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Echo Lake Beach (Acadia NP)
Mount Desert, Maine
Acadia NP's freshwater swim beach on the southwest side of Mount Desert Island. Seasonal lifeguard, park fee.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
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MEQuarryThe Ledges
MILLINOCKET, Maine
Flooded granite quarry near Millinocket, Maine. Cold deep water with rough, unmanaged entry.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEPondTumbledown Pond (mountain)
Weld, Maine
Alpine-feeling mountain pond on the saddle of Tumbledown Mountain in Weld, Maine. Strenuous hike-in cold swim.
Walk: shortTrail: hardParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3
MEBlockRumford Falls
Rumford, Maine
A major Androscoggin River waterfall through downtown Rumford, Oxford County, Maine.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offNot recommended
MEPunchbowlScrew Auger Falls (Gulf Hagas)
T7 R9 NWP, Maine
Gulf Hagas Screw Auger Falls: slot-canyon chute on the West Branch Pleasant River in T7 R9 NWP, Piscataquis County.
Walk: shortTrail: hardParking: roadside / pull-offWading / shallow
METieredSwift River Falls
Roxbury, Maine
Tiered drop on the Swift River in Roxbury, Maine. Roadside scenic stop along the Route 17 corridor.
Walk: shortTrail: moderateParking: roadside / pull-offNot recommended
MEPlungeMoxie Falls
Moxie Gore, Maine
A roughly 90-foot single-drop waterfall on Moxie Stream in Moxie Gore near The Forks, Somerset County, Maine.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: trailheadNot recommended
MEMulti StepGulf Hagas
Bowdoin College Grant East, Maine
Maine's classic slate gorge on the West Branch Pleasant River in the KI Jo-Mary country. 8-mile AT-linked loop.
Walk: shortTrail: hardParking: roadside / pull-offNot recommended
MEPunchbowlRattlesnake Pool
Lovell, Maine
A deep clear plunge pool below Rattlesnake Flume in Lovell, Oxford County, Maine, near Evans Notch.
Walk: shortTrail: moderateParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEMulti StepStep Falls
Newry, Maine
Multi-tiered cascade and ledge pools on Wight Brook in Newry, Maine. Short walk from a preserve lot off Route 26.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
METieredCoos Canyon
Byron, Maine
A short gorge on the Swift River in Byron, Maine, on Route 17. Pools, low jumps, and a classic rest-area swim and gold-panning stop.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEMulti StepDunn Falls
Andover, Maine
A tall multi-tier waterfall on the West Branch of the Ellis River in Andover, Maine. AT access from East B Hill Road.
Walk: shortTrail: moderateParking: roadside / pull-offWading / shallow
MECascadeGrand Falls
Township 3, Maine
Lesser-known Maine Highlands cascade in the Wellington / Kingsbury area of Piscataquis County, Maine.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offNot recommended
MEMulti StepSmalls Falls
South of Rangeley, Maine
Tiered Sandy River roadside waterfall south of Rangeley on Route 4, Township E, western Maine.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEPunchbowlFrenchman's Hole
Bethel, Maine
Classic Bull Branch swim hole off Sunday River Road north of Bethel, Maine, with deep pool, ledge, and cliff jumps.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEPunchbowlScrew Auger Falls (Grafton Notch)
Newry, Maine
Grafton Notch State Park's polished slot-rock waterfall on the Bear River in Newry, Maine. Route 26 roadside.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEPlungeAngel Falls
Township D, Maine
A tall narrow drop on Mountain Brook in Township D, reached by an unpaved approach west of Houghton / Rangeley.
Walk: mediumTrail: moderateParking: roadside / pull-offWading / shallow
MEHorsetailHouston Brook Falls
Pleasant Ridge, Maine
A short-trail horsetail waterfall off Route 201 near Bingham, in Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possibleAllagash Lake
Allagash Lake region, Maine
A remote paddle-only wilderness lake inside the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Annabessacook Lake (public access)
Monmouth / Winthrop area, Maine
A warm central-Maine lake between Monmouth and Winthrop; small town landings, quiet dip rather than a beach day.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Aroostook State Park
Presque Isle, Maine
Maine's first state park, with a small sandy swim beach on Echo Lake below Quaggy Jo Mountain in Presque Isle.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Aziscohos Lake
Parkertown / Lincoln area, Maine
A large cold reservoir on the Magalloway in Lincoln Plantation, in western Maine's Rangeley country.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Babb's Bridge swimming hole (Presumpscot)
Gorham / Windham, Maine
An informal Presumpscot River swimming hole downstream of Babb's Bridge on the Gorham / Windham line.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possibleBarker Pond (Waterford)
Waterford, Maine
A quiet Waterford pond in the hill country east of Bethel; informal swim access, not a developed beach.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3