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Seal watching at Indian Point Blagden Preserve © Bruce Kidman/The Nature Conservancy

Open to the Public

Yes

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This preserve lies on the western side of Mount Desert Island, on the Indian Point peninsula. The preserve features mature forests, as well as more than 1,000 feet of frontage on the rocky shore of Western Bay. The preserve was donated to The Nature Conservancy by Donald and Zelina Blagden in 1968.

Location
Mount Desert Island, Maine

Size
110 acres

Hours
Dawn to Dusk

Preserve Guidelines
To learn more about the logic behind these rules, please read our complete list of preserve use policies.

• Foot traffic only
• Please stay on the trails and respect areas marked as private
• No collecting of plants or animals
• No pets
• Carry out all litter
• No fires, smoking or camping

What You'll See
The forested preserve is dominated by red spruce, northern white cedar and balsam fir. Yellow and white birch, red oak and red maple are more common along the forest edge and in forest gaps created by blowdowns. A large stand of tamarack grows at the center of the preserve.

The preserve supports abundant wildlife, including white-tailed deer, porcupines, ruby-crowned kinglets and osprey, as well as 12 species of warblers and six woodpecker species. Along the shore, harbor seals sun on rock ledges.

Things To Do

Plan Your Visit

Download a preserve map. (564KB, .pdf)

Directions

Take Route 3 south from Ellsworth, across the Trenton Causeway onto Mount Desert Island (8.5 miles). Bear right at the first fork in the road (.5 miles), taking Route 102/198 towards Somesville. After 1.8 miles, turn right onto Indian Point Rd. Bear right at the first fork (1.7 miles). The entrance to the preserve is about 200 yards past the fork on the right, marked by a sign.

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