Mount Blue State Park offers stellar hiking, trail riding, biking, swimming, and picnicking in the Western Mountains. Trail enthusiasts, anglers, and campers enjoy this region through the warm-weather months, followed by snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, snowshoers, and ice skaters in winter. A heated yurt is located next to the ice rink.

The Park and adjoining Tumbledown Public Land offer a prime, four-season destination with abundant outdoor recreation opportunities in Maine's Western Mountains just a few hours from several major cities.

Mount Blue State Park is Maine's largest state park, encompassing approximately 8,000 acres in two sections separated by Webb Lake. A campground in the Webb Beach section has 136 wooded sites a short walk from a sandy beach and picnic area. Visitors can swim, launch and rent boats, and walk on trails near the lake. During summer months, park staff routinely offer canoe trips, walks, and nature programs. A Nature Center features hands-on exhibits and displays.

Across the lake from the Webb Beach section is the centerpiece of the Park, 3,187-foot Mount Blue, a popular day hike. Visitors also enjoy walks and picnics on Center Hill (see Trails section). Mountain bikers, equestrians, and ATV riders can experience 25 miles of challenging, multi-use trails. In winter, the park's extensive trail system supports snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Families come to sled at Center Hill and skate on an outdoor ice rink at park headquarters.

Read the October 5, 2019 Rubys on the Road review of the park.

Mount Blue State Park is open year-round. Park hours are 9:00 a.m. to sunset unless otherwise posted at the gate. Earlier openings vary with the season; call ahead for these and campground hours. Fee collected year-round at entry booth by staff or self-service station.

Mount Blue Trail (3.2 miles roundtrip, 3-4 hours, moderate):
A strenuous, straight-up hike leads to scenic vistas at the peak. The trail offers excellent birding and abundant wildflowers. A new observation tower is scheduled to be built in 2011.

Center Hill Nature Trail (0.5 miles roundtrip, 1 hour, easy):
An interpretive brochure and numbered way stations allow visitors to learn more about the region’s cultural and natural history. The trail begins at the parking lot of the Center Hill picnic area.

Campground Trails: to reach these trails, travel 2.4 miles north on ME-142 past Weld Village and bear left on West Road at Webb Corner. Continue 4 miles to Webb Beach Road, which leads down to the lake and campground.

Webb Lake Nature Trail (0.6 miles, 1 hour, easy):
This meandering footpath, between the shore of Webb Lake and Swett Brook, is well-suited to nature study. Start near the Park's nature center and return by the same route.

Swett Brook Trail (2 miles, 2 hours, easy/moderate):
Circling the upland around the Webb Lake campground, this circuit is good for exercise and family nature walks.