Science and Nature
Greater Portland & Casco Bay Maine's nature and science centers help you discover the state's beauty
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Scarborough, ME
Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center
92 Pine Point Road 207-883-5100This 3,100-acre estuary offers many walking trails. Naturalist-led tours are available as well as self-guided. Canoe & kayak rentals are offered. Stop into the Maine Audubon Nature Store for a great gift. - Trail Guide (PDF)
Freeport, ME
Desert of Maine
95 Desert Road 207-865-6962A glacier moved over this area 11,000 years ago and left sand and mineral deposits, forming the region known today as the Desert of Maine. Visitors will see living trees half covered in sand, wild flowers, and other flora. Narrated coach tours, walking tours, barn museum, mini golf, gift shop, and a campground. Open early May to mid-October.
Freeport, ME
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
426 Wolfe's Neck Road 207-865-4465Sign up for a one-hour-long, guided nature tour or grab a map and explore this park’s wildlife and nature at your own pace. Wolf’s Neck Woods is famous for its ospreys, so keep an eye out for Googins Island, their nesting grounds, on the horizon. On guided nature walks, you can view wildlife easily with zoom binoculars; or, bring your own! - Trail Map (PDF)