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Bradbury Mountain State Park

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- elevation
  
469 ft (143 m)

Phone
  
+1 207-688-4712

Area
  
2.954 km²

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Address
  
528 Hallowell Rd, Pownal, ME 04069, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–7:45PMSaturday9AM–7:45PMSunday9AM–7:45PMMonday9AM–7:45PMTuesday9AM–7:45PMWednesday9AM–7:45PMThursday9AM–7:45PMFriday9AM–7:45PM

Similar
  
Wolfe's Neck Woods St, Desert of Maine, Sebago Lake State Park, Lily Bay State Park, Mount Blue State Park

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Bradbury Mountain State Park is a publicly owned recreation area in the town of Pownal, Cumberland County, Maine, managed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The state park covers 730 acres (300 ha).

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The park's namesake has been described as a "small, inconspicuous hill, less than 500' high," that despite its size offers panoramic views that make the park one of the more popular ones in the state. The park's multi-use trails, which are used for hiking, snowmobiling and horseback riding, have made it a popular spot for mountain bikers, to whom most trails in the park are open. Hiking is popular during all seasons, including winter. The underlying material of granite and pegmatite is exposed at the summit.

HistoryEdit

The park was created in the 1940s as one of Maine's original five state parks after the land was acquired from the Federal government in 1939. The park's borders were extended across Maine Route 9 with the addition of the Knight Woods parcels in the 1990s and 2000s.

References

Bradbury Mountain State Park Wikipedia