Coastal Maine State Parks 1. Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth Best for: Families Grassy dunes back this mile-long beach that is bookended with granite ledges pocketed with tidal pools.

Camden Hills State Park, Camden — Meet at the visitor center at 9 a.m. at 280 Belfast Road for a scenic 2.6-mile hike on the Megunticook and Adams Lookout Trails with Park Ranger Erik Hallsey.

Entry fees vary by state park, but Maine residents 65 and older enter for free, and children 5 to 11 years old are charged $1, while children under 5 are free.

The state of Maine has 228 miles of coast, and if you include the "tidal coastline," this extends to 3,478 miles. That's a lot of oceanfront property, with peninsulas, inlets, and islands ...