1. RESERVATIONS: Camping is permitted only by reservation in authorized campgrounds and campsites. The Authority and Director may establish administrative policies and procedures for the processing of reservations.

2. FEES: The Authority may from time to time establish fees for the use of the Park by the public. The proper fee must accompany all reservation requests. All checks and money orders for Park facilities must be made payable to Baxter State Park. Fees are payable by all persons year round, except government employees on official business within the Park.
REFUNDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ORDINARILY. THE DIRECTOR MAY (AT HIS SOLE DISCRETION) PERMIT REFUNDS OR MAY IMPOSE A SPECIAL REQUIREMENT BEFORE GRANTING REFUNDS. PORTION OF PAID FEE RETAINED IN EVENT OF REFUND, WILL BE $25. A FEE OF $10.00 WILL BE COLLECTED FOR SITE TRANSFERS. There is no per person charge for children age 6 or under. All fees include sales tax where applicable and must be paid in U.S. funds. Reservations may be made for up to two weeks (14 days) at a specific campground but not for a single site at the campground. Reservations for two or more days will be held only until 4:00 P.M. of the day following the first evening for which reservations were made.

FEES FOR THE SUMMER SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• BUNKHOUSE $7.00 per person per night.
• SHELTER/LEAN-TO’S $6.00 per person per night, minimum $12.00 per lean-to per night.
• TENTING SPACE $6.00 per person per night, minimum $12.00 per tentsite. At TROUT BROOK FARM and NESOWADNEHUNK CAMPGROUNDS there shall be a family rate of $12.00 per site per night.
• CABINS $17.00 per person per night, minimum $30.00 for a 2-bed cabin, $40.00 for a 3-bed cabin and $50.00 for a 4-bed. Children age 1 - 6 free; age 7-16: $10.00 per person subject to minimum total cabin fee. Gas lights and firewood are included in the cabin fee.
• GROUP AREAS $3.00 per person per night, except that fees for groups of 12 or less requesting Avalanche Field or Foster Field group areas shall be $6.00 per person per night. Avalanche Field, Foster Field, Nesowadnehunk Field and Trout Brook Farm Field are the group areas within Baxter State Park.
• NON-RESIDENT MOTOR VEHICLE FEE (Payable only at gate). A day pass or season pass is required for all non-resident vehicles entering Baxter State Park. No motor vehicle shall be permitted to enter the Park without payment of a motor vehicle fee of Eight Dollars ($8.00) per motor vehicle for each day. If a motor vehicle enters the Park in connection with the use of overnight reservations covering one or more successive nights to be spent in the park, then re-entry to the Park shall be permitted upon payment of a single motor vehicle fee during the period covered by said overnight reservations, and no longer. Motor vehicles shall not be permitted to enter the Park under any other circumstances, including day use, through traffic or reservations for non-successive nights in the Park, without payment of the motor vehicle fee for each day. This regulation shall not apply to motor vehicles bearing a Maine registration and license plate. A season pass under this regulation shall be available at a charge of Twenty-Five dollars ($25.00) per non-resident motor vehicle.

FEES FOR THE WINTER SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• BUNKHOUSE $15.00 per person per night, except Chimney Pond bunkhouse is $25.00 per person per night.
• LEAN-TO OR TENTSITE $12.00 per person per night.
• CABINS $30.00 per person per night.

CAMPGROUND OPENING & CLOSING DATES (INCLUSIVE)

