Roque Bluffs State Park
| Roque Bluffs State Park | |
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  Location in Maine | |
| Location | Roque Bluffs, Maine, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°36′41″N 67°28′59″W / 44.611496°N 67.483113°W[1] |
| Area | 274 acres (111 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Established | 1969[1] |
| Administrator | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
| Website | Roque Bluffs State Park |
Roque Bluffs State Park is a public recreation area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Roque Bluffs, Washington County, Maine.[1] The 274-acre (111 ha) state park overlooks Englishman Bay from Schoppee Point and includes 60-acre (24 ha) Simpson Pond and six miles of walking trails.[3] Visitors can inspect glacial striations attesting to the Ice Age history of the Maine coast.[4] The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
In the news
[edit]In 2011, Maine police, wardens, marine patrol officers and members of the U.S. Coast Guard conducted a fruitless five-day search for a resident of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Torray Wallace, one of many people who appeared in the 2005 film BBS: The Documentary,[5] after his vehicle was found abandoned in the park.[6]
In 2013, two women, one from nearby Machias and the other visiting from Pennsylvania, drowned after driving off a boat ramp in the park during high tide and inclement weather.[7] The women had been rescued earlier in the day after getting lost while hiking in the fog.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Roque Bluffs State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Mack, Sharon Kiley (May 4, 2011). "Favorite Places in Maine: Roque Bluffs State Park". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Stop #29: Glacial Grooves - Roque Bluffs". Maine Ice Age Trail Guide and Map. The University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "BBS: The Documentary Full Cast & Crew". IMDB.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Mack, Sharon (March 22, 2011). "US investigation of missing man handed back to Canadian authorities". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Trotter, Bill; Cox, Tim (July 24, 2013). "2 women, one pregnant, dead after car drives off boat ramp". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Hench, David (July 24, 2013). "Wrong turn led to hikers' deadly Maine plunge". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Roque Bluffs State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Roque Bluffs State Park Guide & Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry