MAINE PUBLIC • March 26, 2020
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) has announced that it will close nearly a dozen coastal state parks and beaches on Friday to protect the health and safety of visitors from the threat of COVID-19. The parks will be closed until April 8, but that could be extended. The Bureau said overcrowding in the past few weeks has made it difficult for members of the public to achieve appropriate social distancing, which has been shown to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.