Planned Activities

Spacious Skies Balsam Woods

115 RV Sites, 6 Cabins, 2 Tent Sites

Spacious Skies Balsam Woods in Abbot, Maine, offers 115 RV sites, six cabins, and two tent sites in the Maine Highlands, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in and pull-through categories at both amperages join an outdoor pool, beach, boat ramp, and jumping pillow. One hundred fifteen sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Seventy-five feet is generous for northern Maine. Six cabins and two tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a snack bar handle the practical side. All guests check in at the main office and sign the terms — e-signature in advance is encouraged. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a boat ramp, pond, and river supporting fishing, swimming, and whitewater rafting. A jumping pillow, recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, gem mining, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest. Stargazing and birding are exceptional this far north. Piscataquis County is the heart of Maine's wildest country — Moosehead Lake, Katahdin in Baxter State Park, and the Appalachian Trail's northern terminus are all within range. The season is short. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $34/night

Stetson Shores Campground

6 RV Sites, 11 Tent Sites

On the 29-acre wooded shore of Pleasant Lake in Stetson, Maine—in Penobscot County in the central Maine lake belt where the glacially carved basins hold the cold, clear, undeveloped lakes that Maine's north-of-Portland interior preserves in the specific pristine state that the state's low development density and the 17 million acres of public and working forest lands make possible—Stetson Shores Campground provides full hookup and water-electric sites with floating dock access, a private boat launch, canoe and kayak rentals, and the lakeside setting on Pleasant Lake's wooded shore that the campground's 29 acres maintain in the forested natural character that central Maine visitors specifically seek. The floating dock, the boat launch, and the canoe rentals constitute the water access infrastructure; the 29 wooded acres constitute the natural environment; Pleasant Lake constitutes the reason guests choose Stetson over a highway campground. Full hookup sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections serve the RV population, and water-electric-only sites provide the partial hookup alternative for guests in self-contained units. Every RV campsite includes a fire ring and picnic table and is within walking distance of Pleasant Lake's shore. Tent sites with fire rings and picnic tables are positioned close to the campground amenities. A floating dock provides the most immediate lake access—fishing, swimming, and the evening sunset gathering that dock-equipped Maine lake campgrounds generate naturally among guests who congregate at the waterfront as the day cools. A boat launch enables guests with trailered watercraft to access Pleasant Lake from the campground. Canoe and kayak rentals serve the guests without their own equipment. A fishing dock provides the bank and dock angling access without requiring a boat. A camp store, a recreation hall, dump station, clean restrooms, hot showers, laundry, playground, volleyball court, and horseshoe pits complete the amenity infrastructure. Pleasant Lake's natural character represents the specific water quality and ecological integrity that central Maine's undeveloped lake basins preserve. The lake's cold, oxygen-rich water supports the cold-water fish species—brook trout, landlocked salmon, lake trout—that Maine's lake country is famous for producing, and the bass and perch that the warmer surface water sustains in the productive shallow areas. Fishing Pleasant Lake from the campground's dock and launch provides the Maine lake fishing experience at its most direct and uncomplicated. The Pleasant Lake Preserve—hiking accessible from the campground—provides the protected natural land adjacent to the lake in the forest management arrangement that Maine's land trust community has developed to preserve the undeveloped character of the most ecologically valuable lake shorelines. Hiking the Preserve trails provides the forest walk through the northern hardwood and softwood mix that the central Maine lake belt's natural vegetation maintains in a state that 19th-century Maine timber practices altered but did not permanently destroy. Stetson Shores Campground is operated by Modern America Campgrounds and open seasonally through Maine's camping season. The fishing season, the summer lake recreation period, and the fall foliage season—when Maine's hardwood forest turns the lake's shoreline orange and red in the most spectacular single-season color display in the northeastern United States—create the three demand periods that reserve sites earliest. Book early for summer lake recreation weekends and the October foliage peak, arrange the canoe rental on arrival, and let Pleasant Lake's cold water and Penobscot County's 29 wooded acres deliver what Maine lake camping looks like in its most authentic form.

