	Bible Point Colburn House Colonial Pemaquid Eagle Island Fort Baldwin Fort Edgecomb Fort Halifax Fort Kent Fort Knox Fort McClary Fort O'Brien Major Reuben Colburn House John Paul Jones Katahdin Iron Works Mayall Mills Whaleback Shell Midden

State Forests	Durham State Forest

Maine Department of Conservation (web)

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