Family tidepooling program set for Reid State Park in Georgetown
KELT will lead a free tidepooling outing at Griffith’s Head on July 24, with a scavenger hunt, wading and a look at green crabs.
A free tidepooling program at Reid State Park will give families a low-cost way to spend an afternoon on the Georgetown coast, with a scavenger hunt, a chance to wade into the pools and a look at the invasive European green crab. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust has set the outing for Friday, July 24, from 1 to 3 p.m., and says it is aimed at explorers of all ages, with families especially in mind.
The program will meet at Griffith’s Head, in the grassy picnic area between the parking lot and the wooden roadway bridge, at 375 Seguinland Road. KELT says participants will learn about the intertidal zone and identify species found in the pools, from crabs to seaweed and other marine life. The organization also plans to cover the European green crab and the damage the invasive species can cause in tidal habitat.
KELT says the event is free and open to the public, but visitors still must pay the state park entrance fee. The program is listed as a light rain-or-shine event, and registration is encouraged. For Sagadahoc County families looking for an affordable outing that feels both recreational and educational, the format is straightforward: show up, walk the shore, and let the tide do the rest.
The setting adds to the appeal. Reid State Park, which opened to the public in 1950 after Walter E. Reid donated oceanfront land to Maine in 1946, is widely described as Maine’s first state-owned saltwater beach. The park is known for roughly 770 acres of sandy beaches, rare sand dunes, rocky tidepools, salt marshes and a tidal lagoon, all of which make it a natural place for a tidepooling program.
KELT has used Reid State Park for similar outings in past summers, including tidepooling events on July 12, 2023 and July 11, 2024. A 2023 listing featured KELT Executive Director Becky Kolak and Maine Master Naturalist volunteers, underscoring how the park has become a recurring site for hands-on coastal education as well as a summer stop for Georgetown and Sagadahoc County families.
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