Maine Camping Guide 2016-2017

GOVERNOR

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DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

Todd Southwick

Kokatosi Campground

Western Lakes & Mountains

1ST VICE PRESIDENT

Jim Wakefield

Hemlock Grove Campground South Coast • Beaches

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Lovia Koscinski

Riverbend Campground

Western Lakes & Mountains

TREASURER

Daniel Vincent

Family & Friends Campground Western Lakes & Mountains

PAST PRESIDENT David L. Berg

Red Apple Campground South Coast • Beaches

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kathryn Dyer

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Laura Koscinski

John Donovan

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STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AUGUSTA, MAINE

Dear Campers, Maine welcomes you. Whether you seek the rocky coast, the magnificent mountains, or the beautiful inland lakes and rivers, Maine has it all!

Like our geography, Maine has camping experiences available to fit every interest. From wilderness campgrounds to up-scale camping resorts, the campgrounds in this direc tory will provide you with Maine memories to last a lifetime.

Maine’s natural beauty is unsurpassed and the hospitality of our people is unmatched. As Governor of Maine, I invite you to plan a camping trip in Maine and share in all that our great state has to offer. It is an experience you will want to enjoy again and again. Enjoy your stay.

Sincerely,

Paul R. LePage

MAINE CAMPING REGIONS

South Coast • Beaches 12

Portland • Freeport 30

Western Lakes & Mountains 36 Maine’s MidCoast & Islands

Kennebec Valley

DownEast & Acadia

66 Katahdin • Moosehead • Highlands 74 Aroostook County 80 RV Dealers 87 We Welcome You

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Travel Along Maine’s American Byways 88 Alphabetical Listing of Member Campgrounds

PAUL R. LEPAGE

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We Welcome You

As you begin preparations for your own camping trip, we want to say “Thank You” for selecting the Maine Campground Owners Association guide to Camping in Maine.

For well over a century, Maine has been a nature lover’s paradise and leading destination – Vacationland – for those seeking authentic outdoor experiences. Our 186 campground owners deliver generations of expertise, offering unsurpassed service to every kind of camper – a history that has allowed us to create the gold stan dard for enjoyable and diverse camping experiences. Camping in Maine is truly the best.

Knowing that camping can be many things to many people, Maine campground owners welcome everyone seeking any of the available modern-day camping expe riences: Tent Camping lets the camper disconnect from a busier-than-ever world and reconnect with family and friends; RV and Resort Campgrounds offer outdoor bliss blended with comfort and convenience; also, a grow ing number of campers are seeking out the ease that comes with a Cabin Rental – imagine finding your ideal camping spot without sacrificing anything – that’s what we’re talking about!

The Maine Campground Owners Association has long been the leading provider of quality resources for Maine visitors looking to enjoy camping along every inch of our beautiful ocean coastline with its quaint harbors and historic lighthouses or among the millions of acres of lakes, rivers and woodland forest that carpet inland Maine; we are here to help.

The opportunity for adventure in Maine is limited only by your own creativity, from the timeless pleasure of roasting marshmallows to an all-day excursion to ex plore distinctive island communities. Hiking, biking, paddling, moose safari, sunset ATV tours, whale watch ing, rock climbing, sailing, museums and galleries, live performances of all kinds, and endless foodie diver sions. Maine is also home to Acadia, America’s Most Scenic National Park.

Whatever your pleasure, we are certain there is some thing in Maine to delight everyone. Within these pages you will find a collection of articles, search tools, grids and advertisements to guide you, matching you with the right camping experience in a part of the state that perfectly matches your needs, or if you prefer, call us at (207)782-5874 or use our extensive campground search tools at CampMaine.com.

Regardless of how you find your way here, when you get to Maine you will quickly learn why we are one of our nation’s most popular vacation destinations.

On behalf of each one of our Maine Campground As sociation members, welcome to Maine.

Kathy Dyer Executive Director

Maine Campground Association

PS: For more resources on planning your trip, go to visitmaine.com & mainetourism.com

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Maine Tourism Regions

Your Maine camping experience may take you to just one part of our state or through many. In total, Maine is divided into eight major tourism regions, each representing the various geographic and cultural features we have to offer. Within the CampMaine Guide, a color key differentiates regions of the state. We also include an extensive description for each of the eight regions.

JUST THE FACTS

Maine is the largest of the New England states, so large in fact that the combined area of all of the rest of the New England states is smaller than the total area of Maine (35,385 sq. mi.). From bottom to top, the state is 320 miles (around the distance from New York City to Richmond, Virginia) and 210 miles at its widest (though there’s no road between the two points). Is land hoppers have 3,000 or more offshore islands to pick from. As the crow flies, our famous coastline is just about 230 miles, but stretch Maine out end-toend for a 3,478-mile ride. (That’s a cross-country trip in some places.) Maine offers more than 28,000 bod ies of water – 6,000 ponds and lakes over an acre in size and 22,000 pools and ponds, totaling 2,270 sq. mi. of inland water. And this doesn’t include the large number of vernal pools that we see each spring. Maine has more than 32,000 miles of flowing water for fish ing and paddling as well, and though we can’t tell you exactly how many we have, we can point you in the di rection of some of our state’s best and most beautiful

waterfalls (page 70). Inland Maine is one of the last re maining East Coast wilderness areas (the Allagash Wil derness Watershed), an ideal place to go where no one will find you. Home to the Great North Woods – with 3.5 million of the total 17 million thickly wooded acres of Maine and limited passable roads, it is considered one of the least populated places – and perhaps most serene – in the whole USA.

REGIONS OF MAINE

Moving counterclockwise from the state line in the south, the eight regions of Maine include South Coast Beaches (page 12), Portland • Freeport (page 30), Western Lakes & Mountains (page 36), Maine’s Mid Coast & Islands (page 52), Kennebec Valley (page 60), DownEast & Acadia (page 66), Katahdin • Moosehead • Highlands (page 74), and Aroostook County (page 80).

FINDING YOUR OWN WAY

The CampMaine Guide is divided into these eight regional designations to make it easy for you to find the activities and campgrounds that will best accom modate your camping style. Grids will indicate the services that are available at each of the CampMaine member locations as well as information on when member sites are open. Site availability information and fees are available directly from our members.

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South Coast/Beaches www.mainebeachesassociation.com Portland/Freeport www.visitportland.com Western Lakes & Mountains www.mainelakesandmountains.com

Maine’s MidCoast & Islands www.mainesmidcoast.com

Kennebec Valley www.kennebecvalley.org

DownEast & Acadia www.downeastacadia.com

Katahdin/Moosehead/Highlands www.themainehighlands.com

Aroostook www.visitaroostook.com

Experiencing All That Maine Offers

Maine has welcomed seasonal visitors for more than 10,000 years. Just look at the spectacular petroglyphs along the Kennebec River or the ancient shell middens found Down East or along the MidCoast. Was it the natural attraction man has always had to places near the sea that brought these first tourists? It might have been something else.

Thousands of years later rusticators came to Maine’s sum mer enclave of Bar Harbor from large American coastal cities in pursuit of our beautiful vistas, briny breezes and warm summer days. Similarly, many adventure-some folk took to the wild and wooly northern Maine woods to explore their special charms – today the woods remain some of the most remote and physically demanding plac es in the world.

Amazingly, visitors can still enjoy this kind of Maine; but as you will see, there is quite a bit more to do here. With no simple way to categorize this dizzying number of activi ties, we have tried to gather them up into like groups.

HIKING AND WALKING

Maine offers the finest hiking and walking terrain in the country. Whether you walk along a coastal path or through the woods echoing with gently babbling brooks and the twitter of birds in the air, there is no good reason not to get out (see page 70). An excellent way to discover some of the best walking spots is through the Maine State Park Passport program. Perhaps you want to add some thing more to your hiking experience? Look into the ex

citement of geocaching (who doesn’t love treasure?). Or learn about orienteering. Each of these can add a layer of fun to the simple joy that comes with a walk or hike.

CULTURAL & HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES

Learn a little bit about Maine’s rich coastal and maritime history or sip a bit of fun along the Maine Beer Trail. Both will show you a very much active and real part of Maine. Our state is also home to a wide collection of cultural in stitutions and museums along the Maine Art Museum Trail. You can experience Maine’s finest works with visits to The Farnsworth in Rockland, the Portland Museum of Art, or The Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Our col leges and universities have also amassed collections that rival many major American museum holdings.

