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Sebec Lake

Willimantic · Bowerbank · Dover-Foxcroft · Sebec, Maine — Piscataquis County.

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6,367Surface acres
3Public access sites
1.2 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 103457760).

Location & fast facts

Where Sebec Lake is in Maine

The red circle marks Sebec Lake.

Fast facts

About Sebec Lake

  • County: Piscataquis
  • Shore towns: Willimantic, Bowerbank, Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 121 mi from Portland and 42 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

Sebec Lake shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Peaks-Kenny State Park Campground (campground)Boat ramp (Boat launch)1Dover-Foxcroft boat launch (Boat launch)2Sebec boat launch (Boat launch)31 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Boat launchShoreline trail Campground
  1. 1Boat ramp
    Boat launch · Willimantic
  2. 2Dover-Foxcroft boat launch
    Boat launch · Dover-Foxcroft
  3. 3Sebec boat launch
    Boat launch · Sebec

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 103457760), 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

1.2 miTrail within 100 m of shore
Under 5%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
South shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 1.2 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Sebec Lake shoreline, mostly along the south shore.

Trails along the shore

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 Sebec Lake

We found 8 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Sebec Lake, 1 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

2 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: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands · 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 (45.2788, -69.3156). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Sebec 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 Sebec 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

    Lake Trout ★

    ★ = 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, 2,000 fish in total.

    DateSpeciesFishSize
    May 15, 2026Lake Trout2,0007 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

    3 public access sites listed, 3 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Boat rampWillimantic—Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating45.3038, -69.3455
    Dover-Foxcroft boat launchDover-FoxcroftDOVER-FOXCROFTTrailer launch · Hard ramp · dock38 trailer, 12 car—Boating45.2506, -69.2402
    Sebec boat launchSebecSEBECTrailer launch · Hard ramp · dock8 trailer—Boating45.2707, -69.1184

    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.

    Contact & official info

    Lakes & ponds nearby

    Straight-line distance between lake centers. All Maine lakes & ponds · All waters in Willimantic