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{{Short description|State park in Waldo County, Maine}}
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| name = Warren Island State Park
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| category = [[List of Maine state parks|Maine State Park]]
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| name = Warren Island State Park
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| iucn_category = III
| iucn_ref = <ref name="IUCN1">{{cite web|title=Warren Island State Park|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/warren-island-state-park|website=Protected Planet|publisher=IUCN|access-date=26 Dec 2018}}</ref>
| country = {{flag|United States}}
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| state = {{flag|Maine}}
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| region = [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]]
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| location = [[Lincolnville, Maine|Lincolnville]]
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| map_caption = Location in Maine
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| location = [[Islesboro, Maine]], [[United States]]
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| area_acre = 70
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| long_s = 43
| elevation = {{convert|52|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|577849|Warren Island}}</ref>
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| elevation_imperial = 52
| established = 1959<ref name=dacf/>
| area_unit = acre
| area_imperial = 70.4
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| established = 1959
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| established_note = dedicated 30 June 1967
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| management = [[Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands]]
| administrator = Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
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| website = [http://www.maine.gov/warrenisland Warren Island State Park]
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| embedded = [[List of Maine state parks|Maine State Parks]]
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| map_caption = Location of Warren Island State Park in Maine
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'''Warren Island State Park''' is a [[state park]] in [[Lincolnville, Maine|Lincolnville]], [[Waldo County, Maine]]. It was acquired by the state of [[Maine]] in 1959. It is located on {{convert|70.4|acre|adj=on}}. It contains nine campsites and two [[lean-to]]'s.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/search_name.pl?state_park=30&historic_site=&public_reserved_land=&shared_use_trails=&option=search | title= Warren Island State Park |publisher= [[Maine Department of Conservation]]
'''Warren Island State Park''' is state-owned island and public recreation area on [[Penobscot Bay]] in the [[New England town|town]] of [[Islesboro, Maine|Islesboro]], [[Waldo County, Maine]], United States. The {{convert|70|acre|adj=on}} [[state park]] sits about ½-mile from Islesboro Island and {{convert|3|mi}} offshore from the mainland at [[Lincolnville, Maine|Lincolnville]]. The island was acquired by the state of [[Maine]] for one dollar in 1959. Hiking trails, campsites, and open-faced shelters are found on the island; a pier allows access by private boat.<ref name=dacf/>
| accessdate= 2012-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite gnis |id=577849|name= Warren Island |entrydate=30&nbsp;September 1980 |accessdate=2012-05-06 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.state.me.us/doc/parks/parksinfo/warrenisland/index.html Warren Island State Park] ''State of Maine Parks Info''</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=dacf>{{cite web |url=http://www.maine.gov/warrenisland |title=Warren Island State Park |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name=dacf2>{{cite web |url=http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/camping/pdf/outdoorsmini.pdf |title=Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |date=September 2016 |access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.maine.gov/warrenisland Warren Island State Park] Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
*[http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/camping/pdf/warrenisland.pdf Warren Island State Park Map] Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry


{{Protected Areas of Maine}}
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{{Maine Islands}}

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[[Category:Islands of Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:Islands of Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:State parks of Maine]]
[[Category:State parks of Maine]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:Campgrounds in Maine]]

[[Category:Islands of Maine]]
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 9 April 2024

Warren Island State Park
Map showing the location of Warren Island State Park
Map showing the location of Warren Island State Park
Location in Maine
StandortIslesboro, Maine, United States
Coordinates44°16′21″N 68°56′43″W / 44.27250°N 68.94528°W / 44.27250; -68.94528[2]
Area70 acres (28 ha)[3]
Elevation52 ft (16 m)[2]
Established1959[4]
AdministratorMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
WebsiteWarren Island State Park
Maine State Parks

Warren Island State Park is state-owned island and public recreation area on Penobscot Bay in the town of Islesboro, Waldo County, Maine, United States. The 70-acre (28 ha) state park sits about ½-mile from Islesboro Island and 3 miles (4.8 km) offshore from the mainland at Lincolnville. The island was acquired by the state of Maine for one dollar in 1959. Hiking trails, campsites, and open-faced shelters are found on the island; a pier allows access by private boat.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Warren Island State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Warren Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Warren Island State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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