SEASONAL FUN

For some people who return to Maine year after year, the miles of beaches, whether sugar-sand or gravelly, offer an unforgettable experience. From footprints in the sand and acrobatic seagulls to the pleasure of finding a perfect (and perfectly free) keepsake sand dollar at Popham Beach State Park, Maine beaches deliver bliss by the sandy buck etful. Another way to savor our magnificent vistas is at the end of a driver on any of the 100 or more golf courses here – many found along The Maine Golf Trail. Pedal your way to pleasure along our back roads and thoroughfares on the saddle of your bike. Maine has created an inno vative and envied collection of New England’s finest bike tours.

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What’s Your Camping Style?

It is with unabashed pride that for 80 years Maine – with its celebrated coastline and a ginormous (yes, it’s a word) interior dotted and striped with lakes and rivers – has been able to call itself “Vacationland.” A quick look will show that the best of the outdoors is offered here, and no matter the reason or the season, there will never be a shortage of outdoors to enjoy in Maine.

This reputation and unfettered access to the outdoors al low our collection of Maine campgrounds to offer every style of camping available today. And there are several. It simply depends on one thing: you and what you are look ing to get out of your Maine camping experience. When beginning your search, it may be smart to start with a quick review of camping styles to see which suits your specific needs (or that of the group you are traveling with).

TENT CAMPING

It is rare to find a person who’s camping experience does not include at least one or more nights in a tent. As a style of camping, it’s all in the name: tent – a portable shel ter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords attached to pegs driven into the ground. Beyond the definition, the experience is up to the camper – from the simple functionality of tarp and rope setup to “glamping” (glamorous camping) with four-star amenities. Available options here range somewhere in the middle from wilderness camping (which we discuss on page 72) to the more common and highly popular car camping where you stuff everything you need for the trip into or onto your vehicle. Tent camping is an affordable, fun and uncomplicated way to enjoy all that camping has to offer. Nearly 180 MECOA members from all the Maine tourism regions offer tent camping.

FULL-SERVICE FAMILY CAMPGROUNDS AND RV RESORTS

Looking for a campground that offers more options and amenities? This may be the style you are seeking. With more focus on the facilities and amenities of a camping trip, a full-service family campground or RV resort appeals to the camper who is interested in roughing-it, but with style. Here you’ll find campers who bring their tent, popup campers, or hardtops. Resorts like this are quite popular with owners of larger recreational vehicles (RVs) and fifth wheels. This is a superb option for those who like to bring lots of gear or a fishing boat along on the trip. Full-service campgrounds are a great option for families because they often offer extra amenities such as a pool, game room, nighttime entertainment and other fee-based services. It is this kind of camping experience that is the primary focus of all our members.

CABIN, COTTAGE OR ON-SITE RV RENTALS

Increasingly popular are cabin, cottage or on-site RV rent als. This solution is ideal for the camper who has outgrown a tent, does not own an RV but still loves the great fun and camaraderie and sense of adventure that comes with camp ing and being outdoors. As a camper all you need to do is show up and unpack in your own personal vacation home. Typically, these accommodations require a little more leadtime when planning. Reservations are highly recommend ed. If you are interested in renting, it may even be wise to check out next year’s offerings while camping this year. Over half of MECOA members from all the Maine tourism regions offer Cabin, Cottage or On-site RV Rental camping.

QUESTIONS & CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAMPSITE

Once you have honed in on your own style of camping, there are a number of other pertinent questions to be con sidered. It is here where features like our regional grids and

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South Coast • Beaches

Maine’s South Coast is known as the “Gateway to Maine” and is best known for its 30+ miles of sandy beaches, ranging from the bustling, family friendly variety to quiet, relatively unknown coves and undisturbed places of beauty. Beaches are just one of the attractions of the region though. The South Coast of Maine is also recognized for its shopping, dining, amusements and wide range of local arts and culture.

Shopping in the Maine Beaches Region offers visitors a variety of options from the hundreds of stores that make up the Kittery Outlet Malls to the quiet downtown boutiques of Kennebunkport. It is also no wonder that the stretch of Route 1 running from York to Arundel is known as the Antique Mile with dozens of stores stock full of treasures just waiting to be discovered.

While visiting the Maine Beaches Region, guests are treat ed to a milieu of culinary choices. There is an abundance of traditional Maine seaside fare such as lobster in drawn but ter or lobster rolls overflowing with chunks of tender meat. Diners can try international faire prepared by renowned chefs from all over the world, choose a down home meal cooked behind the counter or enjoy saltwater taffy, pizza and hand cut french fries while relaxing at the beach.

Kids of all ages will love the Maine Beaches Region amuse ments and midways around the area. Funtown/Splash town, USA is home to the new Wild Mouse Roller Coaster and Palace Playland Amusement Park in Old Orchard Beach is the only remaining oceanfront midway in New England. Or head over to York’s Wild Kingdom to visit animals from all over the world, including a rare White Bengal Tiger, and then take a ride on the original carousel in the amusement side of the park.

The fun doesn’t stop when the sun sets in the Maine Beaches Region either! Home to the Ogunquit Playhouse, the Maine Beaches Region boasts Broadway quality shows starring well known actors and actresses like Sally Struthers and Lorenzo Lamas. Additionally, the area has a plethora of entertainment venues showcasing acts from acoustic per formances and piano bars to high energy bands keeping

the dance floors packed until last call. The Maine Beaches Region is also the perfect destination to visit galleries and art associations displaying the works of local, national and international artists.

As if there wasn’t enough to do, the Maine Beaches Re gion, because of its natural beauty and preserved seaside environment, is a wonderful place for nature enthusiasts and recreationists. Whether hiking, sailing, biking or kayak ing is your thing, the area provides the idea backdrop for your outdoor activities. Other activities and points of inter est in the area include:

• The John Paul Jones Memorial in Kittery commemorates the site where in 1777 the U.S.S. Ranger was built and launched.

• The Old York Historical Society includes seven historic buildings dating back to the 18th century, including the Old Gaol, one of the oldest public buildings in the U.S. (1719)

• The Wells Auto Museum features more than 75 cars from 1900 to 1963, including gas, steam and electric powered vehicles.

• The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk offers an archi tectural walking tour along Main Street and “Sea Captain’s Row.” Visitors will view a variety of 19th century architec tural styles, both commercial and domestic.

• The Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport features the largest collection of trolley cars in the United States.

• The Old Orchard Beach Pier is an old fashioned boardwalk

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Spring, Summer or Fall, Maine Camping has it all.

Camping in Maine during the sum mer months is a popular pastime for thousands of guests annually. Many campgrounds open early and close late, extending well beyond the reaches of the summer months. Why not enjoy Maine in the spring and fall? Many campgrounds and busi nesses alike are open for the season and anxious to welcome our state’s visitors. Numerous campgrounds of fer reduced off-season rates! Popular tourist areas and attractions are less crowded.

The spring months offer fresh vital ity not only to nature, but to seasonal businesses and travelers alike. These beautiful weeks preceding the offi cial start of summer offer campers an excellent opportunity to enjoy each day to its fullest.

Many of our state’s guests leave for another year at the close of Labor Day weekend, missing the glorious fall months. When the crowds di minish, those who remain are at lib erty to enjoy the sights and magnifi cent fall foliage. Barring local frosts, northern and northwestern portions of Maine are at their best during the last week in September. Eastern and central Maine follow suit during the first week in October; while the southern and coastal regions reach full color about the middle of October.

Maine is also home to over twenty Agricultural Fairs, the majority of which are held during the months of August and September, winding up with the famous Fryeburg Fair the first full week of October.

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SOUTH COAST BEACHES

lined with shops, games, pubs and dining, and extends 1000 plus feet into the Atlantic Ocean.

• The Counting House Museum of South Berwick is a repository for documents, pho tographs and historic curiosities covering a wide spectrum of community life in and around the Berwicks, site of the first perma nent settlement in Maine.

• The Marginal Way Scenic Walk in Ogun quit is a 1¼ mile breathtaking path along breathtaking views of the ocean along a craggy shoreline.

• Mt. Agamenticus consists of more than 10,000 acres and is located within an ad ditional 30,000 acre expanse of conserva tion land in southern Maine and maintains miles of trails for hikers, bikers, equestrians and ATVs.

