Welcome to the Maine Bureau of Parks & Lands.

If you want to explore Maine's great outdoors, you've come to the right place! Maine is legendary for its rock bound coast, the north woods, mountains, lakes, and rivers. All of these areas are represented in the nearly 600,000 acres managed by the Bureau of Parks & Lands.

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What's New at the Bureau

The Take it Outside!Website is now live!

2007 Allagash Wilderness Waterway Annual Report is available online.

The Governor's Task Force Regarding the Management of Public Lands and Publicly-Held Easements has completed its final report. 

2008 Maine State Park Passes Available Now!

Learn about lands acquired with Land For Maine's Future funds that are monitored or managed by the Bureau of Parks and lands.

Draft of Downeast Region Public Reserved Lands management plan available online

Bureau's "Integrated Resource Policy" now available online

May 14, 2003 Allagash Wilderness Waterway River Drivers Agreement