Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Coastal Program

Coastal Public Access Guide available to coastal enthusiasts

Three regional volumes: Southern Region (South Berwick to Freeport), Midcoast Region (Brunswick to Hampden), Downeast Region (Bangor to Calais)
Tue, 10/07/2014 - 1:15pm

AUGUSTA — All three volumes of the Maine Coastal Public Access Guide are now available for online purchase by coastal enthusiasts, according to The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Coastal Program. The guidebooks provide descriptions for more than 700 sites along Maine's 5,300-mile coastline, including geographic coordinates, amenities, facilities, parking and directions.

The series consists of three volumes: Southern Region (South Berwick to Freeport), Midcoast Region (Brunswick to Hampden), and Downeast Region (Bangor to Calais).

"I offer my sincere thanks to the hundreds of partners who helped create the Maine Coastal Public Access Guide," said Walt Whitcomb, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. "It will help residents and visitors navigate and enjoy Maine's unique coastline."

The Maine Coastal Program is part of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and is supported by an annual grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association at the United States Department of Commerce. The Maine Coastal Program works with a variety of public and private partners to balance the development and conservation of coastal resources.

More information about the Coastal Access Guides, and to purchase them online, by mail, or in person, please visit: www.maine.gov/dacf/mcp/coastal-access-guide.htm.

If you are a writer or a news organization and would like to review the series prior to publicizing its release, contact Melissa Anson at Melissa.Anson@Maine.gov.