If you are unable to join us in person for our 2022 Polar Bear Dip & Dash on December 31st at Southern Maine Community College, we have compiled a list of great places around Maine to dip, dash, or both! Do you have places to add to the list? Send them to us at nrcm@nrcm.org.
| Coastal Beaches | Lakes | Suggested Dash Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Bayside Beach, Northport | Barrett's Cove, Megunticook Lake, Camden | Aroostook Valley Trail |
| Belfast Harbor | Echo Lake, Aroostook State Park, Presque Isle | Auburn Riverwalk |
| Crescent Beach, Roque Bluffs State Park | Lily Bay State Park, Beaver Cove, Moosehead Lake | Brunswick/Topsham Bike Path |
| Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth | Sebago Lake State Park, Naples | Back Cove Trail, Portland |
| East End Beach, Portland | Cobbosseecontee Lake Public Boat Launch, Monmouth | Downeast Sunrise Trail, Hancock & Washington Counties |
| Fortunes Rocks Beach, Biddeford | Winthrop Town Beach on Maranacook Lake | Eastern Trail, South Portland to Kittery |
| Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport | Rangeley Lake, Town of Rangeley's Lakeside Park in Rangeley Village | Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area |
| Kennebunk Beach | Range Pond State Park, Poland Spring | Kennebec Rail Trail, Augusta to Gardiner |
| Laite Beach, Camden | Messalonskee Lake, Old Belgrade Road, Oakland | Marginal Way, Ogunquit |
| Long Sands and Short Sands Beaches, York | Mountain Division Trail, Windham | |
| Lucia Beach, South Thomaston | ||
| Ogunquit Beach | ||
| Old Orchard Beach | ||
| Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg | ||
| Reid State Park, Georgetown | ||
| Rockland | ||
| Sand Beach, Acadia National Park | ||
| Swans Island | ||
| Wadsworth Cove, Castine | ||
| Willard Beach, South Portland |
