Peaks-Kenny State Park

Hopefully, this is the first in a series as my wife and I travel around the beautiful state of Maine.

Over the Fourth we spent several days at Peaks-Kenny State Park. Peaks is located in Dover-Foxcroft, which is about 45 minutes from Bangor up Route 15. It's a straight shot, so you can't get lost. Once in Dover there are plenty
of signs to point you to the park.










Here is the park entrace road. Plenty of opportunities here to see Deer as you are driving in or out of the park. Pretty much the only thing here is wildlife and trees. If you are heavily dependant on civilization, maybe not the place for you.














The campsites are very nice. The park crew goes in after a site is vacated and rakes it, smoothing it out for the next camper.

Inevitably when my wife and I go camping it rains, and this weekend was no exception. We erected this tarp to keep everyone dry. Always take extra tarps with you when you camp. You never know when you are going to need one.




Hint. If you see someone leaves the campsite next to you (obviously after they have packed up and there is no doubt their camping experience is over) and they leave some wood behind, grab it! The rangers will take it back to the station and then charge someone else the $4.oo for an armload of wood that has already been paid for.



Lovely nature shot taken by my wife while she and the girls were at the beach one afternoon.














My one and only shot at communing with nature...













Any camping trip (or any other trip for that matter) is not complete with a voyage in from the wilderness to get an ice cream at Butterfield's. Tons of homemade flavors to choose from. There is even something there for the health conscious.






Here is a shot of the beach. During the day there is a life guard on duty. You can get into just the beach area for the day, but it costs $4.00 a person. Obviously if you are camping there is not additional fee.










My feeble attempt at an Ansel Adams type shot. I used my Kodak digital camera set to sepia. This is Sebec Lake. I believe the peak in the background it Borestone. It is about a 45 minute drive to climb Borestone. Plan on making a day out of it. Our group had originally talked about climbing it, but decided we didn't want to spend a whole day. Maybe next time.




This was a very enjoyable trip. If you want a great place to camp, definitely check out Peaks-Kenny.