2.1REGISTRATIONEach party intending to camp overnight at an Allagash Wilderness Waterway campsite must register at the first opportunity at a North Maine Woods control station, an AWW Ranger Station, or with an AWW ranger.
2.2CAMPINGA. Visitors shall pay any fees charged by the Bureau.B. Camping is prohibited except at authorized campsites. Authorized campsites are identified by signs and indicated in the Bureau's Waterway brochure. Campsites consist of one or more individual cells each including a picnic table and a fireplace.C. Camping is prohibited in parking areas, except camping will be allowed from October 1 to May 15 in the parking area at Chamberlain Thoroughfare, with the exception noted in section E.l, and October 1 to November 30 in the parking area at Umsaskis Thoroughfare.D. Camping will be allowed on consecutive nights on any campsite if, in the judgment of the Bureau, as represented by its authorized employees, such use is not an inconvenience to other users of the Waterway.E.WINTER CAMPING AT CHAMBERLAIN THOROUGHFARE AND KELLOGG BROOK1. Winter camping in the Chamberlain Thoroughfare parking area and the Kellogg Brook site will not be permitted from the first Sunday in December to the second Saturday in December. All camping equipment must be removed from the parking area and Kellogg Brook site during this period. Any camping equipment remaining in the Chamberlain Thoroughfare parking area or Kellogg Brook site is subject to removal by the Bureau, at the owner's expense. The Chamberlain Thoroughfare parking area and Kellogg Brook site will be open to campers from 8:00 a.m. on the second Saturday in December to May 15.2. Camping spaces in the Chamberlain Thoroughfare parking area and the Kellogg Brook site will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis until the campground capacity is reached. Registration takes place at the Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge ranger station, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the second Saturday in December. No camping equipment shall be left onsite without first registering.3. One self-contained camping unit will be allowed per site.4. Unregistered campers must register with the Waterway ranger upon arrival at Chamberlain Thoroughfare.5. Full payment of the required fee will be due at the time of registration.6. Assignment, subletting, and commercial use of campsites are not allowed.F. Winter camping may be allowed off authorized campsites by special activity permit issued by the Waterway Superintendent. 2.3GROUP SIZEA. Groups of more than 12 persons of any age, including trip leaders and/or guides, are prohibited from traveling on the Allagash watercourse or camping at Allagash Waterway campsite cells. (See exception under rule 2.3 C)B. Groups that exceed this limit and intend to use the watercourse or campsites must: 1. divide into self-contained groups of 12 or fewer persons and travel out of sight of each other or at least one half mile apart;2. not share equipment or campsite cells.C. Oversized groups that were "grandfathered" by rule in 1974 may be granted a permit that will allow them to exceed the 12 person maximum by no more than the number of persons in the largest group the organization registered in the past three years. In no case shall the number of persons in the group exceed 18. In any one year, oversized groups will not be permitted more trips than the largest number of trips they had in any of the previous three (3) years.D. Trip Leader Permits are required for boys and girls camps licensed by the Maine Department of Human Services, or those camps located in another state that requires a similar license. Such camps, in conducting trips in the Waterway, shall:1. provide at least one staff member over 18 years of age for each 6 campers, and;2. ensure that the staff member in charge of the trip holds a valid Trip Leader Permit.2.4RESOURCE DAMAGEThe cutting or damaging of live trees or brush within the Restricted Zone, except to maintain safe roadways and for authorized activities of the Bureau, is prohibited. The damage or removal of anything prehistorical or historical within the Restricted Zone is prohibited.
2.5OPEN FIRESA. Open fires are allowed only in fireplaces provided by the Bureau.B. No person shall build fireplaces in addition to those provided by the Bureau.C. When the ground is snow covered, fires must be built in authorized fireplaces, on authorized campsites, or on the ice below the high water mark.D. No fire shall be left unattended.2.6LITTER/REMOVAL OF WASTEA. Littering is prohibited. Visitors must carry out all refuse. Unburned refuse left in fireplaces will be considered litter.B. The discharging of wastes of any kind, including, but not limited to soaps and detergents in the waters of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is prohibited.2.7USE OF TRAILS, PARKING, AND OTHER AREASVehicles, including campers, snowmobiles, and A TV's, parked in unauthorized areas within the Restricted Zone, may be removed at the owner's expense.
2.8USE OF WATERCRAFTA. From the south end of Telos Lake to the north end of Chamberlain Lake, the use of all models of personal watercraft (PWC), hovercraft, airboats, racing boats, and pontoon boats is prohibited.B. From Lock Dam Stream, where it enters Eagle Lake north to Twin Brook Rapids, only canoes and kayaks without motors or motors not exceeding 10 H.P. may be used on the watercourse. Canoes and kayaks must meet the dimensions specified in the definitions section of this rule.C. On Allagash Lake and Allagash Stream to the red posts at the entrance of Chamberlain Lake, all watercraft are prohibited except canoes and kayaks without motors. Canoes and kayaks must meet the dimensions specified in the definitions section of this rule.D. Except on Telos and Chamberlain Lakes, the use of inflatable watercraft is prohibited.E. Water skiing or other activities in which individuals are towed behind watercraft are prohibited.2.9SWIMMINGSwimming, jumping, and diving from all dams and bridges is prohibited.
