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Explore the state’s largest salt marsh by foot, canoe, or kayak. Center open seasonally from May through Labor Day.
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The Scarborough Marsh is a great place to explore the state’s largest salt marsh by foot or canoe. The center provides a variety of guided and self-guided walks, and canoe tours, as well as exhibits, a nature trail, canoe rentals and a Maine Audubon Nature Store. All guided programs are led by trained naturalists. Owned and managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the 3,100 acre estuary known as Scarborough Marsh is the largest salt marsh in the state, comprising tidal marsh, salt creeks, freshwater marsh and uplands. The marsh is particularly important for wildlife as a resting, breeding and feeding ground.

10/06/2026

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10/06/2026

🍂 Think the salt marsh goes quiet in fall? Think again. It’s alive with color, motion, and preparation.

As the water cools, Mummichog fish bury themselves in the mud to ride out the winter and larger fish move to deeper waters. On land, marsh plants turn brilliant colors and migrating flocks gather for their long flights south.

Thanks to Nick Lund of Maine Audubon for capturing the beauty and bustle of our local marsh so vividly. 💚 Click to lean more.

Plants and animals busily prepare for winter

09/30/2026

Looking to get outside this beautiful fall weekend 🍂? Join us at Scarborough Marsh on Saturday, October 3, for our annual End of Season Fall Cleanup 🧹!

From 9 am–12 pm, help us clean up the marsh and beaches and winterize the Nature Center. We'll have plenty of snacks and refreshments to fuel your morning on the marsh.

Registration is not required, but it’s nice to know if you’re coming! Dress in layers and wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy.

Thanks to Back Cove Financial for generously sponsoring this fall clean-up and to Scarborough Land Trust, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, and the Town of Scarborough, Maine, for their support.

Learn more below.

https://maineaudubon.org/events/earth-day-cleanup-at-scarborough-marsh/

09/22/2026

09/10/2026

That's a wrap 🎬! Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center is officially closed for the season!

THANK YOU to everyone who visited throughout the summer ☀, especially to those who volunteered at the center, paddled the marsh with us, participated in one of our family programs, or just dropped by. We had so much fun, and we hope you did, too.

While the center won't be open, the Wednesday Morning Bird Walks at Scarborough Marsh will go through the end of September. We also have our annual Fall Cleanup in October. Head to https://maineaudubon.org/events/ for updates on these programs.

It was an amazing summer, and we can't wait to see everyone again next year 👋!

09/02/2026

Only a few more days until our Labor Day Extravaganza! We'll be open all weekend long, and we'll have tons of fun activities for the whole family 🛶.

So stop by and say hi!

Our Labor Day Extravaganza is almost here 🛶! Celebrate our last full weekend at Scarborough Marsh with fun exhibits, crafts, raffles, browse our used book sale, and shop store-wide sales.

Activities, tours, and rentals will be running all weekend long from Saturday, September 5, to Monday, September 7, from 9 am to 4 pm.

We hope you can join us for a fun-filled weekend at the marsh!

09/02/2026

What happens when a marsh inspires you to pick up a paintbrush? 🎨🌾

For Reed Shaw, it started with a mailbox.

In 2024, Shaw was asked to repaint a mailbox at Maine Audubon’s Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center featuring a beautiful marsh scene. After successfully recreating the artwork, Shaw became the go-to painter for projects around the center.

And somewhere along the way, something changed: Shaw began thinking of themself as an artist.

During the school year, Shaw works with computers and helps keep the theater spaces at their school up and running. But when spring turns to summer, Scarborough Marsh becomes a source of creative inspiration.

As Melissa Kim of Maine Audubon writes, the marsh’s “winding river, dancing grasses, and ever-changing nature” offer plenty of beauty to inspire a brush—even for those who don’t usually think of themselves as artists.

Read more about how Scarborough Marsh helped Reed Shaw discover their creative side. https://scarboroughliving.net/2026/07/21/art-on-the-marsh/

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Our Labor Day Extravaganza is almost here 🛶! Celebrate our last full weekend at Scarborough Marsh with fun exhibits, cra...

08/26/2026

08/24/2026

The summer has gone by so fast; we can't believe it's almost time for our Labor Day Extravaganza 🛶! That means it's also the last week of youth programs at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. So if you have a budding scientist who loves learning about marsh muck and mummichugs, this is your last chance to sign them up!

Here's this week's lineup:

🎨 Exploring Nature Through Art – Tuesday, August 25, 10:30 am–12 pm

🐟 Family Nature Walks: Mummichugs and Marsh Muck – Wednesday, August 26, 10:30 am–12 pm

🐜 Tiny Tot Tour – Thursday, August 27, 10:30 am–12 pm

Learn more and sign up below, and don't forget about the Labor Day Extravaganza starting on September 5 to celebrate our last full weekend at the marsh!

https://maineaudubon.org/events/

08/18/2026

Looking for some fun outdoor activities to do with your kids? Sign up for one of our youth programs happening this week!

We've got Family Nature Walks: Mummichugs and Marsh Muck at 10:30 am on Wednesday, August 19, and Salt Marsh Explorers at 10:30 am on Thursday, August 20.

We hope to see everyone at the marsh soon!

Drop in or sign up below.

https://maineaudubon.org/events/

Address

92 Pine Point Road
Scarborough, ME
04074

Telephone

+12078835100

Website

https://www.maineaudubon.org/visit/scarborough-marsh/

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