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Flagstaff Lake

Eustis · Northwest Somerset, Maine — Somerset County.

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17,377Surface acres
7Public access sites
5.9 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 106571889).

Location & fast facts

Where Flagstaff Lake is in Maine

The red circle marks Flagstaff Lake.

Fast facts

About Flagstaff Lake

  • Counties: Somerset, Franklin
  • Shore towns: Eustis, Northwest Somerset
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 106 mi from Portland and 74 mi from Bangor, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Maine

Official Maine IF&W pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Flagstaff Lake shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Bigelow East Shore North (campground)Boom Shack (campground)Ferry Farm (campground)Little Bigelow Gravel Pit (campground)Parson's Brook (campground)Round Barn (campground)Savage Farm (campground)State Site (campground)Trout Brook North (campground)Trout Brook South (campground)Hurricane Island (campground)Long Falls Dam (campground)Myers Lodge East (campground)Myers Lodge West (campground)School House Point (campground)Big Eddy (campground)Boat ramp (Boat launch)1Dead River Twp boat launch (Boat launch)2Eustis boat launch (Boat launch)3T3 R4 Bkp Wkr boat launch (Boat launch)4Bigelow Twp carry-in access (Cartop / walk-in)5Dead River Twp carry-in access (Cartop / walk-in)6Flagstaff Twp carry-in access (Cartop / walk-in)71 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Boat launchCartop / walk-inShoreline trail Campground
  1. 1Boat ramp
    Boat launch · Northwest Somerset
  2. 2Dead River Twp boat launch
    Boat launch · Dead River Twp
  3. 3Eustis boat launch
    Boat launch · Eustis
  4. 4T3 R4 Bkp Wkr boat launch
    Boat launch · T3 R4 Bkp Wkr
  5. 5Bigelow Twp carry-in access
    Cartop / walk-in · Bigelow Twp
  6. 6Dead River Twp carry-in access
    Cartop / walk-in · Dead River Twp
  7. 7Flagstaff Twp carry-in access
    Cartop / walk-in · Flagstaff Twp

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 106571889), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands public boat launches and OpenStreetMap boat ramps (ODbL). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

5.9 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 5%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
East shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 5.9 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Flagstaff Lake shoreline, mostly along the east shore.

Trails along the shore

Trailheads & parking

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Flagstaff Lake

We found 30 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Flagstaff Lake, 23 of them within 5 miles. 15 are right on the shore. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

14 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Maine

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (45.1922, -70.1910). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Flagstaff Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Flagstaff Lake

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Fish you can catch

    Landlocked salmon ★

    ★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). No machine-readable species survey is published for this water; the list shows stocked fish only.

    2026 stocking

    1 stocking trip so far in 2026, 1,000 fish in total.

    DateSpeciesFishSize
    May 26, 2026Landlocked salmon1,0006 in

    Maine IF&W 2026 year-to-date stocking report (PDF)

    Matched to this water by name and town. Pulled Oct 10, 2026.

    Boat launches & access sites

    7 public access sites listed, 4 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Boat rampNorthwest Somerset—Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating45.2208, -70.1976
    Dead River Twp boat launchDead River TwpBROOKFIELD RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUPTrailer launch · Gravel ramp2 trailer—Boating45.1381, -70.1703
    Eustis boat launchEustisDACFTrailer launch · Hard ramp · dock——Boating45.1520, -70.4470
    T3 R4 Bkp Wkr boat launchT3 R4 Bkp WkrDACFTrailer launch · Gravel ramp2 trailer—Boating45.2201, -70.1927
    Bigelow Twp carry-in accessBigelow TwpDACFCarry-in (hand launch)3 car—Boating45.1734, -70.4125
    Dead River Twp carry-in accessDead River TwpDACFCarry-in (hand launch)2 car—Boating45.1689, -70.2362
    Flagstaff Twp carry-in accessFlagstaff TwpDACFCarry-in (hand launch)3 car—Boating45.1884, -70.4149

    Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands public boat launches and OpenStreetMap boat ramps (ODbL)

    Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Flagstaff Lake

    Clean, Drain, Dry. Remove plants and mud, drain all water, and dry your boat, trailer and gear before moving to another water.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

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