Damariscotta Lake State Park

Damariscotta Lake State Park
Maine State Park
Country  United States
State  Maine
County Lincoln
Town Jefferson
Elevation 56 ft (17 m) [1]
Coordinates 44°11′51″N 69°27′14″W / 44.19750°N 69.45389°W / 44.19750; -69.45389Coordinates: 44°11′51″N 69°27′14″W / 44.19750°N 69.45389°W / 44.19750; -69.45389 [1]
Area 19 acres (8 ha) [2]
Established 1970 [3]
Management Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Visitation 25,000 (2010) [3]
Location in Maine
Website: Damariscotta Lake State Park

Damariscotta Lake State Park is a state-operated, public recreation area in the New England town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, in the state's Mid Coast region. The park's 19 acres (7.7 ha) located at the northeast corner of 12-mile-long (19 km) Damariscotta Lake offer a sandy beach, swimming, canoeing, and picnicking facilities.[4] The park was created in 1970 and, as of 2011, was one of Maine's most visited state parks. A group shelter that had stood for 33 years in the park before being destroyed by vandalism in 2009 was rebuilt and reopened 2011.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Damariscotta Lake State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (published 2015). September 18, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "New group shelter opens at Damariscotta State Lake Park". Bangor Daily News. June 17, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  4. "Damariscotta Lake State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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