Penobscot River access points and trip distances, Maine
17 access points (17 public) along 82.8 river miles of the Penobscot River in Maine. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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River conditions: Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine
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Access points in river order
| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Boat ramp near Salmon Stream Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.59263, -68.46928 | 7.5 |
| 7.5 | Boat ramp near Rush Brook Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.52569, -68.36458 | 4.7 |
| 12.2 | Penobscot River boat launch (Winn) About 0.24 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.46761, -68.39326 | 4.2 |
| 16.5 | Boat ramp near Smith Brook Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.43285, -68.46019 | 7.2 |
| 23.6 | Boat ramp (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.36162, -68.54637 | 9.9 |
| 33.6 | Penobscot River boat launch (Howland) About 0.16 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.25522, -68.64895 | 1.4 |
| 34.9 | Boat ramp near Piscataquis River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.23654, -68.65345 | 4.1 |
| 39.0 | Penobscot River boat launch (Passadumkeag) About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.18585, -68.61671 | 10.9 |
| 49.9 | Penobscot River boat launch (Greenbush) About 0.35 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.05796, -68.65611 | 3.5 |
| 53.4 | Penobscot River boat launch (Milford) About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 45.01271, -68.64066 | 5.1 |
| 58.5 | Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.35 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.94391, -68.65719 | 6.6 |
| 65.1 | Penobscot River boat launch (Orono) About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.86960, -68.67280 | 2.3 |
| 67.4 | Penobscot River boat launch (Eddington) near Penobscot River Reservoir Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.84330, -68.69600 | 1.5 |
| 68.9 | Penobscot River boat launch (Eddington) near Eaton Brook Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.82340, -68.69470 | 1.4 |
| 70.3 | Penobscot River boat launch (Brewer) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.81842, -68.72269 | 5.6 |
| 75.9 | Penobscot River boat launch (Hampden) About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.76540, -68.79690 | 7.0 |
| 82.8 | Penobscot River boat launch (Orrington) About 0.26 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 44.69094, -68.81878 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Maine GeoLibrary Boat Launches, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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