Description: The Amherst Mountain Community Forest is part of the Public Reserved Land system, but unlike other units, it is managed jointly with the town of Amherst. The 4,974-acre parcel is home to brook trout, white-tailed deer, black bear, Peregrine Falcons, Ruffed Grouse (partridge), and American Woodcock. The area contains two popular hiking trails, Ducktail Read More
Penobscot County
Bradley Public Reserved Land
Location: Bradley, Penobscot County Description: The Bradley unit is comprised of four connecting lots totaling 9,277 acres and a separate 229-acre parcel known as the “Kittridge Farm” lot. The unit contains largely wetlands and peatlands, which are home to species of special concern: northern leopard frog, creeper mussel, and sedge wren. Recreational use of the Read More
Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land
Location: West of Millinocket, Penobscot County Description: The Nahmakanta unit is 43,000 acres and includes forest, mountains, and 24 great ponds. Fishing is popular on the great ponds. Pollywog Gorge is a popular destination for visitors to the land, with a mile-high drop down to the scenic gorge. Nine miles of the Appalachian Trail cross through the Read More
Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land
Location: Township 7 Range 8 WELS, northeast of Patten, Penobscot County Description: Scraggly Lake is located at the center of this 10,000-acre public reserved land unit, located just northeast of Baxter State Park. Scraggly Lake includes a campground and boat launch for visitors, and nearby Ireland Pond offers a more remote recreational experience. From Scraggly Read More
Seboeis Public Reserved Land
Location: Just south of Millinocket, Penobscot County Description: The vast Seboeis Public Reserved Land unit (15,628 acres) encompasses the majority of Seboeis Lake, all of Northwest Pond, the southwest shore of Endless Lake, and the entire shoreland of Turtle Pond. The area is very popular with anglers. Landlocked salmon, splake, white and yellow perch, small Read More
Telos Public Reserved Land
Location: Township 6, Range 11 WELS, northwest of Baxter State Park, Penobscot County Description: Telos is a 23,000-acre unit that surrounds Telos Lake and the southern end of Chamberlain Lake, a popular put-in for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The unit has several campsites on Coffelos Pond, which is also a popular sight for fisherman. Activities: Read More
Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land
Location: Near Staceyville, Penobscot County Description: The Wassataquoick Public Reserved Land unit contains miles of the Wassataquoik Stream and East Branch of the Penobscot, both of which offer outstanding native brook trout and salmon habitat. Paddlers enjoy the swift currents of the East Branch, and primitive campsites can be found on the shores of Wassataquoik Stream. The Read More
Seboeis Lake
A Land for Maine’s Future program grant enabled the Maine Department of Conservation (DOC) to acquire 789 acres of mature woodland and 5 miles of undeveloped lake frontage adjoining its 12,900-acre Seboeis Lake Public Reserved Land. The State’s “Wildlands Lake Assessment” rated Seboeis Lake as of “statewide significance,” due to its sparsely developed shores and Read More
