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Buffalo National River Buffalo Point
The Buffalo Point area trail system totals approximately six miles. Trailheads are located in the campground and along the road between the ranger station and restaurant. Trail maps are available at the ranger station. Dogs and other pets are not permitted on park trails.
3.5 mile loop
Begin your journey to the Rockhouse, a large bluff shelter once inhabited by Indians, at the trailhead located between the ranger station and restaurant. The return trail is a strenuous uphill climb.
0.6 mile
This easy hike will lead you to a beautiful overlook of the Buffalo River. Begin at the trailhead located between the ranger station and restaurant.
1.3 miles
This connector trail links the campground with the ranger station, the concession cabins, and all other Buffalo Point trails.
0.7 miles
The trail leads from the group camps sites to the canoe launch area.
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.