8 places to hike in Maine where there’s no hunting

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 24, 2026

As deer hunting season gets into full swing in Maine, many people are looking for places to hike and bike that are off limits to hunting, simply to avoid even the possibility of a mistake or conflict. Wear orange.
• Fernald’s Neck Preserve in Lincolnville
• Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park in Brooksville
• Salt Pond Preserve in Hancock
• Rolland F. Perry City Forest in Bangor
• Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden
• Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island
• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
• Baxter State Park near Millinocket

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