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Moosehead Lake, Greenville, ME

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Moosehead Lake

Maine's largest lake, set among the Longfellow Mountains, with boating, fishing and a lakeside base in Greenville.

Greenville, off ME-15 at the south end of the lake · Greenville, ME

About Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in Maine and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States, set in the mostly undeveloped Longfellow Mountains. It is the source of the Kennebec River and holds more than 80 islands, the largest being Sugar Island. Greenville, at the south end, is the main town on the shore, with a small downtown of shops and restaurants that serves as a basecamp for the lake and the 100-Mile Wilderness.

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The closest stops to Moosehead Lake, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Lily Bay State Park

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    A lakeside state park on the east shore of Moosehead Lake, offering camping, boating, trails, and winter snow sports.

    6.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Crab Apple Whitewater

    $50+

    A family run outfitter running whitewater rafting trips on Maine's Kennebec and Dead Rivers.

    22 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing

    Chesuncook Lake Boom House

    No admission fee

    A restored 1916 log-drive boomhouse on a hill where Chesuncook and Ripogenus lakes meet, now run as a small museum.

    26 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums

    Old Blacksmith Shop Museum

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    A preserved 19th-century rural forge on Dawes Road, run by the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, with much of its original equipment still in place.

    36 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Baxter State Park

    Under $25

    At this wilderness park you can climb Katahdin, Maine's highest peak, and reach the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.

    39 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums

    Athens Historical Society Museum

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    Local history museum and library run by the Athens Historical Society, open to visitors by appointment.

    49 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

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