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Portage Lake
Portage Lake · Ashland area, Maine
A working Aroostook County lake between Portage Lake and Ashland, with public landings and camps.
At a glance
Overview
Portage Lake is a working Aroostook County lake shared between Portage Lake Plantation and the Ashland area, with public landings and shoreline camps. The water runs cold and the surrounding country is sporting-camp and snowmobile terrain. Summer swimming is limited to landings and private cottages.
- County
- Aroostook
- Region
- Aroostook County
- Water type
- Lake
- Swim feature type
- Lake beach
Know before you go
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From Ashland on Route 11, drive north to Portage Lake village and use one of the signed public landings along the shore. The drive passes through working timber country; snowmobile trails cross the road in winter.
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