Tent Camping in Maine

Big Moose Inn Cabins and Campground

8 RV Sites, 15 Cabins, 27 Tent Sites, 14 Hotel Rooms

Big Moose Inn Cabins and Campground in Millinocket, ME, offers 8 RV sites, 29 cabin and hotel rooms, and 27 tent sites, with room for rigs up to 35 feet. RV sites are back-ins carrying water and electric with a fire pit — there's no sewer at the site, so plan on dumping elsewhere, and confirm your site's amp rating when you book, since service here is lighter than a modern coach typically expects. The 35-foot maximum keeps this to smaller rigs. A bathhouse with showers, firewood, WiFi, and on-site dining are available, and pets are welcome. With 29 rooms and 27 tent sites alongside just 8 RV sites, this is a lodge and campground first. Boat and kayak rentals put guests on Millinocket Lake for paddling, boating, paddle boats, fishing, and hiking. Millinocket is the gateway to Maine's most remote country — Big Moose is the closest full-service lodging to Baxter State Park, Katahdin, and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Rates for sites, cabins, rooms, and tent spots are on the booking page. Eight RV sites at the Baxter gateway means summer books months out.

from $42/night

Coos Canyon Campground and Cabins

20 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 17 Tent Sites

Coos Canyon Campground and Cabins in Byron, ME, offers 20 full-hookup RV sites, 1 cabin, and 17 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in three categories — back-in, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, and WiFi cover the essentials, and trailer rentals are available for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome. Gold panning is the signature activity here — the Swift River runs past the campground at Coos Canyon, one of the best-known panning spots in New England, and guests work the gravel bars all season. A beach, walking trails, and river access fill out the rest, with swimming, fishing, paddling, hiking, biking, and birding, and off-road riding nearby. Byron sits in Oxford County in Maine's Western Lakes and Mountains region, about two hours inland from the coast. Rates for sites, the cabin, tent spots, and trailer rentals are on the booking page. The Maine season is short — reserve ahead for summer and for foliage weeks.

from $35 $31/night

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

Beaver Dam Campground

44 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Beaver Dam Campground in Berwick, ME, offers 44 RV sites, 2 cabins, and 3 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in four categories — back-in, back-in water-and-electric, waterfront back-in, and waterfront back-in water-and-electric — with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric plus site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The waterfront sites are the ones to request. One arrival note worth heeding: the campground asks guests to arrive before dusk, because the sites are genuinely hard to navigate in the dark. Laundry, a general store, firewood, a dump station, a game room, and cabins cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, a pond with a designated swimming area, a beach, boat docks, a ball field, sport courts, horseshoes, a playground, gem panning, paddle boats, fishing, boating, kayaking, biking, and planned activities fill the grounds. Berwick sits in the quiet countryside of southern Maine, within reach of the coast and the New Hampshire line. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Plan to arrive in daylight.

from $60/night

Moosehead Family Campground

24 RV Sites, 8 Tent Sites

Moosehead Family Campground in Greenville, ME, offers 24 RV sites and 8 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in two categories, back-in 20/30-amp and back-in 20/30/50-amp, each carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, a library, on-site dining, and a playground cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. The water access is what sets the place apart: a marina, boat docks, fishing guides working from the property, plus a pond, creek frontage, walking trails, sport courts, tennis, and basketball, with boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking, biking, and birding. Golf is nearby. The campground sits at 312 Moosehead Lake Road on Route 15, one mile south of Moosehead Lake and the town of Greenville — Maine's largest lake, the largest moose population in the lower 48, and the wilderness canoe routes of the Katahdin-Moosehead region. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Maine's short summer means July and August book far ahead.

Bar Harbor Campground

192 RV Sites, 111 Tent Sites

Bar Harbor Campground in Maine offers 192 full-hookup RV sites and 111 tent sites on a scenic bluff overlooking the Atlantic, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Full-hookup back-in and pull-through categories at both amperages join a lake, beach, sports courts, and bar on Mount Desert Island. One hundred ninety-two sites span full hookup 30-amp back-in, full hookup 30-amp pull-through, full hookup 30/50-amp back-in, and full hookup 30/50-amp pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Sixty feet is generous for coastal Maine, where most properties cap well below that. One hundred eleven tent sites and cabins make the tent inventory exceptional — more tent sites than most campgrounds have sites of any kind. A laundry, dump station, and a bar handle the practical side. A lake, beach, sports courts, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, an arcade, playground, and picnicking fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. The bluff position over the Atlantic is the property's defining feature, and the location is hard to improve on. Acadia National Park's granite summits, the carriage road network that Rockefeller philanthropy preserved, Cadillac Mountain, and Bar Harbor's working waterfront are all within a short drive — one of the most complete and most visited natural landscapes in the northeastern United States. Summer and fall foliage drive intense demand on Mount Desert Island, and Acadia fills. Reserve as far ahead as you can for July through mid-October.

