Hiking in the wilderness brings with it its own rewards for those willing to partake in the adventure. Wilderness travel, backpacking, crosscountry hiking, rafting/kayaking, wildlife viewing, hunting and fishing are the primary activites in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.