Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

State park in Hancock County, Maine

44°21′48″N 68°48′42″W / 44.36333°N 68.81167°W / 44.36333; -68.81167^[1]Area1,345 acres (5.44 km²)^[2]Elevation26 ft (7.9 m)^[1]Established1971AdministratorMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryWebsiteHolbrook Island Sanctuary

Holbrook Island Sanctuary is a publicly owned nature preserve with recreational features occupying 1,345 acres (544 ha) on Penobscot Bay in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine. The site includes upland forest and meadows, wetland marshes and ponds, and rocky mainland shores in addition to off-shore Holbrook Island. The state park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.^[3]

History

The park was established in 1971 when Anita Harris donated to the state 1,230 acres (500 ha) of the holdings she had been acquiring in Brooksville since the 1960s. In accordance with Harris's wishes, the park has been maintained in its original state with minimal modern improvements.^[4]

Activities and amenities

The park has 11 miles (18 km) of old trails for hiking and cross-country skiing that traverse a variety of coastal habitats.^[4] The park also offers swimming, kayaking, and fishing.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Holbrook Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Holbrook Island Sanctuary". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Sarnacki, Aislinn (2017). Family Friendly Hikes in Maine. Down East Books. pp. 94–99. ISBN 9781608935857. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

External links

Holbrook Island Sanctuary Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Holbrook Island Sanctuary Guide Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Protected areas of Maine

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Acadia National Park Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
National Wildlife Refuges	Aroostook Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area Cross Island Franklin Island Moosehorn Petit Manan Pond Island Rachel Carson Seal Island Sunkhaze Meadows
National Forests	White Mountain
National Cemeteries	Acadia National Cemetery Togus National Cemetery
National Trails	Appalachian Trail
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Wells
National wild and scenic rivers	Allagash Wilderness Waterway York River

State

State Parks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Androscoggin Riverlands Aroostook Baxter Birch Point Bradbury Mountain Camden Hills Cobscook Bay Crescent Beach Damariscotta Lake Ferry Beach Fort Point Grafton Notch Holbrook Island Sanctuary Lake St. George Lamoine Lily Bay Mackworth Island Moose Point Mount Blue Mount Kineo State Park Owls Head Light State Park Peacock Beach Peaks-Kenny Penobscot River Corridor Popham Beach Quoddy Head Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Reid Roque Bluffs Shackford Head Sebago Lake Swans Falls Campground Swan Lake Two Lights Vaughan Woods Warren Island Wolfe's Neck Woods
State Historic Sites	Bible Point Colburn House Colonial Pemaquid Eagle Island Fort Baldwin Fort Edgecomb Fort Halifax Fort Kent Fort Knox (Penobscot Narrows Observatory) Fort McClary Fort O'Brien John Paul Jones Katahdin Iron Works Mayall Mills Whaleback Shell Midden
State Forests	Durham