Aroostook State Park Conditions & Activities

Aroostook State Park is open for day-use recreation throughout the winter. Visitors are welcome to enjoy self-guided hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing as conditions allow. Please recreate safely, be prepared for winter conditions, and check back for updates throughout the season. Thank you to all of Aroostook’s campers for your patience as we complete our upgrades and prepare to open for the 2026 camping season. For the latest news and updates, sign up to receive Park Alerts. For Aroostook, text AROO to 888-514-7527. Or subscribe to receive email alerts.

Park & Trail Conditions

January 2, 2026 | Due to the continuing shower house construction, portions of the campground road are closed and the winter trails that have gone up there in the past are rerouted. Please make note of this and adhere to these closures and stay on the marked trails. The Cedar Trail has active logging operations and workers are crossing the trail in one spot. Please be prepared to stop as they cross the ski trail. The ski trails are not in the best condition for this time of the year. The ski base is very thin but improving after every storm. This past storm brough a lot of smaller trees down hanging in to the trails. The trails are skiable with no set track yet. Caution should be used throughout all the trail system until conditions improve. Snowshoe trails are open with many limbs and trees hanging low. The snowshoe spur trail, off the novice trail, which takes you to the warming hut, is closed for the season. Sliding hill is closed until we get enough snow to groom and make safe.

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Park Events

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Park Location and Hours

Off U.S. Route 1 south of Presque Isle on Echo Lake. Lat 46.615453 / Lon -68.008184

Park Hours: Open all year; 9:00 a.m. to sunset daily unless otherwise posted at the gate. Visitors may continue to enjoy the park during the off season by parking outside the gate, - without blocking it - on the days it is closed, and walking in during these same hours. Please be aware that facilities are closed during the off season.

Fee collected year-round at entry booth by staff or self-service station. Cash or check only, no credit cards accepted.

Winter Activites

Aroostook State Park offers excellent maintained trails for classical cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The trail system has a warming hut, away from the parking lot, allowing the users a chance to rest and meet new friends next to the fire.

Cross-country Skiing +

  • Groomed 15 mile ski trail system offers a wide variety of skiing for all skill levels.
  • Grooved double set track weave through distinctive Aroostook County forest and farm land areas, allowing visitors a chance to explore all the Park's winter beauty.
  • A warming hut is located at the intersection of the Maze and Red Pine Trails.

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Snowshoeing +

  • Packed 6 mile snowshoe trail offers a vigorous trek to the top of Quaggy Jo Mountain.
  • A flagged 1/2-mile snowshoe spur trail has been added to the warming hut on the ski trail.

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Sliding +

  • For those young at heart, use the plastic sleds provided or bring your own, a sliding hill near the Park entrance is packed and ready for a quick run down memory lane.

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Ice Skating +

  • An ice skating rink is on the lake. It is generally open but conditions may vary after snow storms and warm temperatures.

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