• The Cape Neddick Lighthouse (Nubble Light) is located on a small, rocky island a short distance off the eastern point of Cape Neddick, about two miles north of the en trance to the York River and York Harbor. Illuminated for the first time in 1879, the Nubble is one of the most recognized icons located in the Maine Beaches Region.

• The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Ref uge was established in 1966 in cooperation with the State of Maine to protect valuable salt marshes and estuaries for migratory birds. The refuge hosts a myriad of events and activities and offers miles of trails for hiking and birding.

• Fort McClary, built in the early 1700s, is a series of ocean front buildings that made up a key defense site during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Visitors are invited to ex plore the property and remaining buildings, which includes the original Block House.

• Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport Maine is the summer home of 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush. While not open to the public, Walker Point is visible from the water, and parts of the property from the road.

• The East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool is maintained by the Maine Audubon Society, and is considered to be one of the premier birding spots on the northeast coast.

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Experiencing All That Maine Offers

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WILDLIFE WATCHING

Maine sits in one of the most advantageous places on the East Coast for those who love to spot and keep track of wildlife, especially birders: Our northern forests welcome a great many kinds of rare arboreal species, and the At lantic Flyway for migrating waterfowl intersects in a wide swath across the state. Then there are the bears, beavers, fox, and the beloved Maine moose. A wildlife safari led by a registered professional Maine Guide can offer lasting memories (and great photos, too). Those traveling to the coast are welcome to go whale watching or take a cruise to one of the few remaining coastal puffin colonies.

NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS

In 2014, Acadia National Park, the jewel of Mount Des ert Island, was voted our nation’s most popular national park, and what a treasure! At 100 years old (the park was founded in July 1916), it continues to dazzle visitors with unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreation: hik ing, climbing, biking, beach-combing, equestrian sports, photography, wildlife spotting, paddling, carriage rides, and of course camping. Not far away amid our immense and legendary forests sits Baxter State Park – home to hundreds of miles of trails, unmatched paddling and the extraordinarily historic and popular Mount Katahdin.

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Experiencing

From coast to mountain and from border to border, Maine’s Department of Parks and Lands has collected opportunities for the adventure-hungry visitor.

SIGHT SEEING

No less impressive are all the other ways to experience the views and vistas across Maine. Whether you like to experience the beauty and majesty of Maine from your vehicle or on foot, we are sincere in saying that your options are limitless. For the touring set, take a ride along our four National Scenic Byways (see page 88) or explore our extensive State Scenic Byway system. Take a trip to spot our many cov ered bridges and waterfalls. Visit some of Maine’s historic lighthouses that line our shores (see page 34) and enjoy the view from where the raging sea meets the per manence of Maine’s granite coast. Looking for more: Cast off in style aboard a windjammer for a different view of our coastal harbors and islands. Pull on some yellow oilskins and climb aboard a lobster boat for a first mate’s view of the Maine lobsterman’s life.

For the more adventurous traveler, there are ways to see the state where the sky is, quite literally, the limit. From the gondola of a hot air balloon over the Androscoggin River or high above an Aroostook potato field, Maine takes on a completely differ ent feel. Take a floatplane into the north ern Maine woods where lakes become brilliant islands of blue in a vibrant sea of dark green.

Hunting & Fishing

Looking for action? Join the long-standing tradition of the hunt in Maine. We have ex cellent seasons for bear, upland birds, wild turkey, moose and white-tailed deer. Sure, many finest “secret” spots are passed down in families. But we luckily we have the world’s finest professional guides and sporting camps if you are looking to put together a hunting party.

The same might be said of fishing in Maine; happily though, fishing is mostly a yearround affair. Try spring fly-fishing along the lakes and streams that caress our western

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mountains around Rangeley, or test the waters of the northern Kenne bec River valley. Make the pilgrimage to legendary places like Grand Lake Stream, or simply charter a summer drift boat trip for smallmouth bass on one of our broad cool lakes. Maybe a day of salty surf casting for mackerel or stripers along the MidCoast region sounds appealing, or a charter boat bound for the glory of sport fishing along the edge of Casco Bay might be what you need.

Out on the Water

Since we’ve been talking so much about being out on the water, let’s spend some more time there. With so much water to enjoy in Maine, there isn’t a water sport you can’t try. Com bine camping and kayaking out along the Maine Island Trail; it runs the en tire length of the state. Cut through Penobscot Bay aboard a chartered

yacht – many world-class sailors re gard these waters as some of the world’s best.

For those who love freshwater there is no lack of opportunity for you either. Give stand-up paddleboarding a try –it’s a great way to explore the peaceful calm of a crystal-clear pond at dawn. Looking for bigger water? Sebago or the lakes around Monmouth or Bel grade might work, or maybe Mooseh ead (the state’s biggest lake is a prime watercraft destination). Maine has numerous places to put in for a day of fun on the water. Just use your head and follow the rules, and you’ll always be welcomed back.

Finally, for those looking for a more traditional paddling experience, we offer the sublime thrill of canoeing or kayaking. Look at the Northern Forest Canoe Trail for ideas, or paddle the “Moose River Bow Trip” or the Alla gash River waterway (some say it’s the last great wild river in America).

Activities for Thrill Seekers

We’ve saved the best for last, well maybe. For those seeking the thrill of a lifetime, we have you covered. Start with white-water rafting on a choice of three rivers, each delivering daylong pulse-elevating rides from the con trolled release of water from Maine’s hydroelectric dams. Plan your sched ule right, and you’ll be rafting during a high-water turbine test where the thrills are doubled or tripled. The Ken nebec (Class II-IV) and the Dead River (Class II-IV) offer a thrill that is just wild enough for almost any paddler, while the more technical Penobscot (Class III-V) is recommended for the slightly more experienced paddler. Once you are back on dry land, head off into the sunset atop an ATV. Maine offers thousand of miles of intercon nected trails throughout the state, allowing you to head out on the trail, maybe even for days at a time. We’ve also been building a head of steam with our skydiving here.

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descriptions will offer the most help. Here are just a few questions that we suggest that future campers ask them selves as they make their plans, as ev ery campground operates by different rules:

• Do I want to be on the coast, in the woods or lakeside?

• What will I want to do/what activi ties or attractions are nearby?

• How far ahead should I make a res ervation?

• Am I planning on bringing my pet(s)?

• What kind of utilities/hookup servic es will I need?

• Am I expecting non-camping guests to visit during my stay?

NOW EXPLORE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU

The Maine Camping Guide with its re gional grids and member ads will cer tainly help you decide where to camp in Maine. However, there are other trustworthy resources that you should consider as you make camping choices. CampMaine.com: The website of the Maine Campground Owners Associa tion should be your first stop to do a map-based or advanced keyword-driv en search.

The Vacationland RV & Camping Show: We’d love to see you at the Maine RV Show put on every Spring by MECOA in Auburn. But if you can’t make that one, do make time to get to an RV and Camping show in your home state. It will give you a real sense of the kinds of people and communi ties that make up camp ing. Shows also allow you to meet campground own ers, ask questions, get bro chures, get travel ideas and maybe even dream a little about an RV as you seek out and find the campgrounds that meet your needs.

Call campground owners: Don’t be shy; they don’t bite. Even if you are not

quite ready to make a reservation or still have some questions, a conver sation with a campground owner can be highly productive. In fact, camp ground owners love to talk about their campgrounds and the surrounding area. It also gives you the chance to request a brochure or get a website address so you can learn more. You’ll likely be able to get a referral to another campground if there is no availability.

Other referrals: Whether it comes through conversation with a friend, through candid but helpful strang ers on review websites like Yelp or TripAdvisor, on a blog post or over Facebook, you’ll find us at Facebook. com/CampingInMaine. The best ad vice often comes from others who have “been there and done that” and are willing to share their experiences, praise, cautionary tales and recom mendations.

After all that, when you are making a decision on where to camp, trust your instincts! We think all of our members are great, but there is one out there that is perfect for you. So do your homework and then just make a de cision and have a great camping trip whether it’s your first or your 101th.

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Many companies now work in tandem with other adventure outfitters to offer affordable multi-sport packages for true adrenaline junkies. Yippee!

So there you have it! Maine has it all: from the tame to the borderline insane. And if you really want to, you can still sit in your chair enjoying the warm rays of the after noon sun on your shoulders with an icecold glass of lemonade at hand. Whatever it is you want to do in Maine, there is a way and a place to enjoy our unlimited oppor tunities for recreation.

