Grafton Notch State Park

Grafton Notch State Park
Maine State Park
Screw Augur Falls
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Oxford
Township	Grafton

Elevation	1,601 ft (488 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	44°35′36″N 70°56′52″W / 44.59333°N 70.94778°W / 44.59333; -70.94778Coordinates: 44°35′36″N 70°56′52″W / 44.59333°N 70.94778°W / 44.59333; -70.94778 ^[1]

Area	3,192 acres (1,292 ha)

Established	Unspecified
Management	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Location in Maine
Website: Grafton Notch State Park

Grafton Notch State Park is a publicly owned recreation area in Grafton Township, Oxford County, Maine.^[2] The state park occupies 3,192 acres (1,292 ha)^[3] surrounding Grafton Notch, the mountain pass between Old Speck Mountain and Baldpate Mountain.^[4] The park is abutted to the east and west by the 27,253 acres (11,029 ha) of the Mahoosuc Public Reserved Land. The park's mountain scenery includes the Screw Auger and Mother Walker waterfalls and Moose Cave.^[5] Recreational opportunities include fishing, hunting, and picnicking. Hiking trails include a rugged 12-mile (19 km) stretch of the Appalachian Trail.^[2]

References

1 2 "Grafton Notch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
1 2 "Grafton Notch State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
↑ "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
↑ "Grafton Township". Maine: An Encyclopedia. Publius Research. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
↑ Thompson, Woodrow B. (November 2001). "Geology of Grafton Notch State Park" (PDF). Geologic Site of the Month. Maine Geological Survey. Retrieved June 15, 2015.

External links

Grafton Notch State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Grafton Notch State Park and Mahoosuc Public Reserved Land Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

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Protected areas of Maine

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Acadia National Park Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument 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 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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