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Planning a trip to the Allagash? Please consider the below resources to assist with your trip planning.

General Trip Planning Resources 

• Allagash Wilderness Waterway Conditions and Alerts – Maintained by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, this page provides information on water levels and flow, ice thickness, and camping alerts. 
• Allagash Wilderness Waterway Map and Guide – This detailed map of the Waterway also includes a list of suggested itineraries, access and parking information, a gear list, and more.
• Camping Fees and information.
• Hunting and Fishing Licenses
• Rules and Regulations for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
• Safety Information from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
• Video Series – This selection of nine videos from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry covers trip planning, Allagash history, fishing information, and winter use of the Waterway.
• NFTC Trip Planner – The Northern Forest Canoe Trail trip planner lets you create an individual trip plan, and includes detailed information about access points, campsites, fastwater, and portages.

History and Culture of the Allagash and St. John Valley

• Acadian Archives at the University of Maine at Fort Kent
• Acadian Culture in Maine, Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission
• Allagash Explorer, A Take-Along Companion to Maine’s Wilderness Waterway (Pocket Guide)  This pocket guide aims to provoke connections between the user and the historical, cultural, and natural resources of the Waterway; and to encourage visitors to record their own thoughts and observations of the Waterway and its personal impacts.
• Allagash History from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands website

• Early French Migrations to Northern Maine, by Beatrice Craig
• The Kellys of Kingsclear, by Darrell McBreairty
• The Land In-Between: The Upper St. John Valley from Prehistory to World War 1, by Beatrice Craig
• Storied Lands and Waters, an assessment of the historic and cultural resources of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
• Wabanaki History and Culture
  • Abbe Museum
  • Madawaska Maliseet First Nation
  • The Wabanakis of Maine and the Maritimes
  • Wabanaki Tribes in Maine

Guides, Outfitters, and other Local Services 

• This list of guide services includes a number of Allagash outfitters and is maintained by North Maine Woods.
• Allagash Explorer Retailers These bookstores and outfitters carry copies of the Allagash Explorer guide and other resources for your Allagash adventure

Natural History

• Natural Resources Inventory and Monitoring Project

• Natural History Guide (Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands)

• Maine Natural Areas Program (Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)

In the Region:

• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
  • Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters
• Baxter State Park
  • Friends of Baxter
• Northern Forest Canoe Trail