Richardson Public Reserved Land

State: Maine

City: Oxford County

Phone: (207) 778-8231

Open all Year: Yes

Camp URL: http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=63

Full Hook: Yes

Located in the scenic Rangeley Lakes Region of western Maine, the 22,000-acre Richardson Unit includes 21 miles of shoreline on Richardson and Mooselookmeguntic Lakes, as well as frontage on several small ponds. Covering 1,900 acres, the Bald Mountain Unit offers views of the surrounding mountains and lakes. The big lakes and small ponds, bounded by hardwood ridges and softwood flats, attract those who enjoy boating, fishing, hiking, and camping in a remote setting near the mountains.

Richardson and Mooselookmeguntic Lakes are part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is an historic 740-mile watertrail through New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Activities
ATV riding
boating
camping
Canoeing
Cross-Country Skiing
fishing
hiking (trails)
hunting
snowmobiling
snowshoeing
swimming
watching wildlife

Services and Facilities
picnic area
trailered boat launch

Located between Upper Richardson Lake and Mooselookmeguntic Lake in western Maine. Access to the southern portion of Richardsontown is by water, with launch sites at Oquossoc in Rangeley and at South Arm in Township C. Route 16 passes through the northern