from $52/night

Cottonwood Camping and RV Park

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

Cottonwood Camping and RV Park in Columbia Falls, ME, offers 17 RV sites, 5 cabin and treehouse rentals, and 7 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Sites are labeled by exactly what they deliver: water-and-electric back-ins at 30-amp, 20-30-amp, and 20-30-50-amp, plus full-hookup 20-30-50-amp pull-throughs and a camper rental. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. At 70 feet the pull-throughs take long coaches. A general store, a snack bar, firewood, a dump station, and walking trails cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A pond, picnicking, and planned activities fill the grounds, with a state park and off-road riding nearby. The treehouse accommodations are the standout. Columbia Falls sits at 1140 US Highway 1 in the blueberry barrens and coastal forest of Downeast Maine. The Blueberry gift shop is across the street, and the Ruggles House and Old School House are in the village. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Blueberry season and the short Downeast summer both fill the park.

from $32/night

Jellystone Park™ Androscoggin Lake

104 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park at Androscoggin Lake in Leeds, Maine, offers 105 RV sites, eight cabins, and five tent sites across 150 acres with half a mile of private lakefront, carrying 30 and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Standard lakefront, deluxe back-in, and premium pull-through categories sit behind a gated entrance with a water park and disc golf course. One hundred five sites span standard, standard RV/tent, standard lakefront, deluxe back-in, and premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lakefront category is worth requesting. Eight cabins and five tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with a gated entrance controlling access. The lake carries the recreation. A boat ramp, boat docks, and beach give direct access for boating, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking, with a water park, outdoor pool, and inflatable water toys besides. Mini-golf, a disc golf course, jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, arcade, craft room, recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, and basketball fill the grounds, with golf cart rentals, on-site dining, food trucks, and live music through the season. Pets are welcome. Androscoggin Lake sits in central Maine's western lake district — clear glacial water, loon-haunted shorelines, and mixed boreal forest. Spring and fall bring reduced rates, though attractions run weekends only. Summer is the peak — reserve well ahead.

from $34/night

Kokatosi Campground

41 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites, 5 Onsite RV/Trailers

Kokatosi Campground in Raymond, ME, offers 46 RV sites and 5 tent sites, with room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites are grouped by service level in Area A and beyond: 30-amp water-and-electric, 30-amp full hookup, and 50-amp full hookup. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric. Contact the campground for amp availability by section and for anything not listed here, since the published record is thin — worth a call before booking a larger rig. The lake is the whole reason to come. Crescent Lake runs crystal clear, and guests spend their days on the water rather than on the grounds. Raymond sits in Cumberland County in the Sebago Lake Region, where the glacially carved lakes of southwestern Maine form the state's most celebrated inland resort district. Rates by site type are on the booking page. Maine's lake season is short and this region is among its busiest — reserve well ahead for July and August, and confirm your site's hookups when you do.

from $75/night

Poland Spring Campground

47 RV Sites, 8 Tent Sites

Poland Spring Campground in Maine offers 47 RV sites and eight tent sites on the wooded shores of Lower Range Pond, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet behind a gated entrance. Transient full-hookup categories at both amperages join a water-and-electric tier, with an outdoor pool, beach, recreation center, and bar. Forty-seven sites span 30-amp standard transient, 50-amp standard transient, and water-and-electric transient categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site, and note the 40-foot cap. Eight tent sites, cabins, and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, recycling, and a snack bar handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with the pond supporting canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. A recreation center, arcade, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, community fire pit, dog park, and bar fill the rest, with planned activities and picnicking through the season. The Oxford Hills of western Maine deliver classic New England lakefront simplicity. Poland is famous as the birthplace of Poland Spring water, one of America's earliest bottled water brands, and Sebago Lake and the Maine Lakes region are close. The Maine season is short and concentrated. Summer is peak. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $40/night

Riverbend Campground

24 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Riverbend Campground in Leeds, ME, offers 23 RV sites and 2 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 40 feet. The four categories are clear about both service and position: 30-amp water-and-electric transient sites, 30/50-amp water-and-electric transient sites, and waterfront versions of each. All carry water and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, and a pavilion cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, boat docks, a boat ramp, and boat and kayak rentals support swimming, boating, paddling, paddle boats, paddle boarding, and fishing, with sport courts, basketball, horseshoes, walking trails, live music, and planned activities. Leeds sits at 1540 Route 106 in Androscoggin County, twenty miles west of Augusta, where the Dead River borders the campground before flowing into Androscoggin Lake — a river-to-lake connection that makes the water frontage unusually useful. A state park and golf are nearby. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Waterfront sites book first.

from $35/night

Riverside Family Campground

37 RV Sites, 8 Tent Sites

Riverside Family Campground in Wells, ME, offers 37 full-hookup RV sites and 8 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come as transient RV sites and tent/pop-up sites, with RV sites carrying water, sewer, and electric plus site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and on-site dining cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a playground, walking trails, and river frontage fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, and hiking on the property. Wells sits one mile from the Atlantic in York County's coastal resort corridor, between Ogunquit to the north and the Kennebunks to the south — sandy beaches, rocky headlands, and the lobster shacks that come with them. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. The Maine coast season is short and intense; reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $40/night