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Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend!
September 13 & 14, 2025
Maine State Parks welcomes Girl Scouts of Maine on this special weekend of nationwide celebration because Girl Scouts Love State Parks! We thank you for your appreciation of and service to Maine State Parks. Girls Scouts, and their family members that accompany them in their car, will receive FREE day entry in exchange for sharing their park experience. Entry to the parks is only for day use and has the same location exceptions as a park pass. Consider joining park programs during the weekend. They will be listed below soon.
Please be sure to:- Wear your Girl Scout vest or sash so that you will be recognized as a Girl Scout during your visit.
- Take photos of your visit and share them with us to make sure others know how beautiful and important the Maine State Parks are for everyone to enjoy.
- Special programs are being offered during the weekend at select parks! See the list below. Get all the details about GSLSP weekend in Facebook communications from Girl Scouts of Maine.
- Be prepared. Stay up-to-date with Parks Safety.
- Check out the Girl Scouts Leave No Trace page!
- Make Your Pledge with Pick Up America to be the difference and help clean up trash from public lands!
Weekend Programs to Join:
Camden Hills State Park - 280 Belfast Road (Route 1), Camden, Maine 04843 / (207) 236-3109 / Park Guide & Map.
- Junior Ranger Program with Campground Host Julia
Saturday, September 13 - 9:00 AM to Noon - Wildlife and plant ID, Nature journaling and drawing, Fire Safety, hiking and observation, then completion of the Junior Ranger booklet and pledge to be a Junior Ranger! Bring your own water and snacks/lunch.
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park - Wolfe Neck Road, Freeport, ME 04032 / (207) 865-4465 / Park Guide & Map.
- Tracking with the Park Manager, Andy Hutchinson
Saturday, September 13 - 10:00 AM to Noon - Learn wildlife tracking skills. Bring your own water and snacks/lunch. - Leave No Trace with Ranger Tamson
Sunday, September 14 - 10:00 AM to Noon - Learn Leave No Trace skills through fun activities. Bring your own water and snacks/lunch.
While you're visiting a Maine State Park consider:
- Picking up a Junior Ranger booklet to participate in the fun activities and programs that help you learn more about the parks and become a Jr. Ranger! Available at these 12 State Parks: Aroostook, Bradbury Mountain, Camden Hills, Cobscook Bay, Lake St. George, Lamoine, Lily Bay, Mount Blue, Peaks-Kenny, Rangeley Lake, Sebago Lake, and Warren Island State Parks.
- Searching for a Maine State Park geocache. View the 8 locations and all the details at the Park Geocache page.
- Pick up a Park Passport Booklet and start collecting stamps that will win you prizes! Get the details on the Park Passport page.
- Working on an Outdoors badge like the Trail Adventure badges, those focused on environmental stewardship (Eco Learner, Eco Friend, etc.), or others with an outdoor focus. Check out the options.
Photo montage of Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2020. Can you name all the locations?
Nature Notes & Virtual Visits!
Nature Note - Each week a different plant, animal, or current event of the natural world is featured.
Fall Foliage Webcams - View leaf color progression from webcams throughout Maine from our Fall Foliage page.
Travel the Allagash – Allagash Wilderness Waterway explored in nine segments.
Maine Public Lands – Highlights some of the most beautiful places in Maine. Watch as 20 minute feature or in short segments.
Bradbury Mt. State Park - Go on a winter First Day Hike!
Camden Hills State Park - View from Mount Battie inspired Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem Renascence.
Lake St George State Park - A great little park for year-round lake adventures!
Mount Blue State Park – Autumn's glorious fall colors are explained at a park that is noted great views and year-round adventures.
Quoddy Head State Park - Stunning coastal park at the tip of America’s easternmost peninsula.
Do you see any Girl Scouts you know in this photo montage of their visit to Fort Knox State Historic Site during Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2020?
Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park - Osprey are the celebrities at this park.
Check out our campsites for a Future Visit
Allagash Campsites - Zoom in on the Allagash campsites with Google Earth!. Make sure you open your copy of Google Earth first. Install free Google Earth if you do not have it.
State Park Campgrounds - This page has links to sites on Google Earth and printable maps.