Baxter State Park Rules & Regulations 1998 Pretty much in a nutshell a Summary of the rules: Speed Limit in the park is 20 mph. Please NO pets. Could be a conflict with the local wildlife. NO motorcycles. Please don`t feed the animals, they would become dependent on us, and in the off season we won`t be there. Also if you feed them they could become a nuicance. No vehicle over 9 feet high, 7 feet wide or 22 feet long for a single vehicle, 44 feet for a double vehicle. LITTER - Baxter State Park is a carry in carry out. ALL trash and litter must be carried out of the park. SNOWMOBILE USE on perimeter road only.

These rules, adopted by the Baxter State Park Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to 12 M.R.S.A. Sec. 903, govern the use of Baxter State Park (the "Park") by the public. No provision of these rules applies to law enforcement or administrative personnel in the course of their official duties. Any delegation of authority to the Director under these rules includes delegation to the Director's designee. In addition to any specific provision contained in these rules, the Director may restrict public uses or activities within the Park as necessary to preserve or protect the Park or to assure the safety of Park users. RESERVATIONS: Camping is permitted only by reservation in authorized campgrounds and campsites. The Authority and Director may establish administrative policies and procedures for the processing of reservations. FEES: The Authority may from time to time establish fees for the use of the Park by the public. The proper fee must accompany all reservation requests. All checks and money orders for Park facilities must be made payable to Baxter State Park. Fees are payable by all persons year round, except government employees on official business within the Park. REFUNDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ORDINARILY. THE DIRECTOR MAY (AT HIS SOLE DISCRETION) PERMIT REFUNDS OR MAY IMPOSE A SPECIAL REQUIREMENT BEFORE GRANTING REFUNDS. PORTION OF PAID FEE RETAINED IN EVENT OF REFUND, WILL BE $25. A FEE OF $10.00 WILL BE COLLECTED FOR SITE TRANSFERS. There is no per person charge for children age 6 or under. All fees include sales tax where applicable and must be paid in U.S. funds. Reservations may be made for up to two weeks (14 days) at a specific campground but not for a single site at the campground. Reservations for two or more days will be held only until 4:00 P.M. of the day following the first evening for which reservations were made. FEES FOR THE SUMMER SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS: BUNKHOUSE $7.00 per person per night. SHELTER/LEAN-TO’S $6.00 per person per night, minimum $12.00 per lean-to per night. TENTING SPACE $6.00 per person per night, minimum $12.00 per tentsite. At TROUT BROOK FARM and NESOWADNEHUNK CAMPGROUNDS there shall be a family rate of $12.00 per site per night. CABINS $17.00 per person per night, minimum $30.00 for a 2-bed cabin, $40.00 for a 3-bed cabin and $50.00 for a 4-bed. Children age 1 - 6 free; age 7-16: $10.00 per person subject to minimum total cabin fee. Gas lights and firewood are included in the cabin fee. GROUP AREAS $3.00 per person per night, except that fees for groups of 12 or less requesting Avalanche Field or Foster Field group areas shall be $6.00 per person per night. Avalanche Field, Foster Field, Nesowadnehunk Field and Trout Brook Farm Field are the group areas within Baxter State Park. NON-RESIDENT MOTOR VEHICLE FEE (Payable only at gate). A day pass or season pass is required for all non-resident vehicles entering Baxter State Park. No motor vehicle shall be permitted to enter the Park without payment of a motor vehicle fee of Eight Dollars ($8.00) per motor vehicle for each day. If a motor vehicle enters the Park in connection with the use of overnight reservations covering one or more successive nights to be spent in the park, then re-entry to the Park shall be permitted upon payment of a single motor vehicle fee during the period covered by said overnight reservations, and no longer. Motor vehicles shall not be permitted to enter the Park under any other circumstances, including day use, through traffic or reservations for non-successive nights in the Park, without payment of the motor vehicle fee for each day. This regulation shall not apply to motor vehicles bearing a Maine registration and license plate. A season pass under this regulation shall be available at a charge of Twenty-Five dollars ($25.00) per non-resident motor vehicle. FEES FOR THE WINTER SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS: BUNKHOUSE $15.00 per person per night, except Chimney Pond bunkhouse is $25.00 per person per night. LEAN-TO OR TENTSITE $12.00 per person per night. CABINS $30.00 per person per night. Reservation is for individual bunk only. Facility