East Point Audubon Sanctuary

09/15/2025

‼️REMINDER‼️

TRAIL CLOSURE September 11 - 26 (weekdays only).

Non-native invasive plants threaten the wildlife and habitat at East Point Audubon Sanctuary. Maine Audubon has determined that removal is essential to the health of the landscape and is working to identify, remove, control, and manage invasive plants and revegetate with native plants, in order to restore and rebuild the natural biodiversity that supports the widest array of wildlife.

As this work continues, the trails and sanctuary will be closed on weekdays from September 11-26, 2025. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding with this work.

09/02/2025

NOTICE: TRAIL CLOSURE September 11 - 26 (weekdays only).
Non-native invasive plants threaten the wildlife and habitat at East Point Audubon Sanctuary. Maine Audubon has determined that removal is essential to the health of the landscape and is working to identify, remove, control, and manage invasive plants and revegetate with native plants, in order to restore and rebuild the natural biodiversity that supports the widest array of wildlife. As this work continues, the trails and sanctuary will be closed on weekdays from September 11-26, 2025. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding with this work.

06/26/2025

NOTICE: TRAIL CLOSURE July 7-11.
Non-native invasive plants threaten the wildlife and habitat at East Point Audubon Sanctuary. Maine Audubon has determined that removal is essential to the health of the landscape and is working to identify, remove, control, and manage invasive plants and revegetate with native plants, in order to restore and rebuild the natural biodiversity that supports the widest array of wildlife. As this work continues, the trails and sanctuary will be closed from July 7-11, 2025. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

04/15/2025

** NEW UPDATE: Weather conditions make this difficult to schedule! Trails will be closed May 19-23. **

NOTICE: TRAIL CLOSURE! Non-native invasive plants threaten the wildlife and habitat at East Point Audubon Sanctuary. Maine Audubon has determined that removal is essential to the health of the landscape and is working to identify, remove, control, and manage invasive plants and revegetate with native plants, in order to restore and rebuild the natural biodiversity that supports the widest array of wildlife. As this work commences, the trails will be closed from April 21 to May 5, 2025. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

07/19/2024

If you happen to be in the Biddeford Pool area, be sure to visit Maine Audubon's East Point Sanctuary and traverse over some brand new cedar bog bridging. The sanctuary received approximately 85 feet of new bridging to help folks avoid wet sections and provide better views of the scenic Wood Island Lighthouse. Major kudos to our Land Steward Liz Thibault and our seasonal stewardship assistant Anna Marden for helping to haul in 24 planks, 24 rounds, and drive in 88 spikes! This project was a gallant 2.5 day effort that will help enhance the visitor experience and protect the area from erosion.

08/26/2019

Thanks to all the volunteers and the Journal Tribune for joining us in Biddeford yesterday! The regular maintenance and clean-up helps us keep East Point "one of the most stunning places we have."

BIDDEFORD – East Point Sanctuary, is a 27-acre property in Biddeford Pool and sits on a peninsula. It overlooks the rocky Maine coastline, and has views of S**o Bay and the Gulf of Maine, and the Wood

03/21/2019

Love East Point Audubon Sanctuary? Want to help keep it looking great?

Join the Friends of East Point Audubon Sanctuary! We're a new group of all-volunteer birds and nature lovers in southern Maine working to protect this beautiful piece of land.

We have our first working day at East Point on APRIL 14, 2019! We'd love to have you come help us clear and mark the loop trail and clean the beach. If you're interested in joining, look here for more information.

The Friends of East Point Audubon Sanctuary is a group dedicated to the protection and preservation of this beautiful property at the end of Biddeford Pool, Maine. Formed in 2019, Friends of East Point is an all-volunteer group of southern Maine birders and nature lovers working to maintain the Sanc...

09/10/2017

Come visit this beautiful respite on the Maine shore.

You never know what you might find at East Point. On her latest trip, staff photographer Ariana van den Akker discovered this stone arch, carefully perched on a rock out among the waves. A small nod to Andy Goldsworthy perhaps?

East Point Audubon Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool is the southernmost Maine Audubon sanctuary. The short but beautiful trail provides views of Wood Island’s light house, the rocky shore, and coastal habitat against the backdrop of both S**o Bay and the Gulf of Maine. Bring binoculars for water and shore birds, find a sitting spot – there are benches along the path – and enjoy the spectacular views.

https://maineaudubon.org/find-us/east-point-sanctuary/

08/22/2017

Common eider spotted in the surf.