Seasonal Note: While camping runs from the warmer months between Memorial Day and Columbus Day (with some excep tions), you should come back to enjoy a Maine winter sometime.

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Portland Freeport

Portland boasts the cultural attractions of a much larger city while retaining a friendly, small-town atmo sphere. The brick and cobblestone streets of the Old Port are lined with artisans’ shops, galleries and boutiques, and fishermen still unload their catch on the working wa terfront.

Whether you prefer the unique boutiques of the Old Port, or easy access to Maine’s largest Mall with National stores, or a trip to Freeport to enjoy Maine’s most famous outfitter L.L. Bean, the Greater Portland region has shopping oppor tunities for every taste.

Portland is home to spectator sports including hockey, baseball and basketball sports teams, a symphony orches tra, multiple theatre companies, and the Portland Museum of Art, one of the best art museums in New England.

The city has become a foodie destination with a wide range of culinary offerings, from the renowned lobster roll to fine dining. Maine chefs have earned accolades from James Beard to Maine Lobster Chef of the Year for innova tive preparation of our fresh seafood, and locally procured produce. Harvest on the Harbor, Maine’s Premier Food and Wine Experience, is the Greater Portland Convention & Visi tors Bureau’s toast to Maine’s culinary arts. This three day event brings together local creative chefs, locally grown and harvested foods, and the excellence of Maine products - a perfect opportunity to experience the flavors of Maine, all on the magnificent coast during the beautiful harvest sea son.

Perfect for a family getaway Portland offers children an ex ploratory experience at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and the Portland Observatory. Greater Portland is also home to four lighthouses, the most famous of these being the picturesque Portland Headlight and museum, commissioned in 1791 by George Washington.

Enjoy a day on Casco Bay visiting islands with the Casco Bay Ferries, relax on a traditional vintage schooner or windjam mer, take a whale watch cruise or try hauling lobster in a real lobster boat - all from the center of downtown Port land.

• The Portland Museum of Art - Maine’s largest art mu seum, featuring Maine works by Homer, Wyeth and Hartley. (207) 775-6148

• The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine - A state ofthe-art, hands-on educational facility. (207) 828-1234

• The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum - Discover the unique two foot gauge trains that linked rural Maine to the rest of the world. (207) 828-0814

• The Victoria Mansion in Portland - A magnificent 185860 Victorian home with original furniture, carpets, chande liers, paintings and wall decorations. (207) 772-4841

• The Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland) - Childhood home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (207) 774-1822

Classic Maine Coast... plus a whole lot more! The Greater Portland region offers beautiful vistas, succulent lobster, stately lighthouses, outdoor adventures, exceptional shopping, miles of unspoiled sand beaches, and a vibrant night life... everything you’ve come to expect from a Maine vacation, all within a 15 mile radius of the state’s largest metropolitan area.

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Lighthouses

Since George Washington commissioned Portland Head (Cape Elizabeth, 1787), these protective shoreline beacons have guided sailors to safety and served as be loved points of interest for generations of visitors. From the Cape Neddick Nubble Light (York, 1879) to West Quoddy (Lubec, 1808) at the easternmost point in the U.S., Maine is home to 65 historic lighthouses.

It’s no mystery that these colorfully named lighthouses like Burnt Island (Boothbay, 1821), Dice Head (Castine, 1829), Two Lights (Cape Elizabeth, 1828), and The Cuck holds (Boothbay, 1907), continue to generate lasting interest. Breakwater strolls: A brisk walk along a rocky breakwater is memorable and often breathtakingly beauti ful. Spring Point Ledge (South Portland, 1897), Rockland Harbor Light (Rockland, 1902) and the tiny Bug Light (South Portland, 1875) are picturesque and iconic sym bols of their place.

COASTAL BEAUTIES: Pemaquid Point (Bristol, 1835) graces the Maine state quarter, presiding over a time-worn spit of granite tumbling towards the Atlantic; bring a picnic and visit the museum and art gallery. If you find yourself Down East, head to Bass Harbor Head (Tremont on Mount Desert Island, 1858) and marvel at the everchanging sea, sky and land.

TWO IF BY SEA: Monhegan Island (Monhegan Island, 1824) offers more than its lighthouse. The renowned artists colony offers endless adventure - ferries depart from Port Clyde, Boothbay or New Harbor. We also recommend the reservationonly tour of Wood Island Light (Biddeford Pool, 1808).

HONORABLE MENTION:

Spot the kindly, but gruff sea captain’s ghost at Owl’s Head (Owl’s Head, 1826) Visit Inland lighthouse Ladies Delight on Lake Cobbosseecontee (Winthrop, 1908) Enjoy sleeping over at Goose Rocks (Biddeford, 1890) “Sparkplug Light” Listen for the haunting player piano at Seguin Island Light (Georgetown, 1795) Walk the rustic wooden gangplank leading to Marshall Point (Port Clyde, 1832)

OPEN LIGHTHOUSE DAY:

On September’s Second Saturday, dozens of our beautifully maintained historic lighthouses are open to the public in celebration of the legacy of these coastal sen tries. For more information on this event, and all of Maine’s historic lighthouses, visit LighthouseFoundation.org

Nubble Light

Swan Island

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• Freeport USA - Picturesque histori cal village boasting over 200 retail shops and businesses. (207) 865-1212

• Casco Bay Lines - Year round nar rated cruises, private charters and island commuter service. (207) 774-7871

• Maine Foodie Tours - TASTE your way through the charming Old Port with Portland’s newest culinary tour. (207) 233-7485

• Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours - Narrated tours of the city and the bay. (207) 774-0808

• Odyssey Whale Watch and Char ters - Fully narrated whale watching aboard a 65 ft. custom built boat. (207) 775-0727

Western Lakes & Mountains

Maine’s Western Lakes & Mountains Region is truly a four-season destination. Not only is the region close, its one hour from the Portland Jetport; it’s also family-friendly, safe and affordable.

The region is a study in contrasts, from the hustle bustle of Lewiston-Auburn to the rural Sebago Lakes area to the quiet serenity and winding back roads of quaint New England villages like Bethel, Norway, Farmington, and Rangeley.

Best known for its crystal clear lakes and rugged moun tain ranges, the region also offers many outdoor activities including water sports, fishing, hiking, biking, golfing and skiing.

When it’s time to relax and refuel, choose from many great restaurants in the area. You might enjoy a hand crafted brew at a local pub, or a family outing to a home made ice cream stand.

If you’re looking for a unique experience, there are op portunities to enjoy llama trekking or digging in quarries for gemstones and minerals such as amethysts, tourma line, garnet and topaz. You might even try your hand at panning for gold.

The well-known Sebago Lake area is the hub for all kinds of recreational boating. Launch your own craft at several points around the lake or head to the Naples Causeway between Sebago and Long Lake to rent canoes, kayaks, wave runners, fishing boats or a large pontoon.

The hand-operated Songo Locks, the only one remaining from 27 locks built in the 1830s, makes it possible to see the entire 42-mile waterway encompassing Sebago Lake,

Songo River, Brandy Pond and Long Lake. Unlike many small towns with similar histories, the build ings of Norway have remained relatively intact. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Norway’s bustling Main Street is characterized by unique, locally owned shops, restaurants, and other businesses housed in ar chitecturally significant buildings from the early 1900s.

The quintessential and historic New England town of Bethel serves as an entry to the White Mountain Nation al Forest, Grafton Notch State Park, and two of the finest covered bridges in Maine are found in South Andover and Newry.

Elsewhere, the Rangeley Lakes area is an authentic fourseason recreational community. The area includes some of the best hunting and fishing in Maine, including more than 40 trout and salmon lakes and ponds. Incredible mountain views along the Carrabassett River, and un rivaled picnic spots such as Eustis Ridge can be found nearby at the Bigelow Mountain Range.

The commercial hub of the region, Lewiston-Auburn, originally came into its own in the mid-1800s when tex tiles and shoemaking were among the top industries of the day. Nowadays the twin cities are best known for the Great Falls Balloon Festival and several other festivals that highlight the area’s renaissance. Lewiston- Auburn is also well known for the performing arts with perfor mances at the Public Theatre, Community Little Theatre, Maine Music Society, L/A Arts, and The Maple Room.

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The Franco American Heritage Center hosts musical performances from world renowned pianists to sym phony. And Museum L/A celebrates the industrial history of the area.