is shared with other individuals or groups up to the capacity of the bunkhouse. Reservations may be made according to the following campground opening and closing schedule: CAMPGROUND OPENING & CLOSING DATES (INCLUSIVE) Roaring Brook (Open) May 15th (Close) Oct. 15th Katahdin Stream (Open) May 15th (Close) Oct. 15th Daicey Pond (Open) May 15th (Close) Oct. 15th Kidney Pond (Open) May 23rd (Close) Oct. 15th South Branch Pond (Open) May 15th (Close) Oct. 15th Chimney Pond (Open) June 1st (Close) Oct. 15th Abol (Open) May 15th (Close) Oct. 15th Nesowadnehunk (Open) May 23rd (Close) Oct. 15th Trout Brook Farm (Open) May 23rd (Close) Oct. 15th Russell Pond (Open) June 1st (Close) Oct. 15th The Director, or such other person designated by the Authority, may adjust the season for certain campgrounds before July 4th and after Labor Day should use, weather or other conditions warrant. Under these circumstances, reservations will be made on a daily basis only. Both resident and non-resident reservation requests will be made and confirmed as received, except that Maine residents will be given preference in the following manner: All Maine resident reservation requests made by mail will be processed before non-resident requests on a daily basis. An average of 30% of campground lean-to and tentsite facilities shall be set aside for Maine resident advance reservations. These sites will be held for Maine residents only until 7 days prior to the actual use date. After which time, if they have not been reserved, sites will be released to either residents or non-residents, except those sites at Abol Campground. the sites at Abol Campground will be released on a first-come, first-serve basis to either residents or non-residents.) VEHICLES: No vehicle over 9 feet high, 7 feet wide, or 22 feet long for a single vehicle or 44 feet long for combined units may enter the Park. Oversize units may be authorized to use the Park road system by special use permit, subject to conditions set by the Director. The Director may restrict the use of vehicles by persons without camping reservations. PETS OR RELEASING ANIMALS: Pets or other domestic animals are not allowed in the Park. Releasing or introducing any animal in the Park is prohibited. REGISTRATION: Persons entering or leaving the Park by road must stop and register at the gate: persons entering by an unstaffed gate must self-register. Persons entering or leaving the Park by way of the Appalachian Trail must register at Daicey Pond Campground. Persons entering the Park at locations other than a gatehouse, a self-registration gate, or the Appalachian Trail must register with Park Headquarters or a gatehouse in advance. From May 15 to October 15 the Togue Pond Gate will open at 6:00 A.M. and close at 10:00 P.M., and the Matagamon Gate will open at 6:00A.M. and close at 9:00 P.M., unless the Director modifies the gatehouse hours. ENTRANCE PERMITS: All vehicles, other than vehicles that enter by self-registration, must display an entrance permit while in the Park. Vehicles parked overnight without an entrance permit displayed may be towed away at the owner's expense CAMPING: Camping is permitted only in authorized campground and campsites. Tents may not be pitched in lean-to sites. Because campgrounds may be distant from the gatehouse, campers should check driving times and plan accordingly. Except as otherwise permitted by the Director, campers must register at the gatehouse no later than 8:30 P.M. The latest check-out time is 11:00A.M., and the earliest check-in time is 1:00 P.M. PARKING: Within each campground or picnic area, all vehicles must park in designated areas. Only one vehicle may park at each campsite for which parking space is provided. No vehicle may park on the traveled portion of any Park road, or obstruct a designated parking space. TRAFFIC: No person may operate any vehicle within the Park so as to endanger any person or property, nor operate a vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour, or the posted speed limit, whichever is less. GROUPS: Prior registration is required for day use groups of 12 or more people. Registration may be made by telephone beginning April 1, and should be made as far in advance as possible. MINORS: All groups of 5 or more persons under 16 years of age must be accompanied by at least one responsible adult for each 5 minors. FIRES: Fires or other cooking or heating devices are permitted only in designated campsites or picnic areas. No person may leave a fire without totally extinguishing it, nor discard any burning cigarettes, cigars, matches, or any other burning material within the Park. At Chimney Pond and Davis Pond, open fires are prohibited and only gas or propane stoves are allowed. Any fire outside a designated fireplace must be reported to the nearest Park Ranger at