mill creek preserve

trail Distance

Coming soon!

Dogs

Must be kept on least

Bikes

Allowed

GPS Address

178 Foreside Rd, Falmouth (Accessed from Falmouth Nature Preserve)

Parking

Large unpaved lot with approximately 8 parking spaces

Bus Access

Greater Portland METRO Route 7 (Stop 705, limited service)

Additional Information

Ownership

FLT - Fee Owned

Property Type

Preserve

Property Uses

Hiking, bicycling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, birding, fishing. Motorized vehicles of all kinds are prohibited. Trails are not wheelchair accessible. This property requires dogs to be on leash at all times due to restrictions by the Nature Conservancy. Hunting is prohibited.

Additional Directions

From US Route 1 North: turn right onto Foreside Rd (Rte 88). Continue for 1.6 miles to the unpaved preserve entrance on the left. If you pass Preservation Dr on your left you have gone too far.

From bus stop #705: Continue walking on Rt 88 for less than 1/4 mile to the parking lot on the right

General Information

Conveyed to FLT by the Nature Conservancy, Mill Creek has 2000 feet of frontage on both shores and abuts Falmouth Nature Preserve.  It can be accessed from a trail system that is part of the Falmouth Nature Preserve. 

Habitat

Fringe marsh, estuary, fresh water stream, wooded