Wilderness area

Moosehorn Wilderness

Moosehorn Wilderness is a 2,712-acre wilderness area in Washington County, Maine. It rises from about 3 to 218 ft. The nearest town is Eastport, 7.4 miles away in a straight line.

Moosehorn Wilderness map

Moosehorn Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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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

Campfires are prohibited.
Eastport, ME is the nearest town, 7.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in Moosehorn Wilderness is about 218 ft, and its lowest about 3 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).

Who manages Moosehorn Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
Fish and Wildlife Service 2,712 Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record

Getting to Moosehorn Wilderness

  • Eastport, ME is the nearest town, 7.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)

Trailheads at Moosehorn Wilderness

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-me.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Moosehorn Wilderness

  • Hobart Bog lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30.

Public lands next to Moosehorn Wilderness

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Maine

Maine wilderness areas