once. LITTER: All trash and litter must be carried out of the park. Use of plastic sheeting is prohibited in outlying sites. WASHING: Use of any soap or detergent, or the disposal of food scraps, in any waters is prohibited. FEEDING ANIMALS: No person may teed any animal within the park. DISTURBANCES: No person may create a disturbance that impairs the enjoyment of the Park by others. Campground quiet hours are posted and enforced. CLIMBING OR MOUNTAIN HIKING: Climbing or mountain hiking may be restricted at the discretion of the Director. Park users must be reasonably prepared and equipped, and must take reasonable precautions against endangering themselves or others. Hikers must wear appropriate footwear and clothing, and must carry a working flashlight. No children under the age of 6 years are allowed above timberline. AIRCRAFT: Landing aircraft in the Park is prohibited except on Matagamon and Webster Lakes. BOATS: All boats and canoes left in the Park and not registered with Park Headquarters will be disposed of as abandoned property. The use of motor boats or outboard motors in the Park is prohibited except on Matagamon and Webster Lakes. Outboard motors of 10 horsepower or less are permitted on Upper and Lower Togue Ponds. MOTORCYCLES, ATV'S, & BICYCLES: Motorcycles, motorized trail bikes, and all-terrain vehicles are prohibited within the Park. Bicycles are allowed on maintained roads only. SNOWMOBILES: Snowmobiles may be used on Matagamon, Nesowadnehunk, and Webster Lakes, on the one mile section of the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Township 6, Range 9 and on the following road segments: a. The Perimeter Road between Togue Pond Gate and the Morse Mountain Road; b. The Morse Mountain Road; c. The Perimeter Road between the Morse Mountain Road and Matagamon Gate and between Matagamon Gate and the public road leading to the northern entrance of the Park; d. The spur trail between the Perimeter Road and Camp Phoenix; e. The spur road south of the Perimeter Road along the East Branch of the Penobscot River. f. Use of snowmobiles in any other portion of the Park is prohibited. Operators of snowmobiles must comply with all requirements of State law. FIREARMS, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING: Hunting and trapping are prohibited within the Park. Use or possession of any firearm, bow and arrow, sling shot, or air rifle or pistol is prohibited. Firearms may be transported through the Park if kept in a car trunk, enclosed in a case, or otherwise inaccessible to use. Bows may be transported through the Park if unstrung or enclosed in a case. This rule does not apply north of Trout Bro6k and Wadleigh Brook in Township 6, Range 9; in Township 6, Range 10; or in Township 2, Range 9. General laws of the State pertaining to hunting and trapping apply in those areas, except that moose hunting and baiting any animals for hunting purposes are prohibited. FISHING: General Maine fishing laws and the rules of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife apply within the Park. Maine fishing licenses are required. PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES: No person may remove any natural or cultural object from the Park. Use of metal detectors and similar devices is prohibited. No person may deface, paint, damage, mutilate, or vandalize any natural or cultural object, or any structure or sign, within the Park. Possession of paint or marking materials, or tampering with, altering, or removing any sign, marker, or structure, is prohibited. Driving nails or permanently installing any object is prohibited. AUDIO DEVICES: Audio devices such as radios, televisions, cassette players, or cellular telephones may not be operated within the Park. POWER EQUIPMENT: Chainsaws, generators, and other power equipment may not be operated within the Park. LIQUOR AND DRUGS: General laws of the State pertaining to liquor and drugs apply within the Park. Maine law prohibits drinking of alcoholic beverages in public places. CLOSED AREAS: During periods of forest fire danger or other emergency conditions, the Authority or Director may close the Park or any portion thereof. No person may enter or remain in closed areas except as authorized by the Authority or Director. SPECIAL RESEARCH STUDIES: Research studies within the Park require a special use permit issued by the Director. Requests for use of the Park for research studies must be submitted to the Director in writing nine months in advance of the proposed research except, as expressly authorized by the Director. VIOLATIONS: All persons violating these rules may be punished in accordance with 12 M.R.S.A. Sec. 903. Persons violating other applicable laws within the Park may also be punished in accordance with the provisions of those laws. In addition, persons violating these rules