from $35/night

Fogg Brook Resort

1 House, 1 Apartment

Fogg Brook Resort in Palmyra, Maine, is a centrally positioned camping destination in Somerset County's inland Maine landscape — just minutes from I-95 and the Moosehead Trail highway corridor that serves as the primary approach route into the western Maine lakes and mountain region. The resort's 91 campsites and two guest suites cover the accommodation range from standard wooded RV and tent sites to the enclosed comfort of lodge-style guest quarters, and the on-site recreation infrastructure — an 18-hole golf course, a driving range, Foggy's Pub restaurant, a swimming pool, and the full complement of lawn and social activity options — gives it a depth of amenity that most Maine wooded campgrounds don't attempt. The 18-hole golf course is the resort's most distinctive amenity differentiator — a facility that transforms the property from a camping-with-extras operation into a genuinely hybrid resort where golfers and campers coexist in a campground-adjacent environment that serves both audiences simultaneously. Foggy's Pub, the on-site restaurant, provides sit-down dining and bar service that eliminates the need for vehicle trips to town for meals, a practical convenience in central Maine where the next establishment is often a significant drive. The swimming pool, shuffleboard, ping-pong, gaga ball, and horseshoes complete the activity roster across different ages and energy levels, and the wooded trail network for hiking and biking through the resort's forested grounds provides the natural recreation that brings Maine camping guests to the state in the first place. Pets are welcome. Moosehead Lake, Maine's largest lake and one of the largest lakes in the eastern United States, is accessible within the broader Moosehead Trail corridor from Palmyra — a 40-mile long, 10-mile wide body of water in the remote Maine highlands whose moose population, landlocked salmon and lake trout fishery, seaplane services, and absolute wilderness character make it the quintessential Maine interior lake experience. The town of Greenville on Moosehead Lake's southern shore is the commercial hub for the region's sporting camp, hunting, and fishing tourism that has sustained the area since the 19th century. Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, on Maine's Downeast coast, represent the most celebrated Maine tourism destination and are within driving range for guests planning a multi-day Maine trip that combines inland camping with a coastal Acadia day or overnight. The Bangor Waterfront — with its concert venue, riverwalk, and commercial district — and the Skowhegan State Fair, one of Maine's oldest and most well-attended agricultural fairs, provide regional cultural programming options closer to the resort. The Waterville Opera House's performing arts calendar adds a legitimate cultural institution to the central Maine day-trip roster. Fogg Brook Resort operates through Maine's spring-through-fall outdoor season, with the golf course and full amenity calendar active from roughly May through October. The summer peak from June through August brings the strongest campsite demand from the northeast regional camping market, and fall foliage in Somerset County's mixed hardwood forest — particularly reliable in early October — provides a visually exceptional shoulder-season visiting window. Reserve campsites and guest suites ahead for the peak summer season and Maine foliage weekends.

Jellystone Park™ Madison

73 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites, 2 Treehouses, 4 Tiny Houses

Jellystone Park Madison in Maine offers 73 RV sites, 10 cabin, tiny house, and treehouse units, and 18 tent sites on the Kennebec River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Premium, back-in, and pull-through categories at both amperages join a water-and-electric tier, with an outdoor pool, beach, laser tag, and three stocked fishing ponds. Seventy-three sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, premium 30-amp, premium 50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, pull-thru 50-amp, and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Ten cabins, tiny houses, and treehouses and 18 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with three stocked fishing ponds on the property. Laser tag, an arcade, gem mining, gaga ball, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, billiards, a recreation center, playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with live music and picnicking through the season. Somerset County sits on the Kennebec in central Maine, where hardwood forest, cold trout ponds, and river valley country make the foothills of the Western Mountains. The property is also known as Yonder Hill. The Maine season is short and concentrated. Summer is peak, with foliage drawing a strong second wave. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $44/night

Cottonwood Camping and RV Park

16 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 7 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 1 Treehouse

