Recreational Activities
Events
NEW: Phippsburg CARES hikes
Upcoming walks can be found here, where volunteers can also sign up to lead additional walks. Walks are always on the first Thursday and third Sunday of the month.
Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association
Offers turkey, skeet and archery shoots, holds safety courses for hunting, archery, ATV and snowmobiling. Recent events: Dickie Lemont ‘Take-A-Kid Fishing’ Family Fishing Day, Winter Family Day, and other free youth family events; Turkey Shoot; Nordic Ski Program and Summer Family Fun Day. Membership yearly is $10 for adults and $2 for juniors.
- 272 Main Road
- 207-443-3114 or 207-443-2040
Totman/Wallace Golf Tournament
Golf tournament (usually held at Sebasco Harbor Resort in the Fall) to benefit the scholarship fund.
- Julia House, 207-389-2653
Town Recreation Committee
Phippsburg’s Recreation Department and Commission hosts many events throughout the year and distributes a quarterly newsletter to keep people informed about events hosted by them and others.
- Also check out their Facebook page
Indoors
Bath YMCA
Free community Walking Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2pm during the fall and winter months only. No sign-up necessary but please check in at the front desk.
- 303 Center Street, Bath
- 207-443-4112
Tai Chi Classes
Free and open to the public most Wednesdays from 10-11am at Center/UCC Church.
Outdoors
Basin Preserve
1,910 acres of coastal access for clamming, fishing and miles of hiking trails, including Sprague Pond Trail, New Meadows Trail, Denny Reed Trail, and Mica Mine Trail. Day use only. No dogs allowed.
Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area and Trail
600 acres of permanently protected salt marshes and coastal uplands, extending from the Sprague River to the Morse River and to the upland edge of Seawall Beach. A popular site for hiking and beach-going. The area is open all year, from dawn until dusk. Visitors must park in the designated parking lot and enter on foot only. Dogs are not allowed in any season.
- 372 Morse Mountain Road
Fort Popham State Historic Site
Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony’s leader. Accessible year-round, free.
- At the end of Popham Road
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Town Hall issues hunting and fishing licenses Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (except for 1-2pm). Please remember to bring in your previous registration or a photo ID. You can also register online. All lifetime, veteran, and disability licenses MUST go directly through the State of Maine.
Kennebec Rowing Group
Rowing program from May – October; meets at Fiddler’s Reach boat launch – Morse Landing.
Malaga Island Preserve
Once home to a mixed-race fishing community forcibly removed by the state in 1912, now a public preserve and important Maine historical site. It is located near the mouth of the New Meadows River in Phippsburg. The best way to get there is by kayak and the landing area is on the white shell beach on the island’s north end. A dock also was installed in 2024.
Minot Walking Path
Located at Phippsburg Elementary School. Open during daylight hours, but not when children are outside playing on the field. No dogs allowed.
- 1047 Main Road
Morse Cove Boat Launch
Open to the public dawn to dusk. Ample parking.
- 295 Fiddlers Reach Road
Nordic Skiing
Meets on Saturdays at Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association, conditions permitting.
Phippsburg Land Trust
Preserves, protects, and stewards special wild and natural places and trails in Phippsburg. Properties open to the public include Bijhouwer Forest Easement, Center Pond Preserve, Sprague Pond Preserve, Wilbur Preserve at Cox’s Head, McDonald Marsh Preserve, Spirit Pond Preserve, Duly Farm Preserve and others. Guided walks are offered.
Popham Beach State Park
Three-mile beach bordered by the Kennebec and Morse Rivers. Facilities include bathhouses, fresh-water solar rinse-off showers, and charcoal grills. Lifeguards on duty in summer. Pets are not allowed on beaches between April 1 and September 30, but are welcome from October 1 through March 31 if leashed. Open all year; 9am to sunset daily unless otherwise posted at the gate. NOTICE: Fee collected year-round at entry booth by staff or self-service station.
- Off Route 209
Totman Cove Preserve
The beach and parking are available to Phippsburg taxpayers and their guests only. A current Phippsburg transfer station sticker is required on all cars and trucks parking at the preserve.
- Off West Point Road