may be required immediately to leave the Park, and the Authority may revoke the privilege of any person who violates these rules to enter the Park for a specified period. BAXTER STATE PARK RESERVATION CLERK 64 Balsam Drive Millinocket, Maine 04462 Telephone (207) 723-5140 Published Under Appropriation 4580.1 (Rev. 6/95) Baxter State Park Winter Rules Baxter State Park Authority State of Maine. The Baxter State Park Authority has developed a set of procedures and guidelines for winter use in an effort to assist Park users in planning trips to Baxter State Park, to promote safety of all persons using the Park and to protect the Baxter State Park Authority and its staff from unnecessary search and rescue efforts. These procedures and guidelines are necessary because of the potential dangers associated with use in remote areas with arctic winter conditions. Please read the RULES AND REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES GOVERNING WINTER ACTIVITIES BELOW : Before applying to the Park Director for special winter use permits; changes in practice and policy are incorporated each year. The winter season in Baxter State Park runs from December 1 - April 1. Reservations for overnight use of Park facilities may be obtained from the Reservation Clerk at Park Headquarters, through the mail or in person, from November 1st to March 15th. All information requested (Trip Itinerary with the list of party members, Certifications of Physical Fitness for all Party members and Certifications of Training and Experience for both the Leader and alternate leaders along with the appropriate fee) must be received by the Reservation Clerk. The trip leader or co-leaders are responsible for gathering all certifications necessary for each party member. THE REQUESTED INFORMATION AND FEES MUST ACCOMPANY ALL RESERVATION REQUESTS. NO RESERVATION CAN BE CONFIRMED UNTIL ALL CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM EACH MEMBER OF THE PARTY AND APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE BAXTER STATE PARK DIRECTOR All reservations, payments and refund for each party will be processed through the Trip Leader. Money Orders or bank checks must be used for the payment of camping fees. ALL PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE RETURNED. Request for refunds must be received at least seven (7) days in advance of the reservation date. A $25.00 fee will be charged for each refund requested. Should your application not be accepted by the Director, the remittance will be refunded in full. There are four types of winter activity in the Park: DAY USE: Primarily cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the Togue Pond and Matagamon area. No special permission is required. Day-users are requested to check in and out at the self-registration box at the gate or Headquarters (by phone, if more convenient). Snowmobiles are allowed in the Park in restricted areas.See attached Rules, #21. WINTER CAMPING AND HIKING Camping in authorized campsites: Lean-to's, tent sites, bunkhouses, cabins, picnic areas; skiing and snowshoeing below timberline. TECHNICAL CLIMBING: Any trip off marked trails, above timberline, or across Knife Edge, as well as ice or snow climbing. ALPINE SKIING: Any use of skis above timberline. Winter fees are as follows: (Revised 1992) Tent sites $8.00/person/night Lean-to's $8.00/person/night Bunkhouse* $13.00/person/night *except Chimney Pond $25.00/person/night Cabin (Daicey & Kidney Pond) $20.00/person/night The following information is provided to help you in your trip planning: The public highway leading to the South Entrance of the Park (Togue Pond Gate) from Millinocket is plowed as far as Millinocket Lake, where parking area is provided. Winter visitors to Baxter State Park are advised to take the "Golden Road" from Millinocket Lake for 10 miles and park in the provided parking area near Abol Bridge on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Bowater/Great Northern does not allow parking at any other points along their road. The public highway leading to the North Entrance of the park from Patten (Rt. 159) is plowed as far as the Matagamon parking lot about 1/4 mile beyond the bridge over the East Branch of the Penobscot River. All Park visitors are encouraged to stop at Baxter State Park Headquarters, off Route 157 in Millinocket (right next to McDonald's), for the latest Park and weather information. Headquarters hours are 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Monday-Friday. Finally, if there is any further help we can give to assist in trip preparation or planning, please don't hesitate to write or call. Sincerely, Irvin C. Caverly, Jr. Director Baxter State Park Recommendations for winter visitors. SOME MILEAGES TO ASSIST YOU IN TRIP PLANNING Millinocket - Millinocket Lake 10 miles Millinocket