Naturally, no Maine region would be complete without a good old- fash ioned country fair and Maine’s Lakes and Mountains features three of the oldest and best—the Oxford County Fair in early September, the Farming ton Fair in late September, and the Fryeburg Agricultural Fair in early Oc tober.

While many visitors arrive in the Maine’s Lakes and Mountains with the idea of spending most of their time in, on or near water, they soon discover there is much more to do.

Some of the region’s most popular ac tivities and attractions include:

• Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum, modeled after a 1900’s taxidermy shop, is where Maine’s rich outdoor sporting his tory, traditions and personalities come alive in Oquossoc, the heart of Maine’s fishing and hunting since the mid 1800’s.

• Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is home to over thirty species of native wildlife. You’re guaranteed to see a moose!. Walk along nature trails and tour expansive gardens.

• The Stanley Museum in Kingfield celebrates F.E. and F.O. Stanley, the manufacturers of the Stanley Steamer automobiles, with displays of steam cars from 1905, 1910 and 1916. It also features the work of their sister Chan sonetta, a well-known photographer of rural Maine.

• The Oxford Plains Speedway is ideal for those who enjoy NASCAR racing and is home each July to the “Oxford 250.”

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Visitors Fees

Most campgrounds will charge a fee when you have visitors at their properties. We ask that you consider the expense of operating a camp ing facility, including the cost of utilities, pools, restrooms, insurance, safety concerns and the overall added strain on the entire property when visitors are present. Most of the time pools, playgrounds and restrooms are available to visitors for only this modest visitor fee. So we hope you will understand that visitor fees are just the price of admission to the parks facilities. Thank you!

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New to Camping?

A Few Tips to Get Started

Are you a first time camper unsure of just where and how to begin? Whatever your age, interest or level of experience, this Guide is designed to get you started on years of successful camping ex cursions. Use it to contact camp grounds and plan care-free camp ing vacations.

First, decide what kind of camp ing experience you want: Back-tonature, Outdoors sports oriented, Family oriented, Resort, Travel ori ented, Long term/seasonal.

Secondly, consider possible des tinations, whether city, quiet solitude, tourist attractions, shop ping, natural landmarks, recre ation areas or special events.

Third, use the Guide to locate campgrounds in the areas of your choice. Contact the individual campgrounds for details on their amenities, services and activities.

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The New Hotel Room

As many have already figured out, the RV is a great al ternative for vacationing and recreation. What if you do not own an RV? There are many other available options to camp in Maine that do not involve sleeping in a tent on the ground.

Rental units, of many types, are a very large area of growth for the industry with more units becoming available to rent every year. Families are realizing the value these rentals have and how they enhance the outdoor vacation experience. “These units are like Motels on wheels where you can drive them to special spots or rent one in a location that provides a natural setting. In addition, you get to bring your kitchen and bathroom along for the ride, thereby eliminating the cost of eating out and allowing that quality homestyle cooking to be a part of your vacation experience”.

Each year demand for rentals is increasing, allowing the industry to provide a quality environment for the family to enjoy the outdoors. It is also becoming pop ular for the individual that has to be away on business for a few days and wishes for an alternative to the mo tel experience. Campgrounds in Maine offer a variety of rentals including camper trailers onsite, tents on platforms, deluxe cabins and park models of varying sizes, lakeside houses, basic cabins and yurts. There is a type of rental for everyone at our campgrounds in Maine.

When is the last time you checked into a motel, had a nice campfire, cooked marshmallows and looked up to see the twinkling stars in our vast sky before retiring for the evening? Campgrounds in Maine offer it all, come relax and enjoy our variety of rentals available. Jump on the internet and head to www.campmaine. com to explore your alternatives to a hotel room and partake in the camping experience.

SEBAGO LAKE REGION

½ mile to Sebago Lake Station Boat Launch

Wooded Sites • RV’s and Tents Welcome Camping Cabins • Trailer Rentals General Store • Wood • Ice • Playground Propane Station • W/E/S (30 amp) Wireless Internet • Cable TV • Arcade Heated Pool • Hot Tubs • Jacuzzi Large Recreation Lodge • Horseshoes Themed Weekends • Scheduled Activities Pets Allowed (must have rabies certificate) Shorter Stays to Seasonal Camping Enjoy Local Attractions and Day Trips

Family and Friends Campground 140 Richville Rd. (Rte. 114) Standish, ME 04084 207-642-2200 www.familynfriends.com email: info@familynfriends.com

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• The McLaughlin Foundation Paris is one of the most beloved gardens and arboretums in Maine. It was started in 1936 and is full of wildflowers, perenni als and 98 varieties of lilac.

• A wildlife viewing blind at the south ern end of the White Mountain National Forest near Bethel now offers visitors an opportunity to observe a 25-acre wet land complete with wildlife.

• Maine’s history is on display at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Cen ter in Livermore. The 430-acre farm presents rural life during post-Civil War days from the perspective of those who actually lived at the time.

• The 1870 Sunday River Bridge near Newry is one of Maine’s most photographed and painted covered bridges.

• The Farm and House Museum in Wil ton houses a collection of shoemaking

and farm tools, an extensive bottle col lection, an exhibit featuring Sylvia Har dy, Maine’s Giantess and memorabilia of G.H. Bass, the originator of Bass Shoe.

• The Cascades in Rangeley is an impres sive natural gorge and waterfall and nearby Small Falls has a stairway built along the Sandy River for exceptional views.

• Maine’s Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls teaches the history of the paper industry along the Androscog

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gin River and its surrounding communi ties, offering educational programs and events to the public. We invite you in to learn how paper is made.

• The Nordica Homestead Museum in Farmington is the 1857 homestead of 19th-century opera singer Lillian Nordica and features spectacular gowns, stage jewelry, opera scores and personal items.

• The Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lew iston is a 372-acre preserve considered one of New England’s largest bird and small-animal sanctuaries.

• The Shaker Museum in the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village of New Gloucester is the last Shaker community in the country. Shaker furniture, inventions, early Ameri can tools, tin and woodenware, textiles and fancy goods are displayed.

• Oxord Casino - table games and slot ma chines.

Peak weeks in the summer are from the close of school until Labor Day. During this time most campgrounds encourage reservations and some have minimum requirements for holiday week ends and heavily booked vacation weeks. Al though you may find a campsite available if you travel without reservations, we urge you to call ahead if you have certain dates and accommo dations in mind. Be sure you understand reser vation and refund policies for the campground. These are necessary so the campground can plan appropriately and facilitate other requests. We hope your visit will be pleasurable and that you will return again soon.

State Campground Associations

Alabama ...................................... 850-562-7151 www.alabama-camping.com

Alaska .......................................... 866-339-9082 www.alaskacampgrounds.net Arizona 602-403-6196 www.azrvparks.com California .888-782-9287 www.camp-california.com

Camping Quebec 800-363-0457 www.campingquebec.com Colorado www.campcolorado.com Connecticut 860-521-4704 www.campconn.com Florida 850-562-7151 www.farvc.org Idaho 208-345-6009 www.rvidaho.org Indiana www.campindiana.com Illinois 866-895-2267 www.illinoisgocamping.com Iowa .319-465-4665 www.gocampingiowa.org Louisiana 225-752-1455 www.campinglouisiana.com Maine 888-274-9030 CampMaine.com Maryland 301-271-7012 www.mdcamping.com Massachusetts ............................. 774-284-1464 www.campmass.com Michigan 989-619-2608 www.michcampgrounds.com Minnesota 651-778-2400 www.hospitalitymn.com Missouri 573-759-7294 www.campinmissouri.com Montana .800-847-4868 www.campingmontana.com National ARVC 800-395-2267 www.gocampingamerica.com

New Hampshire 800-822-6764 www.ucampnh.com

New York 800-497-2669 www.nycampgrounds.com New Jersey .609-545-0145 www.newjerseycampgrounds.com

North Carolina 803-568-8892 www.campingcarolinas.com Ohio 877-787-7748 www.ohiocamper.com Oklahoma 405-787-5992 Ontario ........................................ 877-672-2226 www.campinginontario.ca

Oregon 541-469-9089 Pennsylvania 888-660-7262 www.pacamping.com

Rhode Island 401-596-2766 www.ricampgroundowners.com

South Carolina 803-568-8992 www.campingcarolinas.com

South Dakota .605-666-4605 www.campsd.org

Tennessee .865-685-5339 www.campintennessee.com

Texas 800-657-6555 www.texascampgrounds.com Vermont 802-291-1160 www.campvermont.com

Virginia 03-448-6863 www.virginiacampgrounds.com Wisconsin 800-843-1821 www.wisconsincampgrounds.com

Wyoming ..................................... 307-655-2547 www.campwyoming.org

Maine’s MidCoast & Islands

Maine’s MidCoast & Islands region is defined by coastal Route 1, which skirts an irregular rockbound shoreline that changes dramatically from the sandy beaches of Maine’s South Coast.

