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Reid State Park
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State Park Overview
Reid State Park bears the distinct honor as being Maines first State-owned Saltwater Beach. In 1946, prosperous businessman and Georgetown resident Walter E. Reid donated land to the State of Maine to be preserved forever and a few years later Reid State Park became a reality.

Today, thousands of visitors enjoy the parks long, wide sand beaches like Mile and Half Mile, which are rare in Maine. Enjoyed as a recreational resource, the beaches are also essential nesting areas for endangered least terns and piping plovers and resting and feeding areas for other shorebirds. Rarer than beaches along Maines coast are large sand dunes, like those at Reid.

From the top of Griffith Head - rocky headland overlooking the park, visitors can view sweeping seascapes and spot the lighthouses on Seguin Island, The Cuckolds and Hendricks Head. Visitors can also see several islands, including Damariscove - thriving fishing community in Colonial times Outer Head, protected as a tern sanctuary and Southport, where noted naturalist Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring.



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Reid State Park