Popham Beach State Park
Popham Beach State Park | |
Maine State Park | |
Country | United States |
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State | Maine |
County | Sagadahoc |
Town | Phippsburg |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 43°44′17″N 69°47′59″W / 43.73806°N 69.79972°WCoordinates: 43°44′17″N 69°47′59″W / 43.73806°N 69.79972°W [1] |
Area | 605 acres (245 ha) [2] |
Established | Unspecified |
Management | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
Location in Maine | |
Website: Popham Beach State Park | |
Popham Beach State Park is a state park on the Atlantic Ocean in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine. The park occupies a portion of the Popham Beach shoreline that stretches between the mouths of the Kennebec and Morse rivers. The park offers lifeguard-supervised swimming, kayaking, and fishing.[3]
Hours
Popham Beach State Park is open year round, 9 AM - Sunset daily. The park charges a fee to enter. [4]
Pets
The Maine department of Agriculture, Conservation, and forestry (Maine ACF) states that dogs are allowed on Popham state beach from October 1st to March 31st.
Erosion
Popham Beach suffers significant erosion issues, especially in the winter. There have been several efforts made to stop the erosion, including placing large boulders designed to hold off the surf. [5]
History
The state park sits near Fort Popham, a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River. Excavations continue each summer for artifacts of the short lived Popham Colony, the first colony in what would come to be New England.
References
- 1 2 "Popham Beach State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (published 2015). September 18, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Popham Beach State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=22
- ↑ http://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/at-popham-there-is-no-beach-at-high-water-as-erosion-worsens/
External links
- Popham Beach State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry