State park
Fort Popham State Historic Site
The park entrance is 10.6 miles from Boothbay Harbor. Day use costs Per-person day-use fees (varies by park; see DACF schedule). Fort Popham State Historic Site is a state park in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
Fort Popham State Historic Site map
Fort Popham State Historic Site boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Fort Popham State Historic Site costs Per-person day-use fees (varies by park; see DACF schedule).
- Fort Popham State Historic Site is 10.6 miles from Boothbay Harbor.
- RV dump station on site. Showers available.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Fort Popham State Historic Site.
- Yes, Park Damariscotta Lake is open to swimming at Fort Popham State Historic Site.
Before you go
Fort Popham State Historic Site is 10.6 miles from Boothbay Harbor.
- RV dump station on site
- Showers available
Trails
- Fees Rules Visitor Accessibility Trail Named on agency park page
- Aroostook Valley Trail Named on agency park page
- Aroostook Trail Down East Sunrise Trail Named on agency park page
- Four Seasons Adventure Trail Kennebec Valley Trail Named on agency park page
What to see
- Historic site State historic park / site Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Swimming
- Park Damariscotta Lake
Public lands next to Fort Popham State Historic Site
- State parkPopham Beach State Park is 0.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National wildlife refugePond Island National Wildlife Refuge is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkReid State Park is 2.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- maine.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- usgs.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- maine.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- cg-public-prod.web.maine.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- maine.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)