Facilities

Overview

Description: The Mill Street Canoe Portage is located on the Androscoggin River, providing river access for hand carry watercraft. Canoe and kayak users traveling downstream may portage at this point to walk along Mill Street to 250th Anniversary Park in order to put in below the dam. [Note: the portage distance is approximately ¾ mile.]

This 3.4-acre park is owned by the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is a collaboration among MDOT, the Town of Brunswick, and Brookfield Renewable Energy.

Location:  Mill Street Canoe Portage is located on Mill Street (Route 1), a short 350’ from Pleasant Street when traveling on Route 1 north.

Hours of operation: Dawn to dusk.

Note: Park is only open during periods when floatation barriers across the river are in place to prevent downstream travel towards the hydroelectric dam. Barriers are installed in mid to late May, depending of river flows, and are removed in the late fall. The facility remains closed to the launching of watercraft of any kind when the barriers are not installed.

Amenities available:
• Gravel parking lot
• Boat launch for hand carry watercraft
• 2 granite benches
• Directional signage to portage below the dam

Primary uses:  Boat launch for hand carry watercraft; fishing, picnicking; scenic views of the Andoscoggin River

Restrictions:  Hand carry watercraft launching only.