By state
National parks in Maine
Every National Park Service unit in Maine, scored and ranked by our Experience Score.
97ESSENTIAL
NPS / Kristi Rugg
National Park · ME
Acadia National Park
Acadia earns its status as one of the most visited parks in the country because it genuinely delivers across almost every activity category, not just hiking.
95ESSENTIAL
Photo Credit: ATC/Benjamin Hays
National Scenic Trail · CT
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Over 2,190 miles connecting Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail is less a single destination than a lifetime of options.
92ESSENTIAL
Jason Gablaski
National Monument · ME
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters punches well above its profile.
42NICHE
NPS Photo
Park · ME
Maine Acadian Culture
Maine Acadian Culture is less a park than a loose network of community-run museums and cultural sites scattered across remote Aroostook County, supported by the NPS but not operated by it.
38NICHE
NPS Photo
International Historic Site · ME
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Saint Croix Island marks where French colonization of North America effectively began in 1604, a genuinely significant story that most Americans have never heard.
28NICHE
Parks Canada Photo / Harold Bailey
International Park · ME
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Roosevelt Campobello is less a park than a historic house memorial that happens to sit on a beautiful island straddling the US-Canada border.
24NICHE
DOI Photo
National Monument · ME
Frances Perkins National Monument
Frances Perkins National Monument is less a conventional park experience and more a pilgrimage site for those who care about American labor history.