Etna Pond is a 361-acre body of water located in Etna, Penobscot County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 22 B3). The public access is found on the western side of the pond. From Route 143 (Lankins Road), look for mailbox #88 next to the Penobscot Valley Calvary Chapel. Turn onto Town Landing Road and drive for 0.3 miles straight to the boat launch. The ramp is improved and can accommodate large boats. Plenty of parking is available.
Look for this sign on Newburgh Road to reach the boat launch on Hermon Pond.
Hermon Pond is a 461-acre body of water located in Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 22 B5). The public access point is found on the western side of the pond in Hermon Pond Park at the end of Jackson Beach Road off Newburgh Road. The cement boat launch is spacious, and the huge adjoining parking lot can accommodate dozens of vehicles.
View of Rockhaven Lake from the bridge over the outlet. I fished in my waders along the shoreline to the left of this picture.
Rock Haven Lake (a.k.a. Adams Pond) is a 210-acre body of water located in Newfield, York County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 2 A2). The public access point is found about 100 ft. from the outlet, across from where Route 11 joins up with Route 110. This unmarked walk-in path provides parking for a few cars along the road shoulder. Only hand-carried craft can be launched from this location because it lacks a boat launch.
View of the boat launch at the northern tip of Echo Lake. The Taylor Pond outlet is to the right of this picture.
Echo Lake (a.k.a. Crotched Pond) is a 1,105-acre body of water located in Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 12 A2). Access is via the public boat launch found just downstream of the low dam at the northern tip of the lake, off Desert Pond Road. Beware that the put-in above the dam on the opposite side of the road is for Taylor Pond, which is an impoundment of Hopkins Stream. The Echo Lake launch is spacious and hard-topped, and offers a large parking area with a permanent outhouse.
Songo Pond is a 224-acre body of water located in Albany, Oxford County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 10 B3). The unmarked public access point is found right next to Route 5/35 (Songo Pond Road) a couple of hundred feet north of house number 754. It consists of a rough, bouldery launch for hand-carried craft and a small dirt parking area next to the road that can accommodate a few vehicles.
Round Pond is a 161-acre body of water located in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 11 A5). The public access point is by the hard boat launch which is clearly indicated by a blue sign on Route 4. The launch is spacious and provides ample parking. It is also far enough from nearby busy Route 4 that the traffic noise does not intrude on the calm surroundings.
View of the boat launch at the southern tip of Pleasant Pond with the small cement dam on the right.
Pleasant Pond is a 192-acre body of water located in Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 11 C5). The public access point is a hard boat launch which is not shown in my 2019 Gazetteer. This launch is located by a small cement dam and the outlet at the southern tip of the pond, right off Pleasant Pond Road. Parking is limited to a few vehicles. Beware not to park in front of the hard suction hose that gives firefighters access to lake water in case of a fire emergency.
Kingsbury Pond is a 390-acre body of water located in Kingsbury, Piscataquis County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 31 C2). The public access point is next to Route 16 at the dirt boat launch by the dam and its outlet at the eastern end of the lake. The launch provides plenty of parking.
View of North Pond from the dam by the outlet
North Pond is a 164-acre of water located in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 11 C3). The access point is located next to a small dam by the outlet at the southern tip of the pond. Reaching that dam is a bit tricky. From North Buckfield Road, look for an unnamed dirt road sandwiched between house numbers 377 and 387. This 0.9-mile dirt road – which is really more of a wide ATV trail – is rough in places and requires a vehicle with high clearance. Four-wheel drive is useful but not a necessity. It can be confusing to stay on this road because it has several turn-offs along the way in. I used the GPS function on my phone to make sure that my truck always pointed in the correct (i.e., north) direction. The launch is sandy and unimproved. The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer shows a gate a couple of 100 ft before the outlet. This gate, which I think is owned by the Buckfield Village Corporation (Water District), was open when I reached it, but smashed by a fallen tree. So, it will remain “open” until fixed.
A gorgeous view of Minnehonk Lake during the Golden Hour!
Minnehonk Lake is an 85-acre body of water located in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 12 A3). The boat launch, which is not shown in my 2019 edition of the Gazetteer, is located at the northern tip of the lake, off North Road and across from the fire station. The launch is narrow and sandy but can accommodate trailered boats. Parking is limited to a few vehicles along the road shoulder.
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