National Parks - Maine

map courtesy of the National Park Service

Acadia National Park
The first national park established east of the Mississippi features the rugged coastal area of Mount Desert Island, the cliffs of Isle au Haut, and the Schoodic Peninsula.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
This 2,158-mile footpath runs from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, traversing 14 states. The 281-mile section in Maine is considered to offer some of the most difficult hiking of all the states.

Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Park is a joint memorial by Canada and the United States and a symbol of the close relationship between the two countries. Here are the cottage and the grounds where President Franklin D. Roosevelt vacationed and where he was stricken by poliomyelitis  at the age of 39.

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
The only international historic site in the NPS system commemorates the attempted French settlement of 1604, which led to the founding of New France.

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