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Bethel

Lakes & Mountains

Bethel

Western Maine's mountain town, with Sunday River, Grafton Notch State Park and a classic New England common.

a landscape with trees and mountains in the background

Lakes & Mountains

Rangeley

A remote lakes-and-mountains town in western Maine, with big water, dark skies and serious winter snow.

Bridgton

Lakes & Mountains

Bridgton

Sebago Lakes region hub - Shawnee Peak skiing, Highland Lake beaches, and the drive-in movie theater running since 1954.

Fryeburg

Lakes & Mountains

Fryeburg

A Saco River town on the New Hampshire line, known for canoeing, covered bridges and Maine's largest agricultural fair.

Sebago Lake

Lakes & Mountains

Sebago Lake

Maine's deepest lake and Greater Portland's water supply, ringed by state park beaches and summer camps.

Auburn

Lakes & Mountains

Auburn

One half of the Twin Cities on the Androscoggin, with a lake in the middle of town and Maine's shoe-making history.

Farmington

Lakes & Mountains

Farmington

University of Maine at Farmington, the annual Farmington Fair, and the drive up Route 27 to Sugarloaf ski country.

Lewiston

Lakes & Mountains

Lewiston

Twin-city of Auburn on the Androscoggin - Bates College, Kennedy Park, and Maine's most vibrant Somali-American community.

Poland

Lakes & Mountains

Poland

Poland Spring bottling country - Ricker Hill Orchards, the former Poland Spring Resort museum, and Range Pond State Park.

Raymond

Lakes & Mountains

Raymond

Tassel Top Beach on Sebago Lake, the Hawthorne House museum, and Crescent Beach Club - classic Maine cottage country.

Durham

Lakes & Mountains

Durham

Royal River Conservation District lands, Runaround Pond Preserve, and Freeport-border quarry swimming holes locals protect.

Greene

Lakes & Mountains

Greene

Rural Androscoggin County farmland - Sabattus Pond's north shore, the old Greene Road covered-bridge marker, a quiet commute.

Jay

Lakes & Mountains

Jay

Androscoggin River papermill town - Jay-Livermore Chamber, Spruce Mountain, and the old Riley Dam pier.

Lisbon

Lakes & Mountains

Lisbon

Moxie Festival every July - Maine's official soda - plus Worumbo mill ruins, Railroad Park, and the Androscoggin Greenway.

Norway

Lakes & Mountains

Norway

Oxford Hills village - the Norway-Paris Grange, Stephens Memorial Hospital, and the Butters Conservation Area on Norway Lake.

Oxford

Lakes & Mountains

Oxford

Oxford Plains Speedway NASCAR night races, the Oxford Casino, and quick access to Shepard State Park on Thompson Lake.

Paris

Lakes & Mountains

Paris

Paris Hill's white-clapboard common - Hannibal Hamlin's hometown - plus McLaughlin Garden and Oxford Hills foliage drives.

Rumford

Lakes & Mountains

Rumford

Androscoggin River mill town under Pennacook Falls - Mt. Zircon, Rumford Whitecaps, and Smallpox Island view from the bridge.

Sabattus

Lakes & Mountains

Sabattus

Sabattus Pond's shallow weedy shoreline - ice-fishing derbies, the Androscoggin County 4-H grounds, and cornfield drives.

Standish

Lakes & Mountains

Standish

Northwest shore of Sebago Lake - Sebago Lake State Park's Songo Lock, Standish Corner's white church, quiet country roads.

Turner

Lakes & Mountains

Turner

Nezinscot River farmland - Turner Center Cemetery's old stones, Turner Ridge's long views, and the Turner Gorge swimming hole.

Destinations

Destinations in Maine

Maine destinations range from compact coastal villages to inland lake communities and city bases. Choose the kind of visit first: walking to meals, spending time on the beach, exploring museums or leaving town for a day outdoors. Then compare the places that put those plans within a workable route.