Lake - Abol Bridge (parking) 10 miles Abol Bridge to Abol Beach 1.5 miles Abol Bridge to Togue Pond via Old Road/Snowmobile Trail 6 miles Abol Bridge to Togue Pond via Abol Beach & perimeter rd. 4 miles Togue Pond to Roaring Brook 8 miles Roaring Brook to Chimney Pond 3.3 miles Roaring Brook to Russell Pond via Russell Pd. trail 7.2 miles Russell Pond to Pogy Pond 3.7 miles Russell Pond to South Branch Pond 9.6 miles Togue Pond to Abol Campground 5.7 miles Abol Campground to Katahdin Stream Campground 2.0 miles Katahdin Stream to Daicey via road system 3.6 miles Katahdin Stream to Kidney via road system 4.1 miles Katahdin Stream to Nesowadnehunk Field Campground 9.1 miles Nesowadnehunk Field Campground to South Branch Campground (via perimeter and spur road) 19.3 miles South Branch Pond Campground to Trout Brook Farm Campground 7 miles Trout Brook Farm Campground to Matagamon parking lot 4.2 miles Nesowadnehunk Field Campground to McCarty Field bunkhouse via perimeter road and Dwelly Pond trail 9.8 miles South Branch Campground to McCarty Field bunkhouse via perimeter road and the McCarty Field spur road 10.8 miles Daicey Spur Road 1.5 miles Kidney Spur Road 1.5 miles South Branch Spur Road 2.3 miles NOTE: Obviously, the time required to complete any mileage in the winter is enormously variable. Try to factor in changes in snow/ice conditions, elevation gains, trail-breaking exertion, group experience, etc., when planning your trip. Then add a healthy margin for the unexpected: equipment failure, illness and other assorted wilderness challenges. BAXTER STATE PARK ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES GOVERNING WINTER ACTIVITIES Revised (1997) The Baxter State Park Authority encourages winter use of the Park; but is vitally concerned with the safety of winter visitors. Users of the Park in the winter must comply with the Rules and Regulations of the Park. Particular reference is made to Rule #2, which provides: "WINTER SEASON: Use of the Park during the winter season is limited to those activities which are expressly authorized by these Regulations or are other-wise expressly permitted by the Authority in writing. No camping, climbing or mountain hiking is permitted during the winter season except with a special use permit from the Director. Special use permits may be granted by the Director only to applicants which the Director determines are adequately equipped and competent for the particular undertaking and upon such terms and conditions as the Director determines are necessary for human safety and the protection of the Park. Applications must be received at Park Headquarters in Millinocket at least two weeks in advance." The following explanatory statement of Rule #2 and recommendations for winter visitors shall apply to the official winter season, from December 1st to April 1st, annually. GENERAL 1. Winter camping, technical climbing, and alpine skiing in Baxter State Park are permitted only upon receipt of a special use permit granted by the Director. 2. The leader of each winter party must request a special use permit a minimum of two weeks in advance from the Park Director by writing the Reservation Clerk at Park Headquarters in Millinocket, Maine. (Four weeks is recommended for processing time and to avoid time conflicts with other parties.) 3. All winter party applications will need 2 alternate assistant leaders in case of cancellation. Applications which do not designate 2 assistant leaders will not be accepted. 4. Camping is permitted only in designated campgrounds and campsites approved in advance as part of the normal reservation procedure. All persons are required to register upon arrival at Chimney Pond. 5. All winter campers going to Chimney Pond will be required to stay at Roaring Brook the first night. 6. A minimum of four persons per party is required. 7. Late Alpine and off-road party join-ups or substitutions are not permitted unless all of the following conditions are met. All applications have been submitted, received and approved at the Millinocket Headquarters (7) days in advance of the first scheduled day of the trip. Party size is 4 or more persons. Two or more members of the party must meet and accompany a join-up or late arrival at the Park boundary or trailhead. 8. A Park official may inspect equipment and supplies prior to the start of the trip. Parties not adequately equipped and competent for their intended undertaking may be delayed or refused permission to use the Park. 9. All parties shall be on the trail in time to get to their camping areas before dark. NOTE #5 above, regarding Chimney Pond reservations. 10. The Park Director reserves the right to refuse permission for proposed winter use activities by a party when necessary, in his judgment, for reasons of human safety or the protection of the Park.