Maine Gardens

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Barters Island Road, PO Box 234
Boothbay, ME  04537  
Phone: 207-633-4333

Open: Year-round, weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and until8 p.m. on Wednesdays in July and August; weekends, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

New England’s largest botanical garden features acres of spectacular ornamental gardens and stonework, waterfront and woodland trails, a beautiful visitor center with café and gift shop, and a shorefront Fairy House Village – all on 248 acres of coastal landscape. Special events and programs for all ages, year-round, include a house and garden tour, book fair, Maine Fairy House Festival, Kitchen Garden Series, college horticulture courses, and more. Admission: Adults, $10; seniors, $8 seniors; children age 5-17, $5; free for children under 5.

Grotto Cascade Park
State Street, past Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, ME  04401  
Phone: 207-992-4490

Cascade Park, the city’s most beautiful and popular park, features a lighted water fountain and a water fall that's more than 20 feet high. The park, which overlooks the Penobscot River, also has a small gazebo, picnic tables, and short walking trails.

Merryspring Horticultural Nature Park
Conway Road
Camden, ME  04849  
Phone: 207-236-2239

This nature preserve offers visitors ample opportunities to observe gardens of wildflowers and wildlife, as well as hiking and cross-country ski trails.
Hours: Daily from dawn to dusk. No charge.

Pine Tree State Arboretum
153 Hospital St.
Augusta, ME  04332  
Phone: 207-621-0031

Enjoy the native trees of Maine and North America while strolling on over 25 miles of trails. Good for hiking and winter cross-country skiing.
Hours: open daily. No charge.

Stanton Bird Sanctuary
Highland Spring Road
Lewiston, ME  04240  

Also known as Thorncrag, this 230-acre nature preserve is one of the largest in New England. Visitors will enjoy observing a wide variety of native birds and small animals, among thousands of wildflowers.