Katahdin: A Guide to Baxter State Park & Katahdin

by Stephen Clark

This is the "bible" of guide books regarding Baxter State Park and Katahdin. It is in its Sixth Edition and is constantly being updated. The last was in the summer of 2009. The book is 268 pages of the most comprehensive information base about the Park. Baxter Park was first established in the 1930's as a wilderness park by donations from the former Governer of Maine and philanthropist, Percival P Baxter. It now has grown to over 209,000 acres of prime mountain wilderness, located in Northern Maine. The guide book contains sections on Park history, Indian leagons, Indian place names, geology, birds and animals in the Park, where to see moose, campgrounds, backcountry campsites, streams and ponds in the Park and of course, the 226 mile trail system that reaches the peaks and ponds. It also tells the traveler how to book reservations, which you will need if coming to the Park during peak season in July and August. BOOK SPECS
Size 4 1/2 X 7 inches
268
Illustrations 22 B&W
14 X 26 four color, topo map of entire park
Printed on rain resistant coated paper

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Quinn Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As impressive and useful as the internet, global positioning systems, apps, and ignorance can be, and at times appropriate, the comprehensive, detailed, and personal wisdom that can be gleaned from a guidebook are unrivaled and which are no-better exemplified than between the covers of this book. To read it and about the history, geology, flora, fauna, stewardship, commercial pillaging, stewardship reborn, and intimate catalogue of trails and their navigation make for an experience that is completely different and completely enhanced as compared to enjoying the park without this book. I rest my case.