Tumbledown Mountain and Mount Blue State Park

In 2001, Trust for Public Land began working with the Tumbledown Conservation Alliance and the Maine Department of Conservation in a multiyear effort to protect one of the state’s best-loved regions containing Tumbledown Mountain and Mount Blue State Park. Trust for Public Land’s sights were set on nearly 30,000 acres of sweeping alpine vistas, popular hiking trails, and productive forests.

Today, thanks to support from the Maine congressional delegation, the U.S. Forest Service, the State of Maine, and hundreds of private supporters, almost 26,000 acres have been conserved. Looking at the road ahead, the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands has adopted the first management plan for this region. The plan is based on a 15-year timeline and will provide critical resource protection and management guidance.

These two areas—Tumbledown Mountain and Mount Blue State Park—were once separate properties and open to possible threats of development, overharvesting, and more. Today, they are stronger together and will become increasingly valuable to the public.