PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 11, 2021
For the first time, attendance at Maine’s state parks topped 3 million last year, despite parks being closed in the spring and the camping season delayed two to four weeksbecause of the coronavirus pandemic. In all, 3,067,112 people visited Maine’s state parks in 2020. There were 2,786,750 day-use visitors, up 3 percent (or 75,532) from 2019 and better than the 2018 record of 2,718,924. The 280,362 camping visitors last year was an 8 percent increase (up 21,871) from 2019 and better than the previous record from 2018 of 261,589. Most of the 48 state parks and historic sites remained open for day use during the pandemic – except for 10 coastal state parks that were closed from March 27 to June 1.