State park
Shackford Head State Park
The park entrance is 0.9 miles from Eastport. Day use costs Per-person day-use fees (varies by park; see DACF schedule). Shackford Head State Park is a state park in Washington County, Maine.
Shackford Head State Park map
Shackford Head State Park 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 Shackford Head State Park costs Per-person day-use fees (varies by park; see DACF schedule).
- Shackford Head State Park is 0.9 miles from Eastport.
- RV dump station on site. Showers available.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Shackford Head State Park.
- Yes, Park Damariscotta Lake is open to swimming at Shackford Head State Park.
Before you go
Shackford Head State Park is 0.9 miles from Eastport.
- 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
- State park Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Swimming
- Park Damariscotta Lake
Public lands next to Shackford Head State Park
- National wildlife refugePetit Manan National Wildlife Refuge is 1.4 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)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.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)