Much of Maine’s maritime history is found in this region—from the historic and well-known Maine Maritime Museum in Bath to the finely restored row of Captains’ homes along Route 1 in Searsport.

Of course, with the ocean so predominate, it’s only natu ral much of the recreational activities in the region center on the sea—from puffin watching to whale watching, from deep-sea fishing to lobster bakes on remote islands.

Some of Maine’s most famous “clam shacks” are also found here and, of course, lobster, fresh fish and ‘chowdah’ are always on the menu.

In addition, there are numerous fishing villages such as Cam den, Boothbay Harbor, Five Islands, and Belfast where you can go right out on the pier and watch the lobster and the fish brought in daily. In fact, in many spots you can choose the lobster that looks just right for your evening meal.

Maine’s MidCoast & Islands is also home to Maine’s historic windjammer fleet and the schooners can be found nestled alongside lobster boats and pleasure crafts in both Rock land and Camden.

While Maine’s MidCoast is known primarily for its rocky coast, some of the most beautiful and sandy beaches in Maine are found at Reid State Park in Georgetown and at Popham Beach. Reid State Park features nearly a mile and a half of sand beaches, dunes, marshes, ledges and ocean, plus a warm saltwater pond for swimming.

Not all activities are water-related, of course. There are art galleries galore throughout the Mid-coast Region, and an tique shops and small handcrafted jewelry and knick-knack stores are everywhere. There are flea markets and garage sales; there are auction barns and auction houses, and the region offers some of the most diverse, interesting and memorable art galleries in Maine.

Two of Maine’s most famous festivals — Windjammer Days held each June in Boothbay Harbor, and Rockland’s Lobster Festival held each August — are found in the Mid-coast Re gion and there are numerous strawberry festivals, church suppers, bean hole suppers and chowder dinners to please even the most discerning of visitors.

While there is plenty to see and do here, most of the fun is exploring on your own. However, here are a few opportuni ties to get you started:

• The Theater Project in Brunswick is a great place to take children for a special afternoon or evening of theater. The 80-seat theater features “live” actors and plenty of fun.

• The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath includes indoor and outdoor exhibitions and features paintings, ship models, carvings, boats and other marine artifacts.

• Owls Head Transportation Museum includes a collection of historic aircraft, automobiles and engines. During the summer and fall, special exhibits are on display and in clude everything from WWI aircraft to early Corvettes.

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THERE’S MORE TO

Acadia National Park www.nps.gov/acad

Alliance of Trail Vehicles of Maine www.atvmaine.org

Baxter State Park www.baxterstateparkauthority.com

Bicycle Coalition of Maine www.bikemaine.org

Cruise Maine www.cruisemaineusa.com

Golf Maine Association www.golfme.com

Maine Association of Sea Kayaking Guides And Instructors www.maineseakayakguides.com

Maine Birding Trail www.mainebirding.net

Maine Department of Agriculture www.getrealmaine.com

Maine Department of Conservation Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife www.maine.gov/ifw

Maine Department of Marine Resources www.maine.gov/dmr/index.htm

Maine Department of Transportation www.exploremaine.org

Maine Innkeepers Association www.maineinns.com

Maine Island Trail Association www.mita.org

Retail Association of Maine www.mainemerchants.org

Maine Office of Tourism www.visitmaine.com

Maine Professional Guides Association www.maineguides.org

Maine Restaurant Association www.mainerestaurant.com

Maine Snowmobile Association www.mesnow.com

Maine Sporting Camps Association www.mainesportingcamps.com

Maine Tourism Association www.mainetourism.com

Maine Windjammer Association www.sailmainecoast.com

Maine Youth Camping Association www.mainecamps.org

Ski Maine Association www.skimaine.com

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• Eagle Island in South Harpswell is lo cated about three miles off the coast. The summer home of North Pole ex plorer, Admiral Robert E. Peary, the island is equipped with a pier so visi tation is possible for picnickers, nature enthusiasts and history buffs.

• The Woolwich Historical Society Mu seum depicts life as it was 80 to 200 years ago displayed in a farmhouse of the period and a post and beam barn.

• The Musical Wonder House in Wis casset—which calls itself “Maine’s Prettiest Village”— includes a collec tion of restored antique musical box es, player pianos and related items

Annual Windjammer Days Festival, Boothbay Harbor, June. Celebrating out maritime hertage!

Searsport 4th of July Celebration — Parade, Auction, Chicken BBQ and Fireworks.

Maine Celtic Celebration, Belfast, July. Celebrate Maine’s rich Celtic his tory with this festival of Celtic music, games, food and fun.

Maine Lobster Festival, Rockland, August. A country fair by the sea!

Union Fair / Maine Wild Blueberry Festival, August. Join us at this classic event celebrating agriculture in the state of Maine. The fairgrounds are nestled among the rolling hills and beautiful farmlands in Union, Maine. There are activities and entertainment

for all age groups, so bring the entire family and spend the day at the festi val.

Thomas Point Beach “Bluegrass Special Event” Brunswick, Always Labor Day Weekend. Enjoy an end-of summer family event. “The DownEast Way!” Quite possibly the best Bluegrass Fes tival anywhere!

Family Arts Festival, Brunswick, Sept.. Celebration of the arts for all ages. Music, hands on art, workshops and dance.

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta in Damariscotta October. A week of Pumpkin events such as the Pump kin Drop, Parade, and Regatta. Don’t forget to visit all of the giant carved pumpkin!

• The Maine State Prison Showroom in Thomaston features furniture, novelty items of a nautical nature and ship models all hand made by inmates.

• The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland ranks among the finest re gional art museums in the nation. The collection includes many works by the Wyeth family and other major Ameri can artists from Colonial times to the present.

displayed in fine period settings in an 1852 sea captain’s mansion.

• The Boothbay Railroad Village is a great family spot. You can experience a steam train ride which includes a special treat known as ‘Kissing Bridge,’ and wends its way through a peaceful village and beautiful gardens. There is also an outstanding exhibit of more than 50 antique vehicles.

• Colonial Pemaquid is situated on a point of land at the mouth of the Pemaquid River in Bristol. Archeo logical excavations have unearthed 14 foundations of 17th- and 18th-centu ry structures. Fort William Henry is ad jacent to the settlement site.

• The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport is a village of eight buildings, and the finest collection of marine art in Maine.

• The Fort Knox State Historic Site in Stockton Springs is a splendid example of granite craftsmanship. Construction began in 1844 and continued for 25 years. The fort was built to protect the Penobscot River Valley, and the struc ture, including spiral staircases of gran ite, have remained in excellent shape for more than a century.

Kennebec Valley

The Kennebec Valley is best known for fertile farmlands, countless lakes, streams and ponds, and the historically important Kennebec River. While all types of outdoor activities abound throughout the valley, whitewater rafting on many of the beautiful rivers that flow through this region is especially important.

While the Kennebec Valley contains some of Maine’s largest cities — Waterville, Skowhegan and Augusta — it is best known for its rolling countryside and quiet, old-fashioned villages that define the Winthrop, China and Belgrade lakes area and other towns to the north.

Families are especially attracted to this region because of the many opportunities to fish, canoe, hike or bike. Sight seeing, a major item on most people’s agenda, as well as antique hunting, shopping at the numerous vegetable stands and garage sales are found on many of the area’s back roads.

State fairs are a staple of the region and one of the largest is the Skowhegan State Fair in August. It is the oldest con tinuously operating state fair in the country.

History also plays an important role in the Kennebec Val ley. For instance, Maine’s capital city — Augusta — while the second smallest in the United States (only Montpelier, Vermont, has fewer residents) — offers tours of several museums, historic homes and the oldest surviving wooden fort in New England.

Speaking of history, Gardiner and Hallowell are quaint river towns now considered antique centers. Both feature brick sidewalks and turn-of-the-century lampposts that remind visitors of a bygone era and invite them to sample several interesting restaurants, boutiques and art galleries.

