Sebago Lake State Park

Sebago Lake State Park
Sebago Lake State Park
	Witch Cove Beach
	Location in Maine
Location	Naples and Casco, Maine, United States
Coordinates	43°54′43″N 70°34′12″W / 43.912°N 70.570°W
Area	1,342 acres (5.43 km2)
Elevation	259 ft (79 m)
Established	1938
Administrator	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Website	Sebago Lake State Park

Sebago Lake State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 1,342 acres (543 ha) on the north shore of Sebago Lake in the towns of Naples and Casco, Cumberland County, Maine. It opened in 1938 as one of Maine's original five state parks.^[1] The mostly forested park is divided into east and west sections by the Songo River.^[4] It is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Activities and amenities

The park offers 250 campsites in two campgrounds, Naples Beach and Witch Cove, each with beaches and boat ramps. Boating and swimming are also available at the day-use area in the park's east section. Other park features include hiking trails and roadway biking.^[1]

Geology

The primary geological unit of Sebago Lake State Park is the Sebago Granite.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sebago Lake State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ "Sebago Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Johnston, Robert (September 2002). "Geology of Sebago Lake State Park". Maine Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ University of Maine at Farmington; Gibson, David; Osthoff, Donald; University of Maine at Farmington; Rerrick, Chase; University of Maine at Farmington (2017). "Field Relations, Petrography and Provenance of Mafic Dikes, Western Maine". New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference 2017. Bates College: 273–286. doi:10.26780/2017.001.0015.

External links

Sebago Lake State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sebago Lake State Park Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

[dacf-1] "Sebago Lake State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[dacf2-2] "State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[gnis-3] "Sebago Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[dacf3-4] Johnston, Robert (September 2002). "Geology of Sebago Lake State Park". Maine Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[5] University of Maine at Farmington; Gibson, David; Osthoff, Donald; University of Maine at Farmington; Rerrick, Chase; University of Maine at Farmington (2017). "Field Relations, Petrography and Provenance of Mafic Dikes, Western Maine". New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference 2017. Bates College: 273–286. doi:10.26780/2017.001.0015.

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v t e Presumpscot River Watershed
Tributaries	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River
Lakes	Brandy Pond Crescent Lake Crystal Lake Highland Lake (Bridgton) Highland Lake (Windham) Keoka Lake Little Sebago Lake Long Lake Panther Pond Peabody Pond Pleasant Lake Sebago Lake Thomas Pond Trickey Pond
Towns	Albany Bridgton Casco Cumberland Falmouth Frye Island Gorham Gray Harrison Naples Norway Otisfield Portland Raymond Sebago Standish Sweden Waterford Westbrook Windham
Landmarks	Babb's Bridge Bridgton and Saco River Railroad Cumberland and Oxford Canal Oriental Powder Company Roosevelt Trail S. D. Warren Paper Mill Sebago Lake State Park Songo Lock

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