For Immediate Release
June 12, 2017
Contact:
John Bott (207) 287-3156
Free State Park Admission for Maine Residents
The annual event coincides with Father’s
Day!
AUGUSTA – Maine State Parks and Historic
Sites will treat Maine residents to a free day-use admission on Father’s Day,
Sunday, June 18. The annual event is to encourage Maine residents to visit
Maine State Parks and Historic Sites and to thank them for their continued
support.
“I encourage Maine residents
to visit many of our State Parks and Historic Sites for free this Sunday, June
18,” said Governor Paul R. LePage. “Maine State Parks attracted a record 2.87
million visitors in 2016, breaking the annual attendance record set in 2015. They
continue to provide year-round opportunities for people to enjoy the outdoors
with family and friends.”
DACF Bureau of Parks and Lands Acting
Director of Operations, Ron Hunt, encouraged Maine residents and visitors alike
to explore the many offerings provided by Maine State Parks. “Each of our state
parks and historic sites has programs suited for all ages and cover a wide
range of outdoor interests. Many are using our Maine State Park Passport
program as an incentive to visit all the parks, and our Geocaching feature
continues to be very popular,” said Hunt.
Free Maine Resident's Day at Maine State Parks and Historic
Sites:
Date: June
18, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: All parks except noted exceptions*
Free park entry for all Maine Residents! All vehicles bearing Maine license plates will be allowed free entry to Maine State Parks and Historic Sites; From 9:00 A.M. until Closing.
State Park: Androscoggin
Riverlands, Aroostook, Birch Point, Bradbury Mountain, Camden Hills, Cobscook
Bay, Colburn House, Colonial Pemaquid, Crescent Beach, Damariscotta Lake, Eagle
Island, Ferry Beach, Fort Edgecomb, Fort Kent, Fort Knox, Fort McClary, Fort
Point, Fort Popham, Fort Pownall, Fort O'Brien, Grafton Notch, Holbrook Island,
Lamoine, Lake St George, Lily Bay, Moose Point, Mt Blue, Owls Head Light,
Peaks-Kenny, Popham Beach, Quoddy Head, Range Pond, Rangeley Lake, Reid, Roque
Bluffs, Two Lights, Sebago Lake, Shackford Head, Swan Lake, Vaughan Woods,
Warren Island, Wolfe's Neck Woods
*The open admission does not
apply to Acadia National Park, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Baxter State
Park, Peacock Beach, Scarborough Beach State Park, Swan Island, the ME Wildlife
Park, the Penobscot River Corridor, or the Penobscot Narrows Observatory in
Prospect, though admission to Fort Knox State Historic Site will be free that
day.
No rain date will be
available.
For more information about Maine State Parks and Historic Sites,
go to:
http://www.parksandlands.com
For
more information about the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry, go to: www.maine.gov/dacf
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