Cobscook Bay State Park’s Wonderful Vista’s!

Before you start the Maine State Parks GeoTour, pick up a Maine State Parks Passport at a Maine State Park or Historic Site -available during the summer season. At each official Maine State Park geocache, stamp your passport with the geocache stamp.

Cobscook Bay State Park’s Geocache is situated at the overlook on Cunningham Mountain. Your view here is from the Southwest to the Northwest with Bell Mountain and Crane Mountain in full view. 200 feet below lays Burnt Cove, a tidal cove that is frequented by a variety of wildlife, including waterfowl, shorebirds, and eagles.

Cobscook Bay State Park
Established 1965

Cobscook Bay State Park is located on U.S. Route 1, 4 miles south of Dennysville. “Cobscook” is a Passamaquoddy word for “boiling tides,” referring to the falls that reverse with each change of the 24-foot tides, the highest in Maine. Many campsites and shelters are located on the water’s edge, secluded among spruce and fir trees. In addition to boating and hiking, visitors can enjoy day trips to nearby Quoddy Head, Shackford Head, and Roque Bluffs state parks. Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge and Roosevelt-Campobello International Park in New Brunswick, Canada, are nearby. During the winter, the staff at Cobscook Bay State Park groom 14 miles of cross country ski and snowshoe trails. Telephone: (207) 726-4412

Those willing to take exploring Maine State Parks to a higher level are invited to participate in the Maine State Parks Geo Tour! With eight geocaches to find, you have “Another Way to Play at Maine State Parks & Historic Sites!”

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Obtain a Maine State Parks Passport from any Maine state park or historic site (or use your existing passport).
2. Using the coordinates, find as many Maine state parks geocaches (during normal park hours of 9 a.m. to sunset and between mid-May and Sept.) as you can! The hidden, water-tight containers will be clearly marked as official Maine State Parks Geocaches.
   Hint: caches are only located at the following Maine State Parks:
   • Allagash Wilderness Waterway
   • Aroostook State Park
   • Cobscook Bay State Park
   • Colburn House State Historic Site
   • Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
   • Mount Blue State Park
   • Vaughan Woods State Park
   • Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
3. Sign the logbook inside each container, and stamp your passport with the unique stamp from that park’s geocache.

Learn More about Maine State Parks and Historic Sites:

go to:

• Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
• Maine State Park GeoTour Page