In addition, a major roadway — Route 201 — follows the trail Benedict Arnold took during his march to Quebec in 1775. A beautiful ride, especially during the late summer and early fall, 201 will take you to the northern portion of this region, which is mostly owned by the paper companies that manage Maine’s huge forest industry.

Once there, you’ll discover The Forks, a major outdoor and whitewater rafting area lying at the confluence of the Dead River from the west and the Kennebec River from the east. More than a dozen whitewater rafting outfits are now housed in The Forks.

Route 201 then pushes north to the Canadian border at Jackman — a four-season recreational area heavily in volved in whitewater rafting, rock climbing, hiking and mountain biking.

There are several things to see and places to visit in this region. They include:

• The Blaine House in Augusta, built in 1833, was given to the state in 1919 to be used as the Governor’s mansion.

• The State House in Augusta was designed by noted Bos ton architect Charles Bulfinch and built in 1829.

• The Maine State Museum in Augusta houses some of the most historic artifacts in Maine, especially those associated

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Kennebec Valley continued from page 60 with the Native Americans who lived in the area. A small admission fee is required. No cost to students and edu cational groups.

• Old Fort Western in Augusta is New England’s oldest surviving wooden fort. Costumed museum teachers in terpret 18th-century military, settle ment, trade and family life in the origi nal main house built in 1754.

• The L.C. Bates Museum in Hinkley is known for its exhibits of natural his tory housed in a 1903 school building. Collections include natural history, Americana, art, archeology and eth nology.

• Fort Halifax in Winslow was the old est blockhouse in the United States be fore it was destroyed in an April flood in 1987. A reconstructed blockhouse — which includes many of the original timbers — now stands on the Fort’s original site.

• The Pittsfield Train Depot Museum features Civil War, railroad, and Lance House Hotel memorabilia.

• Arnold’s Landing in Solon is the site of Benedict Arnold’s camp.

• Moxie Falls, one of Maine’s highest waterfalls (96-foot drop) located two miles north of The Forks.

• The Waterville Opera House is home to local, national and international the ater, music and film performances.

• Colby College Museum of Art in Wa terville emphasizes American Art and collections by John Marin and Alex Katz. Check

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DownEast & Acadia

The DownEast & Acadia Region is extremely diverse with a beautiful and dramatic coastline as well as inland areas with rich forests, meandering rivers and sparkling lakes carved out by the receding glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age. The region boasts everything from the 1,530-foot Cadillac Mountain—the highest point on the eastern seaboard north of Rio de Janeiro— to the beauty of Passamaquoddy Bay, the first place the sun rises in the U.S. to the natural splendor of Grand Lake. We also have more lighthouses (24!) than any other region in Maine.

Seafaring traditions and culture are still thriving in many of the coastal towns and villages. Whale watching, hiking, biking, kayaking, canoeing and fishing are all part of what make the DownEast & Acadia Region special and our history is preserved through our historic homes, museums and historical societies.

As you enter the region from the west, you will cross over the brand new Penobscot Narrows Bridge. This engineer ing marvel also boasts an observatory, over 400 feet high, from which you can see the entire region. Accessible from Fort Knox, you will not want to miss the view from the top. After you cross the bridge, you will enter the town of Bucksport. Folklore buffs might want to stop at the historic cemetery in town to see the grave of Jonathan Buck, with the footprint of a witch on his stone.

The Blue Hill Peninsula is an area rich in beauty and re nowned for its artist community and its rich maritime his tory. The town of Castine, home to the Maine Maritime Academy, is one of Maine’s historic jewels. Nearby is a half-mile-long suspension bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach to Deer Isle and Stonington, one of Maine’s liveli est lobster towns. You will also want to visit Blue Hill itself with its small town charm and lovely shops and galleries.

Further to the west is Ellsworth. The shops and restaurants in Ellsworth’s quaint downtown are delightful for an after noon stroll or to have a delicious dining experience. If you enjoy theater, you may want to check out the performanc es at the restored Grand Theater right on Main Street.

No Maine destination is as well known or visited as Aca dia National Park on Mt. Desert Island. The second most visited national park in the United States, Acadia is an impressive 35,000 acres in area and includes 41 miles of spectacular coastline. Visitors to the park will want to experience the carriage trails, maybe including a stop for popovers and tea in the afternoon. The Park Loop Road is the link to many of the interesting sites located within the park, including Sand Beach and Thunder Hole, a tidal cavern that allows trapped water to create booming water spouts that shoot up to 40 feet in the air. Explore the entire island. Discover Bar Harbor, with its shops, museums, and restaurants, as well as quaint towns such as Northeast Har bor, Southwest Harbor and Tremont. You might also like to visit the Schoodic Point and Isle au Haut, two areas of the park not located on Mount Desert Island.

Heading further downeast from Mount Desert Island, you will find the Schoodic Peninsula with its towns of Goulds boro and Winter Harbor. To the east, explore Milbridge, Harrington and Columbia Falls, quaint villages with rich histories. Or visit Cherryfield’s National Register Historic District with its 52 architecturally significant buildings from the 1800s.

Nature is also allowed to take center stage here as the land bears native wild blueberries (80 percent of the nation’s wild blueberry crops are raised here) and virgin timber, and the earth sustains an amazing range of wildlife, from moose and deer to eagles and puffins. Numerous quiet trails and treelined lanes often lead to unmatched ocean

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Discover DownEast Acadia, home to Acadia National Park, Roosevelt Campobello International Park, 25 lighthouses, four scenic byways, a vast networks of inland lakes, and the Two-Nation Vacation.

DownEast Acadia offers waterfront camping with front-row views of spectacular sunrises and active wildlife. Watch the earliest sunrise in the nation, explore tide pools during the lowest tides on the Atlantic, and swim in clear sparkling lakes.

Explore historic sites and museums, experience eclectic community festivals, dis cover locally-inspired art, and enjoy fresh-caught seafood.

Come visit us today - and discover True Maine.

Annual Smelt Fry, Columbia Falls - 2nd weekend in April

Three birding festivals - (May and June)

Schoodic Arts Festival, Winter Harbor - July/August

Puckerbrush Primitive Festival, Columbia - last weekend in July

Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival - last weekend in July

Bucksport Bay Festival - last full weekend in July

International Festival, Calais - early August

Winter Harbor Lobster Festival - August

Indian Day at Pleasant Point Reservation near Eastport - early August

Wild Blueberry Festival - 3rd Weekend in August, Machias

Blue Hill Fair - Labor Day Weekend

Salmon Festival - Labor Day weekend in Eastport

Pirate Festival - Eastport, Weekend after Labor Day

Acadia Night Sky Festival - Mount Desert Island, September

Acadia Oktoberfest - Columbus Day Weekend Southwest Harbor

Fright at Fort, Fort Knox, - last two weekends in October

Sardine & Maple Leaf Drop - Eastport, December 31

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2 Balsam Cove Campground Orland 469-7771 G2 72 • 50 • • • • • • • • • • • A • • • • 124 May 15-Sept 28

3 Bar Harbor Campground Bar Harbor 288-5185 H7 71 • 50 • • • • • • • C C • • • A • • • 300 May 27-Oct 10

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7 Bar Harbor Oceanside KOA Bar Harbor 288-3520 H6 • 50 • • • • • C • • • • 45 • • • • 207 May 5-Oct 15

