Rachel's Pick of the Week: Peaks Kenny

Located in the town of Dover-Foxcroft is a great state park with a lake with an amazing view of Mt. Katahdin, campgrounds, a playground, running water and toilets. We enjoy this site for a number of reasons, one being a great green space for our toddler to run around and a nice sandy beach for her to enjoy. There is a life guard on duty with people to keep up the ground as well as park rangers there at all times. This is a dog friendly park and they even have a "dog beach area". You can BBQ  or pack a picnic lunch. The facilities are extremely clean and well kept -- you will want to bring bug spray despite the amazing dragonfly and frog population that tend to keep the pesky bugs at bay for the most part. There is a great stream that is cooler that runs into the lake on the side my daughter uses to catch frogs in with friends. I have always been able to find clay on the bottom of the lake and had find molding with it on shore as a kid. I will say the water bottom is rockier than usual, however we have keens that we use a water shoes so we were not phased. A friend and co-worker, notoriously known for finding flaws in my ambitious plans, has pointed out the public beach is free and has more sand. We are able to use a parks pass and get in for "free" so we choose to use the parks pass. Also, it's $13 a night for a camp site and $10 admission for two adult residents, a 3 year old and a baby. Considering how well everything is kept up I think it deserves great ratings. My only fear is how busy the park may get come mid-summer when summer camps take trips to the park ( you may want to ask a ranger if you have to pay to get in).