Moose River Plains

This past weekend I decided to leave Big Red parked and walk to most of my destinations at Moose River Plains. Walking along Otter Brook Road remind me how truly large Moose River Plains truly is. That’s a blessing but it also means to get to many if not most destinations, motoring is required although I guess the roads also would be a lot of fun to bike, especially in the relatively flat plains.

A decade ago Moose River Plains was a lot more diapolated than it is now it seems. While the state had invested in some of the accessible features like the new improved accessible trails to Helldiver, Icehouse, and Mitchells Pond, and the accessible campsites most of the other campsites had fallen into disrepair with outhouses and picnic tables falling apart if they existed at all.

In more recent years the situation has improved enormously. Most of the drive in campsites have new outhouses, fire places have largely been replaced as have picnic tables. While the original infrastructure of the Plains held up well for fifty years – much of it from the late 1960s and early 1970s, use and abuse meant it needed to be upgraded.

I’ve heard that many of the upgrades were in part done by volunteers and not the Division of Operations. But regardless, they still make for a nice area to visit and enjoy. Having a picnic table and outhouse at nearly every site is a good improvement for sure.