Shackford Head State Park

Shackford Head State Park is a public recreation area on Moose Island in the city of Eastport, Washington County, Maine.

The 87-acre (35 ha) state park occupies a peninsula that separates Cobscook Bay and Broad Cove.

The land is named for John Shackford, an American Revolutionary War soldier who once owned the headlands.

[3] The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

[4] A plaque on Cony Beach marks the spot where five Civil War–era ships were burned for salvage during the early 1900s.