“The mission of Island Heritage Trust is to conserve significant open space, scenic areas, wildlife habitats, natural resources, historic and cultural features that offer public benefit and are essential to the character of the Deer Isle area.”

Places on Deer Isle open for Public Use

IHT’s Conserved Lands on Deer Isle

Bowcat Point – On Little Deer Isle side of Causeway. Causeway Beach – Along Causeway between Little Deer Isle -Deer Isle. Reach Beach at Gray’s Cove – At far East end of Reach Road, Deer Isle. Lily Pond – Parking area off Deer Run Apartments Road, Deer Isle. Settlement Quarry – About ½ mile down Oceanville Road, Stonington (not on Settlement Road). Shore Acres – Off Greenlaw District Road (between Sunshine Road & Reach Road). Tennis Preserve –At end of Tennis Road off Sunshine Road, BPL land co- managed by IHT.

Scotts Landing - North of and across from Causeway Beach, Deer Isle. Pine Hill – Off Blastow Cove Road, Little Deer Isle.

Land owned by The Nature Conservancy maintained by IHT

Barred Island Preserve - Near end of Goose Cove Road, Deer Isle. Crocket Cove Preserve - Off Whitman Road at Burnt Cove or off Barbour Farm Road, Stonington.

IHT’s Conserved off-shore Islands open for day use

Bradbury Island – Large Island in Penobscot Bay, West of Deer Isle. Carney Island – SW of Causeway Beach, IHT owns North half of Island Eagle nesting site, Island closed March –July. Mark Island (landing not recommended) – SW of Crotch Island. Millet Island – In Archipelago, NE of Spruce Island. Polypod Island – In Deer Isle’s Southeast Harbor. Round Island – In Archipelago, between McGlathery & Wreck. Sheep Island – West of Little Deer Isle near Blastow Cove, Osprey nest, closed April – August. Wreck Island – In Archipelago, West of McGlathery. Bureau of Public Lands (BPL) Islands open to the Public

Apple Island – Located in Fish Creek NW of Campbell Island. Harbor Island – In Archipelago, North of Merchant’s Island. Hell’s Half Acre – In Archipelago, Cradled between Camp, Bold & Devil Islands. Little Sheep – Near Sheep Island (off of Oceanville). Potato Island – NE of Stinson Neck (not the one near St. Helena). Steve Island – In Archipelago, West of Wreck Island. Weir Island – Close to shore West of Moose Island.

Other Islands open for Public Use

McGlathery Island – In Archipelago, SW of Stonington. Russ Island – In Archipelago, SW of Stonington, Owned by Chewonki Foundation. Campbell Island – East of Deer Isle, between Oak Point and Greenlaw Neck Eagle nesting site, Island closed March –July.

For further Island camping or other information contact: Maine Island Trail Association – For other islands open to MITA members (207-761-8225) Old Quarry Ocean Adventures – Outfitter located in Oceanville near Settlement Quarry (207-367-8977)