BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 4, 2023
Campers in many state parks around Maine are going home early or not showing up for their reservations as the rain that left last month as one of the rainiest Junes in a quarter century stretched into the four-day July 4 holiday weekend. State parks around Maine all reported early departures. Last year, Maine’s 48 state parks and historic sites saw a record 319,000 visitor nights and more than 3.28 million people spending time, according to Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands. This tourist season still looks promising, especially on sunny days, but it has gotten off to a soggy start.