Other Resources

1. Water: Water in Baxter State Park is untreated and generally unprotected. No running water is available, you must bring your own drinking water or purify water from the streams, ponds, etc. This can be done a number of ways, such as boiling for a minimum of five minutes or the application of seven drops of iodine (from your first aid kit) per gallon of water. Bleach (Clorox) may be substituted for iodine. If you use a filter be sure pore size is 3 microns or smaller.
2. Rules and regulations: click here.
3. Facilities: Facilities are rustic. Roads are unpaved. Electricity is not available in the Park. There are outhouses throughout the Park for bathroom facilities. Food, supplies or gasoline are available in Millinocket or private campgrounds on the way to the park.

The information contained in this brief introduction to the Park is not adequate for extended hiking or climbing. Our hiking trails range from short easy day hikes to difficult long hikes. For your own safety, do not leave the Park Tote road without a detailed map of the area to be traversed. There are many roadside picnic areas. Maps may be obtained at Campgrounds, Millinocket Headquarters, or the Visitor Center at Togue Pond.

ACCESS ROUTES:

A road map of Baxter State Park is provided on this site for your convenience. Narrow roads prohibit travel with large trailers (see rules for size restrictions).

Millinocket to Togue Pond Gatehouse - 18 miles.
Togue Pond Gatehouse to Greenville via Ripogenus Dam - 70 miles.
Matagamon Gatehouse to Patten via Shin Pond and Route 159 - 26 miles.

To protect the wilderness resource, the park limits access to parking lots/trailheads. Access is based on a first-come, first-served basis; when parking lots fill up, that area is closed. Early arrival is recommended for day-use.

Please help us to protect this area by following Leave-No-Trace guidelines and practicing wilderness ethics in the Park.