Camden Hills State Park is a public recreation area overlooking
Penobscot Bay in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Camden,
Knox County,
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...
. The
state park features multi-use trails to
Mount Battie,
,
and other scenic locales. The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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History
The park was developed during the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...
working at the direction of the National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propert ...
. The Camden Hills CCC camp was in operation from June 1935 to September 1941 creating roads, trails, buildings, and recreational facilities.[ The land was turned over to the state in 1947.][ The Mount Battie Auto Road was completed in 1965.][ The Maine Conservation Corps added a stone staircase for ocean access in 1990.][
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Activities and amenities
The park is crossed by numerous trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing. An auto road can be driven to a parking area near the top of Mount Battie at nearly .[ The trail up Mount Megunticook][ The mile-long Maiden Cliff Trail ends at a monument to 12-year-old Elenora French, whose misadventure in 1864 gave the site its name.][ The park also offers opportunities for hunting and camping][ as well as rock climbing.][
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References
External links
Camden Hills State Park
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Camden Hills State Park Map
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
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State parks of Maine
State parks of the Appalachians
Protected areas of Knox County, Maine
Camden, Maine
Campgrounds in Maine
1947 establishments in Maine
Protected areas established in 1947
Civilian Conservation Corps camps