2.10 ACCESS BY MOTOR VEHICLE A. Unless otherwise provided for by these rules, access by motor vehicle to the watercourse shall be prohibited except at the following locations. Limited access at John's Bridge is as provided in section 2.11. Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge, T6-R11;
Indian Stream, T7-R12;
Churchill Dam, T10-R12;
Bissonette Bridge, T10-R12;
Umsaskis Launching Area, T11-R13;
Henderson Brook Bridge, T13-R12
Michaud Farm, T15-R11;
Finley Bogan T15-R11;
Twin Brook, Allagash Plantation.
For the purposes of this rule, access by motor vehicle shall be defined as the stopping or standing of a motor vehicle and/or a trailer for the purpose of loading or unloading people, watercraft, baggage or provisions.
B. Parking of vehicles in the Restricted Zone is prohibited except within designated parking areas at the following locations: Churchill Dam, T10-R12;
Umsaskis Thoroughfare, T11-R13;
Ramsay Ledge, T15-R11;
Michaud Farm, T15-R11;
Finley Bogan, T15-R11.
C. Unless otherwise provided for by these rules, parking for access to the watercourse is allowed outside the Restricted Zone and not to exceed any limits posted by the Bureau, only at the following designated parking lots. Parking outside the Restricted Zone for limited access at John's Bridge is as provided in section 2.11. Chamberlain Thoroughfare, T6- R11;
Henderson Brook Bridge, T13-R12;
Indian Stream, T7-R12.
D. Access by motor vehicle for camping at authorized campsites is allowed only at Ramsay Ledge.E. The operation of motor vehicles within the One Mile Area around Allagash Lake is prohibited from May 1 to September 30.F. The use of automobiles and trucks on ice-covered portions of the watercourse is prohibited.2.11JOHN'S BRIDGE, T9-R13The launching or retrieving of watercraft or other recreational equipment, the embarking or disembarking of passengers, baggage, or provisions from the watercourse within 500 feet of John's Bridge is prohibited, except during the months of May and September, between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset, with a day-use permit issued by the Bureau. Overnight or multi-day trips cannot start or end at this location. Vehicle parking must be outside the Restricted Zone.
2.12ACCESS BY SNOWMOBILES AND ATVSA. Access to the watercourse by snowmobiles is prohibited except at the following locations: T6-R11 - Telos Dam and Chamberlain Thoroughfare; T6-R12 - Mud Pond Carry and McNally Brooks; T7-R12, Nugent's Camps, Chamberlain Farm and Woodman Cove; T8-R12, Smith Brook; T7-R13, Upper Crow's Nest and Lock Dam; T8-R13, Zeigler Trail and Russell Cove; T9-R12, Twin Brooks; T10-R12, Churchill Dam; T11-R13, Camp Drake; T12-R13, Ross Stream; T13-R12, Henderson Brook Bridge; T15 R11, Michaud Farm; and Allagash Plantation - Twin Brook.
B. Designated locations may be temporarily closed when trail conditions are determined to be unsafe. When this occurs another location may be temporarily designated. The temporary closing/opening of designated access locations will be allowed by posting authorized by the Waterway Superintendent.C. Snowmobiles are prohibited on Allagash Lake and Allagash Stream.D. ATVs are prohibited within the Waterway. Except, ATVs may be allowed during the winter months on designated snowmobile trails and on the watercourse when lack of snow cover limits access by snowmobile. This exception will be allowed by posting authorized by the Waterway Superintendent. E. A TV s are prohibited within one mile of Allagash Lake or Allagash StreamF. Other than as permitted above, A TV use is allowed only for 1. emergency, administrative, and forest management purposes;2. administrative purposes at Nugent's and Jalbert's camps;2.13ACCESS BY AIRCRAFTA. Aircraft may land and take off, on open water, on the watercourse, for the purposes of embarking or disembarking passengers, baggage, or provisions, only at the following locations: Webster Lake Inlet, T6-R11;
Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge, T6-R11;
Nugents Camps, T7-R12;
Lock Dam, T7-R13;
Churchill Dam, T10-R12 Camp Drake on Umsaskis Lake, T11-R13;
Jalbert's Camps, Round Pond, T13-R12.
B. Aircraft are not permitted to land or take off at any other locations within the One Mile Area except with the prior approval of the Bureau.C. Aircraft may land on frozen bodies of water within the One Mile Area, except Allagash Lake.2.14WATERCRAFT STORAGEWatercraft, including watercraft equipment, shall not be left unattended in the Restricted Zone, except for emergency situations or temporary storage by permit. Temporary storage permits not to exceed 14 consecutive days, may be issued by the Bureau for designated locations not readily visible from the watercourse, at the sites listed below:
Chamberlain Thoroughfare (T16-R11);
Indian Stream (T7-R12);
Churchill Dam (T10-R12);
Umsaskis Thoroughfare (T11-R13);
Henderson Brook Bridge (T13-R12);
Michaud Farm (T15-R11).
