Before you start the Maine State Parks GeoTour, pick up a Maine State Parks Passport at a Maine State Park or Historic Site - available during the summer season. At each official Maine State Park geocache, stamp your passport with the geocache stamp.

You are going to have to work for this geocache. The cache is located on the summit of Mount Blue a moderate hike of 1.6 miles. Follow route 142 North from Dixfield, 142 South from Phillips or route 156 West from Wilton to the town of Weld. From the center of town drive 3.6 miles on the Center Hill road. Bear right onto the Mt. Blue road. Follow the Mt. Blue road for two miles where it ends in a parking lot. The trail starts here and ends at a replica of a Maine fire tower. On the summit be sure to take in the scenery from the tower’s observation deck. Relax at the Webb Beach area of the park after you complete your hike. Do not rely on a vehicle GPS or map quest to find the Mt. Blue trail parking lot.

Mount Blue State Park
Established 1940

Located in the mountainous region of western Maine off Route 156 in Weld, Mount Blue State Park offers visitors a sandy beach, a popular camping area, boat launch and rentals, picnic areas and an extensive network of trails. The Center Hill picnic area is a scenic spot that provides nearby access to Mt. Blue and 25 miles of multi-use trails. Children will enjoy a visit to the park’s nature center, where hands-on exhibits and displays help them explore nature’s wonders. In the winter, park visitors enjoy miles of snowshoe trails, groomed cross country ski, and snowmobile trails as well as an ice rink and sliding on Center Hill. Use GPS coordinates: N 44’ 40.905” W 070’ 26.957 to locate the park campground. Telephone: in season (207) 585-2347; off season (207) 585-2261

Those willing to take exploring Maine State Parks to a higher level are invited to participate in the Maine State Parks Geo Tour! Geocaching is an outdoor adventure game similar to a treasure hunt, but is played with a GPS device. The object is to locate containers (called caches) hidden at eight specified parks. There are over two million geocaches around the world, and now with the Maine State Parks Geo Tour you have “Another Way to Play at Maine State Parks & Historic Sites!”

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Obtain a Maine State Parks Passport from any Maine state park or historic site (or use your existing passport).
2. Go to www.geocaching.com to create your login.
3. Download the GPS coordinates to your GPS unit or mobile device for each of the 8 locations (listed below).
4. Using the coordinates, find as many Maine state parks geocaches (during normal park hours of 9 a.m. to sunset and between mid-May and Sept.) as you can! The hidden, water-tight containers will be clearly marked as official Maine State Parks Geocaches.
   Hint: caches are only located at the following Maine State Parks:
   • Allagash Wilderness Waterway
   • Aroostook State Park
   • Cobscook Bay State Park
   • Colburn House State Historic Site
   • Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
   • Mount Blue State Park
   • Vaughan Woods State Park
   • Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
5. Sign the logbook inside each container, and stamp your passport with the unique stamp from that park’s geocache.

Learn More about Maine State Parks and Historic Sites:

go to:

• Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
• Maine State Park GeoTour Page