Greater Portland & Casco Bay parks provide recreation and nature adventures

Crescent Beach State Park

66 Two Lights Road Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 Phone: 207-799-5871

Visitors to this seaside park will enjoy the beach, ocean swimming, and fishing. A snack bar and bathhouses are available. There are picnic tables with grills. Open Memorial Day-Columbus Day. A fee is charged to enter the park.

Maine Wildlife Park

Route 26 Gray, ME Phone: 207-657-4977

Are you looking for Maine Wildlife? Visit us on Route 26 in Gray, just 3.5 miles from Exit 63 on Maine Turnpike (I-95). There are great opportunities to see and photograph moose, white-tailed deer, black bears, bald eagles, mountain lions, porcupines, fisher, coyotes, hawks, owls, turtles, fish, and more - over 25 species of native wildlife! There are nature trails and wildlife gardens to enjoy, interactive exhibits to view, a 'snack shack', a nature and gift shop and more! The park-like setting, wildlife exhibits, and flower gardens make this an inviting stop. Bring a picnic and spend the day! No reservations are required. Open daily, 9:30am-4:30pm from April 15 through November 11. Admission fees.

Two Lights State Park

Cape Elizabeth, ME Phone: 207-799-5871

This park features picnic areas and a walking path, from which views of two lighthouses and the water beyond can be enjoyed.

Wolf's Neck Woods State Park

Freeport, ME Phone: 207-865-4465

Features hiking trails, fishing and picnic areas. Five minutes from downtown Freeport, the park has climax white pine and hemlock forests, a salt marsh estuary, and rocky shorelines on Casco Bay and the Harraseeket River. Open April to October. A fee is charged.