Mount Blue State Park
About
Mount Blue State Park is an 8,269-acre state park in western Maine, about 12 miles from the town of Wilton. It is managed by the state park agency, State Park and Recreation. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Farmington weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 56°F, while winter brings highs in the 20s and regular snow days from December through February. Several trails start close by. The Center Hill Nature Trail is half a mile away, the Multiiuse Trail is about 1.2 miles off, and the Mount Blue Trail is roughly 1.8 miles away. For climbing, Tumbledown Mtn Rock is about 8 miles from the park.
Park size
8,269 acres
Location
Mount Blue State Park
Maine
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 65–79°F and lows of 41–56°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Farmington, ME weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan27° high6° low8 days with snow
- Feb30° high7° low7 days with snow
- Mar39° high18° low6 days with snow
- Apr52° high30° low2 days with snow
- May65° high41° low
- Jun74° high50° low
- Jul79° high56° low
- Aug77° high53° low
- Sep70° high45° low
- Oct57° high35° low
- Nov44° high25° low3 days with snow
- Dec33° high15° low7 days with snow
Where it is
- Mount Blue State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Wilton, Maine · 12 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Center Hill Nature TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Multiiuse TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Mount Blue TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Swett Brook PathHiking4 mi
- Bald Mountain TrailHiking5.3 mi
- Little Jackson Mountain TrailHiking5.7 mi
- Parker Ridge TrailHiking5.7 mi
- Tumbledown Mtn RockRock climbing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
