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Your Guide to the Maine Tourism Regions
Your Guide to the MaineTourism
Regions
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© T. RODRIGUES
The Maine Campground Owners Association divides the state into eight Tourism Regions, each with its own major attractions, resources and geographical features. Each Region is color coded, as shown at right.
Maine is as large in area as all the other New England states put together. It is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide, with a total area of 33,215 square miles. Maine boasts 6,000 lakes and ponds, 32,000 miles of rivers and streams, 17 million acres of forest land, 3,478 miles of coast line and 2,000 islands.
Starting with the South Coast/ Beaches region, Portland/Freeport, Mid-coast, and Down East & Acadia regions follow northeast along the coast to the Canadian border. These regions exhibit not only the beautiful sand beaches found mostly in the south and the rugged rocky shore found more often as you travel north, but also beautiful lakes and streams and pine forests found inland from the ocean. Western Lakes and Mountains, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Katahdin/ Moosehead/Highlands, and Aroostook County regions claim the largest of the lakes and mountains in the northeast.
This Guide is organized using the Region designations so that you can more easily find campground facilities in the areas you choose to visit. MECOA campground members located in the Region are listed at the beginning of each Regional section. A grid of services and facilities available at each campground as well as opening and closing dates is provided. For specific information such as site fees and availability, you must contact the campground directly.
