If you want to experience a winter hiking or camping trip in Maine‘s Baxter State Park this year, the time to prepare is now.
The summer camping season comes to a close on October 15 at most of the park’s campgrounds, and on October 22 at Daicey Pond, Kidney Pond, and Katahdin Stream.
The park’s winter season begins December 1 and runs through March 31.
Applications for winter hiking and camping in Baxter State Park can be submitted beginning on October 15. Those applications will be processed after the park’s winter lottery on November 2.
The park’s website warns that anyone entering the park in winter does so at their own risk. It states that consequences are magnified in winter, and rescue may be days away.
Learn more about winter hiking and camping in Baxter State Park here.
