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Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 150569602).
The red circle marks Moosehead Lake.
Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.
Official Maine IF&W pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.
Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.
Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 150569602), 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.
OpenStreetMap shows about 10.6 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Moosehead Lake shoreline, mostly along the north, south and west shores.
No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Greenville boat launch, right on a shoreline trail (Maine BPL boat launch data).
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.
We found 19 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Moosehead Lake, 8 of them within 5 miles. 7 are right on the shore. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.
RVs welcome · Tent sites
RVs welcome · Tent sites
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: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.
Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (45.6721, -69.7082). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Moosehead Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.
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.
★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). No machine-readable species survey is published for this water; the list shows stocked fish only.
3 stocking trips so far in 2026, 5,000 fish in total.
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Landlocked salmon | 1,500 | 6 in |
| May 20, 2026 | Landlocked salmon | 2,000 | 6 in |
| May 20, 2026 | Landlocked salmon | 1,500 | 6 in |
Maine IF&W 2026 year-to-date stocking report (PDF)
Matched to this water by name and town. Pulled Oct 10, 2026.
13 public access sites listed, 11 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.
| Site | Town | Owner | Type | Parking | Fee | Uses | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Cove Plt boat launch | Beaver Cove Plt | DACF | Trailer launch · Hard ramp · dock | 34 trailer | Fee | Boating Toilet | 45.5687, -69.5649 |
| Boat ramp | Northwest Piscataquis | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.8320, -69.7157 |
| Boat ramp | Northwest Piscataquis | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.7144, -69.5589 |
| Boat ramp | Northwest Piscataquis | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.5977, -69.5168 |
| Boat ramp | Greenville | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.4614, -69.5948 |
| Days Academy Grant boat launch | Days Academy Grant | DACF | Trailer launch · Gravel ramp | — | — | Boating Toilet | 45.6998, -69.6837 |
| Greenville boat launch | Greenville | GREENVILLE | Trailer launch · Hard ramp · dock | 24 trailer, 8 car | — | Boating Toilet | 45.4627, -69.6204 |
| Rockwood boat launch | Rockwood | DACF | Trailer launch · Hard ramp · dock | 47 trailer, 18 car | — | Boating Toilet; Handicap accessible | 45.6769, -69.7380 |
| T1R14 Wels boat launch | T1R14 Wels | DACF | Trailer launch · Gravel ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.6869, -69.5512 |
| T1R14 Wels boat launch | T1R14 Wels | DACF | Trailer launch · Gravel ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.7102, -69.5568 |
| T3 R15 Wels boat launch | T3 R15 Wels | DACF | Trailer launch · Hard ramp · dock | 20 trailer, 10 car | — | Boating Handicap accessible | 45.8408, -69.6253 |
| Big W Twp carry-in access | Big W Twp | DACF | Carry-in (hand launch) | 6 trailer, 2 car | — | Boating | 45.8796, -69.7246 |
| T3 R15 Wels carry-in access | T3 R15 Wels | DACF | Carry-in (hand launch) | 5 car | — | Boating Toilet | 45.8679, -69.6309 |
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.
On OpenStreetMap: 1 beach or swimming spot on the shore of Moosehead Lake not marked private, residents-only or members-only.
| Beach | Type | Access | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
Beaches: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within about 150 m (500 ft) of the lake outline. A mapped beach is not a guarantee that swimming is allowed, supervised or safe; some town beaches need a resident sticker even when the map doesn't say so. Check posted rules and water-quality advisories before you swim.
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