Watercraft, including watercraft equipment, shall be marked with a tag issued by the Bureau of Parks and Lands clearly showing the name and address of the owner and the date the watercraft was left unattended.
Any watercraft, tent, shelter other than an ice shack, or other personal property, structure, or fixture left unattended for more than three consecutive days without written authorization from the Bureau shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Bureau may take custody of such property and dispose of the same in accordance with the law.
2.15FOOT TRAILSA. The development and maintenance of foot trails within the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is prohibited, except, and to the extent that the landowner has given permission, those listed below: The Allagash Mountain trail between Allagash Lake and Allagash Mountain;
The Carry Trail between Round Pond (T7-R14) and the south end of Allagash Lake;
The Johnson Pond Outlet trail between Johnson Pond and Allagash Stream (T8- R14);
The portage trail between Telos Dam and Webster Lake (T6-R11) The trail between Otter Pond and Allagash Lake (T8-R14);
The Indian Stream trail along Indian Stream to Eagle Lake (T7-R12);
The trail to the locomotives (T8-R13);
The Pumphandle Trail (T8-R13);
The Sandy Point Trail (T11-R13);
The Round Pond Mountain trail to the Round Pond Mountain Tower (Tl3-R12);
The Tramway trail between Chamberlain and Eagle Lakes;
The trail to the Ice Caves from Allagash Lake;
Portage Trails at Little Allagash Falls, Lock Dam and Allagash Falls.
The portage trail between Churchill Dam and Big Eddy.
B. Use of the Ziegler (Eagle Lake), Russell Cove (Eagle Lake), and Island Campsite (Allagash Lake) trails is prohibited between May 1 and September 30.2.16POWER EQUIPMENTA. The possession or use of power saws is prohibited within the Restricted Zone and on the watercourse, except at Nugent's and Jalbert's camps or in vehicles in transit. Chain saws may be used at Jalbert's and Nugent's camps consistent with the terms of the Bureau leases for these camps.B. The use of other motor-powered tools and equipment within the Restricted Zone and on the watercourse is prohibited, except:1. Generators may be used in the camping areas at Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge and Kellog Brook from October 1 through May 15.2. Generators may be used at Jalbert's and Nugent's camps.3. Power ice augers may be used on any of the lakes open to ice fishing except Allagash Lake.2.17CONDUCTA. Conduct detrimental to the safety and well-being of a person or persons is prohibited, including, but not limited to disorderly conduct, indecent acts, intoxication, or coarse language.B. Conduct that would change or damage the natural features, structures, and wilderness character of the Waterway is prohibited~C. Soliciting and advertising are prohibited.2.18ARTIFACTSA. Use of metal detectors is prohibited.B. Artifacts within the Restricted Zone are the property of the State and their disturbance, removal, or possession is prohibited except as specifically permitted in writing by the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands for research, preservation, or educational purposes.2.19HUNTING/POSSESSION OF FIREARMSHunting and trapping shall be in accordance with the laws of the State of Maine, the laws and rules of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, local ordinances and the following Bureau rules:
A. The Bureau may permanently or temporarily close trails and other areas within the Restricted Zone to hunting. Trails and other areas closed to hunting shall be posted by the Bureau.B. Hunting within the Restricted Zone is prohibited from May 1 through September 30.C. Firearms and archery equipment are prohibited within the Restricted Zone from May 1 through September 30. Firearms being transported across the restricted zone/watercourse from May 1 through September 30 must be securely wrapped in a complete cover, fastened in a case, or carried in at least two pieces in such a manner that they cannot be discharged unless joined together. Except that, firearms and archery equipment may be transported across the restricted zone without being securely wrapped in a complete cover, fastened in a case, or carried in at least two pieces at the permanent watercourse crossings listed in Title 12, section 1882: * Henderson Brook Bridge
* Reality Bridge
* Churchill Dam Bridge
* John's Bridge
* Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge
* Allagash Stream Bridge
D. concealed handgun may be carried by qualifying individuals consistent with the provisions of 12 MRSA section1803, subsection 7. Open carry is not permitted under this provision.E. Discharging any firearm or archery equipment is prohibited from or within 300 feet of any picnic area, camping area or campsite, parking area, building, shelter, boat launching site, posted trail or other developed area, within the Restricted Zone, including dams, or from Chamberlain Bridge, John's Bridge, Umsaskis Thoroughfare Bridge, or Henderson Brook Bridge2.20ICE SHACKS / PERSONAL PROPERTYA. Ice shacks are not allowed on Allagash Lake. Windbreaks may not remain on Allagash Lake overnight.B. Ice shacks must be removed from the watercourse within three (3) days of the close of ice fishing.C. Ice shacks and/or structures used for ice fishing are prohibited within the Waterway from April 3 to the second Saturday in December, except that ice shacks may be stored in the parking lot at Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge from April 3 until May 15.2.21PETSPets must be under the owner's control at all times and must not be left unattended. Pet owners are required to immediately clean up any fecal deposits left by their pets on campsites, trails, and in parking lots, and other developed areas, within the Restricted Zone.
2.22EXCEPTIONSState employees or their representatives in the official conduct of their duties and with prior permission from the Bureau may be exempted from the above rules.
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