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🤝 North Maine Woods

Private Land — Open Access📍 Maine
Cost of access
Day use ~$10-15/person (residents less); camping ~$12-15/night

3.5 million acres of privately owned working timberland managed for public access through gate checkpoints — a century-old system covering the Allagash region. Day and camping fees at the gate.

⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting🛶 Kayak / Canoe / SUP
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

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The closest public places to North Maine Woods, straight-line distance.

30 mi away · State Park
🌳 Baxter State Park
Unknown — check official site
35 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Katahdin Lake North Public Reserved Land
Unknown — check official site
38 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Unknown — check official site
40 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Debsconeag Lake Wilderness Area
Unknown — check official site
42 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Deboullie Public Reserved Land
Unknown — check official site
44 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Nahmakanta Unit Ecological Reserve
Unknown — check official site
44 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Trout Mountain Preserve
Fee charged — check official site
45 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Millinocket Forest Public Reserved Land
Fee charged — check official site

📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps