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Maine Audubon Properties with Year-Round Programs

Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
(Maine Audubon headquarters)
Falmouth / Greater Portland

Fields Pond Audubon Center
Holden / Greater Bangor

 

Maine Audubon Properties with Seasonal Programs

Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center
Scarborough

Hog Island Audubon Center
& Todd Audubon Sanctuary
Bremen

Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary
Elliotsville

Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary
Freeport

 

Also Open to the Public

East Point Audubon Sanctuary
Biddeford Pool

Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary
West Bath

Josephine Newman Audubon Sanctuary
Georgetown

 

Chapter Properties

Downeast Chapter

Northeast Creek
Bar Harbor

Midcoast Chapter

Davis Bog Preserve
Guy VanDuyn Refuge
Nelson Nature Preserve
Weskeag River Preserve

Penobscot Valley Chapter

Oldenburg Property
Bangor

 

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Directions

Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
FALMOUTH / GREATER PORTLAND

Fields Pond Audubon Center
HOLDEN / GREATER BANGOR

Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary ELLIOTSVILLE

 

 

Gilsland Farm Audubon Center

FALMOUTH / GREATER PORTLAND

Located on Map 5 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From the north: Take I-295 to Exit 10 and then left on Bucknam Road. At the light, turn right onto U.S. Route 1 and continue south for one mile. After the blinking light at the intersection of Routes 1 and 88, Gilsland Farm Road will be on the right, marked by a sky-blue sign. Our environmental center is approximately .25 mile down the gravel-road driveway.

From the south: Take I-295 to Exit 9. Continue 1.9 miles north on U.S. Route 1 and turn left at sky-blue sign onto Gilsland Farm Road. Our environmental center is approximately .25 mile down the gravel-road driveway.



Fields Pond Audubon Center

Located on Map 23 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From the North or South via I-95: Take exit 45A to I-395, direction of Brewer. Proceed about 3 miles (crossing over the Penobscot River) then take the Parkway South exit from I-395. Turn left from the exit, continue on Parkway South to a four-way junction. Turn left on Elm Street, which becomes Wiswell Road in about a mile. Continue on Wiswell Road to Fields Pond Road (on right). Nature Center is well marked on Fields Pond Road. Directions from the East and the Coast: from Route 1A take a left onto either Copeland Hill Road (in Holden) or Green Point Road (near MacDonald's in Brewer). Turn onto Wiswell Road, follow to Fields Pond Road. Nature Center is well marked on Fields Pond Road.

 


Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary

ELLIOTSVILLE

Located on Map 41 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

Coming from the north or south, take Route 15/6 to Monson. Turn left (heading south) or right (heading north) onto Elliotsville Road. After 8 miles turn left, after the bridge, onto Bodfish Road. Parking area is approximately .2 miles on the left, after the railroad tracks. The gate and trailhead are on the right.



Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center

Located on Map 3 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough, turn east onto Pine Point Road (also marked as Route 9 West). The nature center is located 0.8 miles on the left.



Fore River Sanctuary

Located on Map 5 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From the north take Route I-295 to Exit 5A, Congress Street West. Follow signs to Rt 22 (Outer Congress Street). From the south take I-295 to Exit 5, Congress Street. Once on Congress Stree, take the first right onto Douglas Street and follow to end (intersection with Brighton Avenue). Turn left onto Brighton, and go through four sets of traffic lights. Take a left onto Rowe Avenue, immediately after the fourth light. Rowe Avenue is located just before Forest City Chevrolet. Park at the end of the road and follow the trail signs, to the left, into the sanctuary.

 


Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary

Located on Map 6 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From Main Street in Freeport turn onto Bow Street directly across from the L.L. Bean store. Go one mile to Upper Mast Landing Road and turn left. Drive up the hill to the Mast Landing sanctuary sign posted on the right.



Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary

Located on Map 6 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

Take the New Meadows exit off U.S. Route 1 in West Bath. Turn left onto New Meadows Road and go straight at the stop sign. Here New Meadows Road turns into Foster Point Road. Follow it 3.4 miles to the sanctuary sign.



Hog Island & Todd Wildlife Sanctuary

Located on Map 7 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From the south: From U.S. Route 1, exit onto Business Route 1 and drive through Damariscotta. After 1.6 miles, turn right onto Biscay Road at the traffic light at McDonald’s. After 5.1 miles turn left onto Route 32 at the ‘T’ intersection. After 1.4 miles turn right onto Keene Neck Road. The sanctuary is 1.6 miles at the end of the road.

From the north: From U.S. Route 1 in Waldoboro, turn left (south) onto Route 32. After 7.6 miles turn left onto Keene Neck Road. The sanctuary is 1.6 miles at the end of the road.

 


Josephine Newman Audubon Sanctuary

GEORGETOWN

Located on Map 7 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From the junction of U.S. Route 1 and Route 127 in Woolwich, just east of the Woolwich-Bath bridge, head south on 127 for 9.1 miles to Georgetown. Turn right at the sanctuary sign and follow the entrance road to the parking area.



East Point Audubon Sanctuary

Located on Map 3 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

Take Route 9/208 (Pool Road) south from Biddeford 5 miles, turning left on 208 toward Biddeford Pool. After 0.6 miles, turn left at the T intersection, then bear right through two forks to Lester B. Orcutt Boulevard, following it to the point. The gate entrance is on the left side. Parking is permitted along the street.

 


Witch Island Audubon Sanctuary

Located on Map 7 of Delorme’s Maine Atlas.

From Damariscotta, follow Route 129 south to South Bristol. Just past the drawbridge on the right is a small parking area for the town landing and dock, where you may put in a small boat at no charge. Row under the drawbridge and head north past Gem Island to Witch Island (about a 15 minute row or paddle).

 

Contact Us

20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, Maine 04105

(207) 781-2330
Fax: (207) 781-0974
info@maineaudubon.org

Hours

Visitors on foot are welcome on the property anytime dawn to dusk, seven days a week, year-round.

Hours for Audubon Centers, programs, and facilties vary.

Stewardship

Our sanctuaries and centers are a tribute to the generosity, commitment and active involvement of private individuals, foundations and corporations.

You, too, can become a steward - from clearing trails and leading nature walks, to donating land and funding - and by doing your part to help protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.

To ensure an enjoyable visit for all as well as to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat:

Please,

  • stay on trails
  • carry out all litter

Please, NO:

  • pets
  • hunting, trapping, collecting
  • fires
  • camping
  • alcoholic beverages
  • off-road vehicles

Thank you!

 

 

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