Baxter State Park is over 200,000 acres of wilderness and public forest generously donated to the people of the State of Maine by Percival Baxter.
Baxter State Park is over 200,000 acres of wilderness and public forest generously donated to the people of the State of Maine by Percival Baxter.
The mission of Baxter State Park can be expressed in six primary objectives:
To protect the natural resources of the Park for their intrinsic value and for the enjoyment of present and future generations.
To provide various appropriate recreational opportunities to Park visitors.
To conduct exemplary sustainable forest management operations within the 29,537 acre Scientific Forest Management Area of the Park.
To maintain the facilities, infrastructure and data systems of the Park.
To provide for the safety of Park staff and visitors.
To manage and protect the fiscal integrity and independence of the Park for current and future generations.
