Rangeley Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying on the southern shore of
Rangeley Lake
Rangeley Lake, located in Franklin County, Maine in the United States, is fed by several streams. Its waters flow out from the lake's northwestern corner via the short Rangeley River into Mooselookmeguntic Lake, then Upper and Lower Richardson ...
in
Franklin 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 north ...
. The
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
is located partly in the town of
Rangeley and partly in
Rangeley Plantation.
[ It is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.][
The park is 1 of 5 Maine State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 2 minutes and 19 seconds of totality.]
History
The park was created in 1960 when the Bureau of Parks and Lands made three acquisitions totaling .[ Oxford County and international paper companies donated half of the park property.][ A parcel was added to the park in 2009 with the assistance of the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust. The acquisition, which cost $595,000.00, was made using funds from the Land for Maine's Future program.][
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Activities and amenities
The park offers picnicking, a 50-site campground, swimming beach, hiking trails, and docks and launch ramp for motorized boating.[ The lake's house landlocked salmon and brook trout.][
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References
External links
Rangeley Lake State Park
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Rangeley Lake State Park Guide & Map
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
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Protected areas of Franklin County, Maine
State parks of Maine
State parks of the Appalachians
Campgrounds in Maine
Protected areas established in 1960
1960 establishments in Maine