Rangeley Lake State Park

About this park

Rangeley Lake State Park, established in 1960, sits on the southern shore of Rangeley Lake in western Maine's mountain lakes region, an area long known for excellent trout and landlocked salmon fishing that has drawn anglers to the Rangeley area since the 19th century. The park's 870 acres give lakeside campers and day visitors direct access to one of the most scenic large lakes in the western Maine highlands, ringed by mountains on nearly every side. Notably, Rangeley Lake State Park was one of just five Maine state parks that fell within the path of totality during the 2024 total solar eclipse, experiencing more than two minutes of complete darkness during the event, a distinction that drew significant visitor interest to the park that year. Boat launches, a swimming beach, and lakeside picnic areas support typical summer recreation, while the surrounding mountains offer additional hiking opportunities nearby. A lakeside campground makes Rangeley Lake a popular base for exploring the broader Rangeley Lakes region, known for both its summer boating and fishing culture and its role as a snowmobiling and cross-country skiing destination in winter. Its relatively remote location, several hours from Maine's coast, gives it a genuine mountain-lake-town character distinct from the more coastal-focused parks found in the rest of the state system.