Roque Bluffs State Park
State park in Washington County, Maine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roque Bluffs State Park is a public recreation area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Roque Bluffs, Washington County, Maine.[1] The 274-acre (111 ha) state park overlooks Englishman Bay from Schoppee Point and includes 60-acre (24 ha) Simpson Pond and six miles of walking trails.[3] Visitors can inspect glacial striations attesting to the Ice Age history of the Maine coast.[4] The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
| Roque Bluffs State Park | |
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 Location in Maine | |
| Location | Roque Bluffs, Maine, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°36′41″N 67°28′59″W[1] |
| Area | 274 acres (111 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Established | 1969[1] |
| Administrator | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
| Website | Roque Bluffs State Park |
In the news
In 2011, Maine police, wardens, marine patrol officers and members of the U.S. Coast Guard conducted a fruitless five-day search for a resident of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Torray Wallace, one of many people who appeared in the 2005 film BBS: The Documentary,[5] after his vehicle was found abandoned in the park.[6]
In 2013, two women, one from nearby Machias and the other visiting from Pennsylvania, drowned after driving off a boat ramp in the park during high tide and inclement weather.[7] The women had been rescued earlier in the day after getting lost while hiking in the fog.[8]
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