The popular community of Scarborough Maine is located about 7 miles south of Portland and is one of the fastest growing communities in Maine, offering lots of shopping, a variety of dining and lodging and an array of recreational options for local Mainers and visitors. Scarborough is home to the headquarters of Hannaford supermarkets and Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center.
The 3,000-acre Scarborough Marsh Nature Center is the state’s largest salt marsh, comprising tidal marsh, salt creeks, freshwater marsh and uplands. It is a haven for a variety of wildlife, flora and fauna. You can explore this beautiful salt marsh with guided or self- guided walks, canoe tours, kayak tours and more. Walk around, rent a canoe or a kayak at the nature center and travel through the marsh. If you are a bird lover, don’t miss travelling along the Prouts Neck Bird Sanctuary to view the nesting area of the endangered piping plover.
There are miles of sandy beaches for you to visit and enjoy in Scarborough and by far Higgins Beach is the most popular one. The small beach of Higgins has still retained its quintessential New England seaside village vibes which may be the reason for multiple families and generations to return here year after year for decades. With its family-oriented Oceanside neighborhood, striped bass fishing, the beach's quaintness, the shipwreck embedded in the beach's sands, and surfing, the beach is a hot place to own a home. Scarborough only allows residents to park and has few public parking spaces near Higgins Beach - which means the beach is never crowded.
Useful links for Scarborough:
Higgins Beach- http://www.higginsbeachmaine.com/
Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center -http://maineaudubon.org/our-locations/scarborough-marsh/
Scarborough Beach State Park- http://www.scarboroughbeachstatepark.com/
Scarborough Historical Society and Museum- http://scarborohs.mainememory.net/page/2656/display.html
Scarborough Public Library- http://www.scarboroughlibrary.org/
Scarborough River Wildlife Sanctuary- http://www.mainetrailfinder.com/Trail/scarborough-river-wildlife-sanctuary/
Scarborough High School- http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/highschool/
Big 20 Bowling Center- http://www.big20bowling.com/