Roque Bluffs State Park

Roque Bluffs State Park is a public recreation area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Roque Bluffs, Washington County, Maine. The  state park overlooks Englishman Bay from Schoppee Point and  includes  Simpson Pond and six miles of walking trails. Visitors can inspect glacial striations attesting to the Ice Age history of the Maine coast. The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

In the news
In February, 2011, the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina owned by Torray Wallace, 36, of Fredericton, was found abandoned in the park. After finding the abandoned vehicle Maine police, wardens, marine patrol officers and members of the U.S. Coast Guard launched an intensive five-day search with no results. Torray Wallace  appeared as himself in the 2005 documentary BBS: The Documentary.

In July 2013, two women, one from nearby Machias and the other visiting from Pennsylvania, drowned after driving off a boat ramp in the park during high tide and inclement weather. The women had been rescued earlier in the day after getting lost while hiking in the fog.

References

External links
Roque Bluffs State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Roque Bluffs State Park Guide & Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Category:State parks of Maine
Category:Protected areas of Washington County, Maine
Category:Beaches of Maine
Category:Landforms of Washington County, Maine
Category:Protected areas established in 1969
Category:1969 establishments in Maine