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West Mountain can be distinguished from Portage Lake, and a lovely lake like Little Machias Lake is a great spot to go to. Go for a hike on the Island Pond Trail; dry warm beds await you at Crown Park Inn. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Fish River for all you adrenaline junkies, and Indian Point is not far at all. This location is excellent, just explore all the fun things to do near Portage Lake. Good hiking is available along the Round Trail,
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always a great adventure, and Clover Hill Campground is a brilliant local campground. Throughout the summertime at Portage Lake highs are usually in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 10's, and winter nights come with lows in the-10's to Portage Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 46.77222 Longitude: -68.50222
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Machias River, Washington Hancock CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class I-III - 32 miles long (Big Machias Lake to Aroostook River) |
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Fish River, Aroostook CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class I-III - 5.5 miles long (Round Pond to Ferguson Brook) |
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Squa Pan Stream, Aroostook CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class I-II - 3 miles long (Squa Pan Lake to Aroostook River) |
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