Four Ponds
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Western Mountains Ponds — Chain of pristine mountain ponds in the Rangeley Lakes region — premier brook trout fishing
Four Ponds is a public reserved lot in the Rangeley Lakes region of western Maine — a chain of pristine mountain ponds surrounded by boreal forest. The Rangeley region was one of America’s first outdoor recreation destinations, attracting wealthy “sports” (anglers) from Boston and New York since the 1850s. The area is famous for its native brook trout fishing — these cold, spring-fed ponds produce some of the finest wild brook trout in the eastern United States.
Visitor Information
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Rangeley area, Franklin County, ME |
| Entry Fee | Free |
| Fishing | Premier native brook trout! |
| Since | Fishing destination since 1850s! |
About Four Ponds
Four Ponds public reserved land in Township D provides access to a cluster of remote ponds in the western Maine mountains. The area is surrounded by boreal forest and offers some of the best native brook trout fishing in the state — the cold, clean waters produce wild, brilliantly colored brookies.
Things to Do
Fishing for native brook trout (fly fishing is exceptional), canoeing, primitive camping, moose watching, and hiking. The remoteness ensures pristine fishing conditions rare in the eastern United States.
About Four Ponds
Four Ponds in Franklin County provides backcountry recreation in Maine’s western mountains near Rangeley — one of the original “Sporting Camps” destinations that made Maine famous for fishing in the 1800s. The area sits in the heart of native brook trout habitat and the Appalachian Trail corridor. Maine’s western mountains, while not as high as the White Mountains, are wilder and more remote.
Things to Do
Backcountry hiking, native brook trout fishing, Appalachian Trail access, moose watching, camping, and experiencing Maine’s legendary Rangeley Lakes sporting camp heritage.
