![]() ![]() I note for the record that motorboats over 10 HP are prohibited on the pond. A view of the pond via Google Maps shows the presence of only two houses. Not a single house or dock is visible from the put-in. The shoreline of Spectacle Pond is entirely forested. I’m heading to the right of it to seek shelter and shadow. Note the wind! The peninsula is straight ahead. ![]() General view of Spectacle Pond from the put-in area. I observe an open gate at the beginning of the gravel road, and suspect that it would be unlocked to allow vehicular traffic only after mud season is over in the spring ( click here for a similar gate at another wildlife management area). A hard-top launch is not available, however, and only hand-carried craft can be put in the water from this location. A large parking area is located at the end of this gravel road. A small panel labeled “Public Access” located on Church Hill Road, about 1 miles south of Stone Road/Hannaford Hill Road, is the only sign pointing the way to the pond. Access is via a rough but drivable gravel road which extends for 1.4 miles through the woods between Church Hill Road and the pond. The northern half of this pond is surrounded by the Alonzo Garcelon Wildlife Management Area, which is managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. ![]() Spectacle Pond is a 139-acre body of water located in Augusta and Vassalboro (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 13 B1). Only hand-carried crafts have access to Spectacle Pond from the public put-in. ![]()
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