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Crescent Beach State Park

State park in Cumberland County, Maine

Summary

State park in Cumberland County, Maine

FieldValue
nameCrescent Beach State Park
photoFile:Crescent Beach State Park Entry Sign.jpg
mapUSA Maine
map_size280
map_captionLocation in Maine
relief1
locationCape Elizabeth, Maine, United States
coordinates
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area_acre242
area_ref
elevation3 ft
established1966
administratorMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
websiteCrescent Beach State Park

Crescent Beach State Park is public recreation area on the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. The park is open from 9AM to sunset daily unless otherwise posted at the gate. Dogs are not allowed on the beach April 1 to September 30. The state park features a mile-long, crescent-shaped beach for swimming and sunbathing, fishing, sea kayaking, and trails for hiking and cross-country skiing.

Geology

The park's 1.4-km pocket beach is subject to erosion from wind and water. Measurable erosion seen in 2005 and 2007 also occurred at the smaller, adjoining pocket beach known as Kettle Cove.

Ownership

The state has leased 100 acres of the park from The Sprague Corporation (owned by the privately held Black Point Corporation) since 1961. In 2013, the state's lease was extended for five years at a cost of $500,000. Under the original 50-year lease, the state paid $1 per year for use of the land, an amount that increased to $10,000 annually with a series of one-year lease extensions that began in 2011. The state has expressed interest in purchasing the entire property, one of the largest revenue-generating parks in Maine, when the current lease expires in 2018. In 2012, the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA) protested the possible privatization of the park by Governor Paul LePage's administration, saying privatization would endanger the entire public park system.

References

References

  1. {{cite gnis. 564509. Crescent Beach
  2. "Crescent Beach State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
  3. "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
  4. Slovinsky, Peter A.. (March 2009). "Coastal Erosion at Crescent Beach State Park". Maine Geological Survey.
  5. "About Us". Black Point Corporation.
  6. Graff, Will. (August 9, 2012). "Crescent Beach negotiations not improving; state employee union launches petition". [[The Forecaster]].
  7. Graff, Will. (March 8, 2013). "Lease signed, state now eyes buying Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth". [[The Forecaster]].
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