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Moose Point State Park
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Moose Point State Park ocean view, June 2015.jpg
Moose Point State Park is located in Maine
Moose Point State Park
Moose Point State Park
Location in Maine
Location Searsport, Waldo, Maine, United States
Area 146 acres (59 ha)
Elevation 151 ft (46 m)
Established 1952
Operator Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Website Moose Point State Park

Moose Point State Park is a day-use public recreation area overlooking Penobscot Bay in Searsport, Maine, located off U.S. Route 1 near the Belfast town line. The state park features panoramic views, hiking trails, tidal pools, and picnicking facilities.

History

The park was developed as a dairy farm by the Carver family in 1859. At one point, the 186-acre property had a house, barn, two silos, and sixty head of cattle. After most of the buildings burned down in 1927, the descendants of Captain George A. Carver offered the land to the State of Maine as a park in 1952. It opened in 1963.

Gallery

  • Moose Point Plaque, June 2015

    Memorial plaque in the park

  • Moose Point State Park Sign on US1

    Sign on US1

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