In the blueberry barrens and coastal forest of Downeast Maine at 1140 US Highway 1 in Columbia Falls, Cottonwood Camping & RV Park has built one of Maine's most versatile outdoor recreation campgrounds—a property that combines full hookup RV sites, tent camping, and unique accommodations including a treehouse, teepees, and a tiny bird cabin with direct access to the Sunrise Trail, a multi-use recreational trail system that extends through the heart of Washington County for ATV riding, equestrian travel, hiking, and mountain biking. For those who come to Downeast Maine to be outside and moving through the landscape—not just parked beside it—Cottonwood provides the access point. Large pull-through sites with full 50-amp hookup service accommodate big rigs alongside the property's diverse alternative accommodation options, and all sites are served by a clean bathhouse with showers, bathrooms, and laundry facilities. The dog park provides a dedicated space for traveling pets, and a general store on the property handles daily supply needs without requiring a drive to town. Direct access to the Sunrise Trail's multi-use corridor is the campground's defining advantage—guests can launch ATV rides, equestrian outings, and hiking or biking trips from the property itself, eliminating the trailhead parking logistics that consume time and effort at campgrounds not directly connected to the trail network. Columbia Falls occupies the shore of the Pleasant River estuary in Washington County, the largest and most sparsely populated county east of the Mississippi, where the rocky coast and blueberry barrens of Downeast Maine create a landscape genuinely unlike any other part of New England. The Downeast blueberry industry—centered in the Washington County communities between Cherryfield and Machias—produces 99 percent of the wild blueberries harvested in the United States, and the summer barrens covered in low-growing blue green plants transitioning to brilliant red and orange in fall create one of New England's most striking and least publicized seasonal spectacles. Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island lies about an hour west on US-1, providing the most visited and most spectacular national park access in New England—the park's hiking trails, carriage roads, summit drives, and the Jordan Pond shore path constitute an extraordinary outdoor recreation inventory within day-trip range of the campground. The Bold Coast—the stretch of dramatically rocky, undeveloped shoreline from Cutler to Lubec that represents Maine's most rugged coastal terrain—is accessible to the east for hiking to some of the highest headland views on the Eastern Seaboard. Machias, the shire town of Washington County, provides the region's essential services and the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival each August. Cottonwood operates seasonally through Downeast Maine's outdoor recreation window from spring through fall, with ATV and equestrian season at its peak from May through October when the Sunrise Trail is fully accessible. The blueberry harvest in August provides a uniquely Downeast experience for guests willing to explore the barrens landscape beyond the trails. Fall color in Washington County peaks in late September and early October in a combination of the boreal forest and the barrens' red-orange transformation that is quietly spectacular. Reserve your site or treehouse at Cottonwood Camping and let the Sunrise Trail and the wild character of Downeast Maine deliver a Maine experience that the coastal tourist circuit rarely reaches.

from $32/night

Lone Mountain River Front Campground

35 RV Sites

Lone Mountain Riverfront Campground brings brand-new facilities and genuine Western Maine wilderness character together in Andover — a small mountain valley community in the Oxford Hills, 30 minutes from Bethel and at the edge of an ATV and trail network that extends across some of the most remote and beautiful terrain in New England. For campers who want a thoughtfully built campground in a landscape where the phrase "real Maine" is fully earned, Lone Mountain delivers. Campsite options span full hookup RV and tent sites to glamping tents and cozy cabins — all served by a brand-new bathhouse with hot showers and flush toilets, device charging docks, and the kind of clean modern facilities that camp reviews consistently highlight as exceptional for a property this new. A heated pool, an all-natural sandy-bottomed river beach on the campground's own waterway, and access to an extensive ATV and equestrian trail network through the surrounding Oxford Hills provide the core recreation. Fishing and swimming in the river are campground pastimes from arrival to departure, and evenings around a campfire amid the birch and hardwood forest of the Andover valley are exactly what Maine camping is supposed to mean. Pets are welcome. The Andover landscape is defined by the mountains and rivers of the upper Andover and Ellis River watersheds — terrain shaped by the geological forces that created the Oxford Hills and the remote interior of Oxford County, where the quiet and darkness are genuine rather than curated. Lone mountain campground's position in this landscape provides the kind of night sky visibility that has become genuinely rare within any reasonable drive of a population center. The Swift River, famous among Maine outdoor enthusiasts for recreational gold panning, flows within reach of camp and draws prospectors who arrive hoping to find flakes in the streambed — a uniquely hands-on natural history activity in a river that has yielded real gold since the 19th century. The Appalachian Trail, 15 minutes from Lone Mountain Riverfront Campground, provides some of the least-crowded and most dramatic hiking in Maine in the Oxford Hills section. Sunday River Ski Resort in Bethel, 30 minutes away, provides world-class downhill skiing in winter and mountain biking in summer. Grafton Notch State Park offers waterfalls, geological formations, and trail access within easy driving range of camp. Lone Mountain Riverfront Campground is open through the Maine camping season, with summer and early fall representing the full peak of the river beach, ATV trail, and Appalachian Trail experience. Book early for summer stays — this is a new property with a rapidly growing word-of-mouth reputation in the Western Maine Mountains region, and lone mountain riverfront campground availability in the warmer months reflects the momentum of a well-executed new opening.

from $40/night