1. All Maine resident reservation requests made by mail will be processed before non-resident requests on a daily basis. An average of 30% of campground lean-to and tentsite facilities shall be set aside for Maine resident advance reservations.
2. These sites will be held for Maine residents only until 7 days prior to the actual use date. After which time, if they have not been reserved, sites will be released to either residents or non-residents, except those sites at Abol Campground. the sites at Abol Campground will be released on a first-come, first-serve basis to either residents or non-residents.)
3. VEHICLES: No vehicle over 9 feet high, 7 feet wide, or 22 feet long for a single vehicle or 44 feet long for combined units may enter the Park. Oversize units may be authorized to use the Park road system by special use permit, subject to conditions set by the Director. The Director may restrict the use of vehicles by persons without camping reservations.
4. PETS OR RELEASING ANIMALS: Pets or other domestic animals are not allowed in the Park. Releasing or introducing any animal in the Park is prohibited.
5. REGISTRATION: Persons entering or leaving the Park by road must stop and register at the gate: persons entering by an unstaffed gate must self-register. Persons entering or leaving the Park by way of the Appalachian Trail must register at Daicey Pond Campground. Persons entering the Park at locations other than a gatehouse, a self-registration gate, or the Appalachian Trail must register with Park Headquarters or a gatehouse in advance. From May 15 to October 15 the Togue Pond Gate will open at 6:00 A.M. and close at 10:00 P.M., and the Matagamon Gate will open at 6:00A.M. and close at 9:00 P.M., unless the Director modifies the gatehouse hours.
6. ENTRANCE PERMITS: All vehicles, other than vehicles that enter by self-registration, must display an entrance permit while in the Park. Vehicles parked overnight without an entrance permit displayed may be towed away at the owner's expense.
7. CAMPING: Camping is permitted only in authorized campground and campsites. Tents may not be pitched in lean-to sites. Because campgrounds may be distant from the gatehouse, campers should check driving times and plan accordingly. Except as otherwise permitted by the Director, campers must register at the gatehouse no later than 8:30 P.M. The latest check-out time is 11:00A.M., and the earliest check-in time is 1:00 P.M.
8. PARKING: Within each campground or picnic area, all vehicles must park in designated areas. Only one vehicle may park at each campsite for which parking space is provided. No vehicle may park on the traveled portion of any Park road, or obstruct a designated parking space.
9. TRAFFIC: No person may operate any vehicle within the Park so as to endanger any person or property, nor operate a vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour, or the posted speed limit, whichever is less.
10. GROUPS: Prior registration is required for day use groups of 12 or more people. Registration may be made by telephone beginning April 1, and should be made as far in advance as possible.
11. MINORS: All groups of 5 or more persons under 16 years of age must be accompanied by at least one responsible adult for each 5 minors.
12. FIRES: Fires or other cooking or heating devices are permitted only in designated campsites or picnic areas. No person may leave a fire without totally extinguishing it, nor discard any burning cigarettes, cigars, matches, or any other burning material within the Park. At Chimney Pond and Davis Pond, open fires are prohibited and only gas or propane stoves are allowed. Any fire outside a designated fireplace must be reported to the nearest Park Ranger at once.
13. LITTER: All trash and litter must be carried out of the park. Use of plastic sheeting is prohibited in outlying sites.
14. WASHING: Use of any soap or detergent, or the disposal of food scraps, in any waters is prohibited.
15. FEEDING ANIMALS: No person may teed any animal within the park.
16. DISTURBANCES: No person may create a disturbance that impairs the enjoyment of the Park by others. Campground quiet hours are posted and enforced.
17. CLIMBING OR MOUNTAIN HIKING: Climbing or mountain hiking may be restricted at the discretion of the Director. Park users must be reasonably prepared and equipped, and must take reasonable precautions against endangering themselves or others. Hikers must wear appropriate footwear and clothing, and must carry a working flashlight. No children under the age of 6 years are allowed above timberline.
18. AIRCRAFT: Landing aircraft in the Park is prohibited except on Matagamon and Webster Lakes.
19. BOATS: All boats and canoes left in the Park and not registered with Park Headquarters will be disposed of as abandoned property. The use of motor boats or outboard motors in the Park is prohibited except on Matagamon and Webster Lakes. Outboard motors of 10 horsepower or less are permitted on Upper and Lower Togue Ponds.
20. MOTORCYCLES, ATV'S, & BICYCLES: Motorcycles, motorized trail bikes, and all-terrain vehicles are prohibited within the Park. Bicycles are allowed on maintained roads only.
21. SNOWMOBILES: Snowmobiles may be used on Matagamon, Nesowadnehunk, and Webster Lakes, on the one mile section of the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Township 6, Range 9 and on the following road segments:

    a. The Perimeter Road between Togue Pond Gate and the Morse Mountain Road;
    b. The Morse Mountain Road;
    c. The Perimeter Road between the Morse Mountain Road and Matagamon Gate and between Matagamon Gate and the public road leading to the northern entrance of the Park;
    d. The spur trail between the Perimeter Road and Camp Phoenix; and
    e. The spur road south of the Perimeter Road along the East Branch of the Penobscot River.
    f. Use of snowmobiles in any other portion of the Park is prohibited. Operators of snowmobiles must comply with all requirements of State law.

    
    
22. FIREARMS, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING: Hunting and trapping are prohibited within the Park. Use or possession of any firearm, bow and arrow, sling shot, or air rifle or pistol is prohibited. Firearms may be transported through the Park if kept in a car trunk, enclosed in a case, or otherwise inaccessible to use. Bows may be transported through the Park if unstrung or enclosed in a case. This rule does not apply north of Trout Bro6k and Wadleigh Brook in Township 6, Range 9; in Township 6, Range 10; or in Township 2, Range 9. General laws of the State pertaining to hunting and trapping apply in those areas, except that moose hunting and baiting any animals for hunting purposes are prohibited.
23. FISHING: General Maine fishing laws and the rules of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife apply within the Park. Maine fishing licenses are required.
24. PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES: No person may remove any natural or cultural object from the Park. Use of metal detectors and similar devices is prohibited. No person may deface, paint, damage, mutilate, or vandalize any natural or cultural object, or any structure or sign, within the Park. Possession of paint or marking materials, or tampering with, altering, or removing any sign, marker, or structure, is prohibited. Driving nails or permanently installing any object is prohibited.
25. AUDIO DEVICES: Audio devices such as radios, televisions, cassette players, or cellular telephones may not be operated within the Park.
26. POWER EQUIPMENT: Chainsaws, generators, and other power equipment may not be operated within the Park.
27. LIQUOR AND DRUGS: General laws of the State pertaining to liquor and drugs apply within the Park. Maine law prohibits drinking of alcoholic beverages in public places.
28. CLOSED AREAS: During periods of forest fire danger or other emergency conditions, the Authority or Director may close the Park or any portion thereof. No person may enter or remain in closed areas except as authorized by the Authority or Director.
29. SPECIAL RESEARCH STUDIES: Research studies within the Park require a special use permit issued by the Director. Requests for use of the Park for research studies must be submitted to the Director in writing nine months in advance of the proposed research except, as expressly authorized by the Director.
30. VIOLATIONS: All persons violating these rules may be punished in accordance with 12 M.R.S.A. Sec. 903. Persons violating other applicable laws within the Park may also be punished in accordance with the provisions of those laws. In addition, persons violating these rules may be required immediately to leave the Park, and the Authority may revoke the privilege of any person who violates these rules to enter the Park for a specified period.