8 Bar Harbor Woodlands KOA Bar Harbor 288-5139 H6 • 50 • • • • • • • • 40 • • • • • 124 May 5-Sept 20

9 Bass Harbor Campground Bass Harbor (800)327-5857 I6 • 50 • • • • • • C C C • • • 45 • • • • • 110 May 15-Oct 15

10 Branch Lake Camping Area Ellsworth 667-5174 G2 • 30 • • • C • C • • • C C C • 50 • • • • C 50 May 15-Oct 1

11 Cobscook Bay State Park Dennysville 726-4412 F7 • • • • • • • 40 • 124 May 15-Oct 15

12 Cottonwood Camping & RV Park* Columbia Falls 598-8497 G3 • 50 • • • • • • A • • • 8 May-October

13 Greenlaws Campground Stonington 367-5049 I2 • 50 • • C • C C C • C • 60 • • • • 24 May 1-Oct 1

14 Hadley’s Point Campground Bar Harbor 288-4808 H7 71 • 50 • • • • • C C C • • • • 45 • • • 180 May 15-Oct 15

15 Holden Family Campground Holden 989-0529 H2 50 • • C • • • • • A • • • • 40 May 1-Oct 15

16 Keene’s Lake Family CG* Calais 454-2022 D7 • 50 • • • • • • • • • • • A • • • • 109 May 1-Oct 30

17 Lamoine State Park Lamoine 667-4778 H3 • • C • • • • 45 61 May 15-Oct 15

18 MainStay Cottages & RV Park Winter Harbor 963-5561 H4 50 • • C • C C C C • C C • 45 • • • 10 MD-CD

19 Mountainview CG & Cabins Sullivan 422-6408 G3 72 • 50 • • • • • • • • • 50 • • • 43 May 15-CD

20 Oceanfront Camping @ Reach Knolls Brooklin 359-5555 I2 • 30 • • • • 40 • • • 40 May 15-Oct 10

21 Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, Inc. Stonington 367-8977 I2 • 30 • • • • • • • • 36 • • 13 Apr 1-Oct 14 22 Pleasant Lake Camping Area Alexander 454-7467 D6 • 50 • • • • • • • • • • • A • • • 120 MD-CD 23 Pleasant River RV Park Addison 483-4083 G5 50 • • • C C • • • • 6 May 1-Oct 30 24 Seaview CG & Cottages Eastport 853-4471 E8 71 • 50 • • • • • • • • • • • 45 • • • • • 88 May 15-Oct 13

25 Shady Oaks CG & Cabins Orland 469-7739 G1 71 • 50 • • • • • • C C • • • A • • • • 75 May 1-Oct 15 26 Smugglers Den Campground Southwest Harbor 244-3944 I6 73 • 50 • • • • • C C C • • • • 45 • • • • • 106 MD-CD 27 Timberland Acres RV Park Trenton 667-3600 G2 • 50 • • • • • • • • • A • • • • 226 May 15-Oct 15 28 Wanderin Moose CG Orland 469-6131 G2 • 50 • • • • • • • • A • • 22 May 15-Oct 1

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views, and coastal communities such as Jonesport and Jonesboro offer visi tors the opportunity to visit typical fish ing piers, nature preserves and even a shellfish hatchery or two. If you love lobster, Jonesport and Beal’s Island are not to be missed.

Situated between the ocean and wide, flat wild blueberry barrens to the north, Machias is the centerpiece of Washing ton County’s tens of thousands of acres of wild lands and celebrates the blue berry harvest each year in August. In corporated in 1763, the village’s history

goes back centuries. It was here, near Fort O’Brien, that the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War took place even before the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. Machias is also the commer cial hub of Washington County and the wreath making center of Maine.

The first place in America to see the sunrise is the Way DownEast Region. The area is ideal for bird watching and moose spotting and you won’t want to miss a visit to Quoddy Head State Park and the candystriped lighthouse on the easternmost point of the U.S. Or cross the bridge into Canada (don’t forget your passport or passport card!) and spend the day visiting FDR’s sum

mer home and grounds on Campobello Island.

Continuing along Route One, another interesting attraction is a granite monu ment on the road between the coastal communities of Lubec and Eastport. Placed at the site of the Reversing Falls Park by the National Geographic Soci ety, the monument marks the 45th par allel, the exact midpoint between the equator and the North Pole. Take your picture standing in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere!

Eastport is a thriving community with shops, historic sites and wonderful

By name of its sheer size and geo graphic variation, Maine offers an unlimited supply of short walks, trails and day hikes, many more than could be explored in a lifetime. As sembled here is a collection of near ly 30 of Maine’s best, most accessi ble trails and walks categorized by a range of interests. Many are certain to be located only a short distance from your campground.

We encourage Maine hikers to “Be Prepared” for our rapidly changing weather and the possibilities of bit ing insects and poisonivy along the way. Please abide by the “Leave No Trace” philosophy, and plan to bring water and a snack.

To read more about these hikes or find others, we enthusiastically rec ommend MaineTrailfinder.com.

Key: Each listed excursion provides the name of the nearest city or town and arange of difficulty. All distances are listed in miles, and when avail able, distances are labeled as oneway (ow), round-trip (rt), loop, or as total combined distance for a net work of trails.

COASTAL AND SHORELINE HIKES

Marginal Way Ogunquit, easy, 1.25 mi: One of Maine’s most popular coastline walks, Marginal Way of fers unmatched sea and land views at every turn. Take a rest and enjoy the views from the many beaches, or bring a picnic and make a day of it.

The Bold Coast Cutler, easy to mod erate 5.8mi

Beech Hill Preserve Rockport, easy, 2.2mi

The Parsons Way Kennebunkport, easy, 2.0 mi

CITY WALKS

Back Cove Trail Portland, easy 4.2mi loop. The skyline of Portland serves as a spectacular backdrop for this easy and mostly paved loop around the city’s tidal Back Cove and its sur rounding neighborhoods. Perfect for a sunset stroll or early morning pickme-up walk.

OTHER CITY WALKS

Vaughan Woods (aka Hobbitland) Hallowell, easy, 3.0 mi network Bangor City Forest Bangor, easy to moderate, 9.0 mi network Lewiston-Auburn Riverwalk, easy, 2.0 mi, network

WATERFALL HIKES

Moxie Falls The Forks, easy, 1.2 mi, rte: This smooth and beautiful walk form a well-marked trailhead takes you to Maine’s tallest single-drop waterfall. Look for swimming and fishing holes 100ft further down stream. A great add-on excursion to white-water rafting, ATV adventure or moose safari.

OTHER WATERFALL HIKES

Jewell Falls Portland, easy to moder ate 2.0 mi network Angel Falls Township D, easy to moderate 1.4 mi Rattlesnake Flume and Pool Stone ham, easy to moderate, 2.2 mi

WILDLIFE TRAILS

Aroostook National Wildlife Ref uge Caribou, easy, 5.7 mi, network. These well-maintained trails pro vide hikers with ideal conditions for spotting diverse species including moose, bear, beaver and migratory birds.

OTHER WILDLIFE TRAILS

Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge Wells, easy, 1.8 mi, loop

NATIONAL & STATE PARK WALKS Acadia National Park, easy, 4.0 mi, rte. Once you have explored the bald summit of Caddilac Mountain, make time to walk the Ocean Path from Sand Beach past Thunder Hole and on to Otter Point; the dramatic coastline offers many of Maine’s most recognizable vistas.

OTHER MAINE STATE PARK WALKS:

Wolfe’s Neck State Park Freeport, easy to moderate, 4.4 mi, network Ferry Beach State Park Saco, easy, 1.4 mi, network

APPALACHIAN TRAIL HIKES

Grafton Notch Loop Trail at Baldpate Mountain Newry, advanced, 8.0 mi. A well-marked and popular two-summit hike offering a strenu ous full day’s hike.

OTHER APPALACHIAN TRAIL HIKES

The Hunt Trail to Katahdin’s Summit Millinocket, moderate to advanced, 9.3 mi, rte.

Pleasant Pond Mountain Caratunk, moderate to advanced, 3.2 mi, rte.

MOUNTAIN HIKES

Mount Kineo Mossehead Lake, moderate to advanced, 4.0 mi, rte. Take the short boat ride for a small fee from Rockwood and then head out and enjoy the grand vistas from this historically significant glacial for mation. Considered the most chal lenging, Indian Trail offers the finest views along an open ledge.

OTHER MOUNTAIN HIKES

Bradbury Mountain State Park Free port, 21.5 mi, network

Borestone Mountain Elliotsville Twp, moderate to advanced, 3.6 mi, ow Tumbledown Mountain Weld, mod erate to advanced, 10.6 mi, network Douglas Mountain Sebago, moder ate to advanced, 2.8 mi, network

HISTORIC HIKES

Popham Beach State Park Phippsburg, easy, 2.5 mi, rte. An absolute must for visiting history buffs and beach walkers alike. Fort Popham, Fort Baldwin and Fort St. George (the last of which is the known ar cheological site of the 1607 colony) are all easily accessed on myriad trails or along the beach. Fort Bald win offers stunning views, and Fort Popham begs exploration of its for bidding granite facade.

OTHER HISTORIC HIKES:

Sebago Lake State Park Naples, easy to moderate, 5.8 mi

Fort Williams Cape Elizabeth easy, 0.04 mi

Bethel Village History Walk Bethel, easy, 1.9 mi

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restaurants. It’s also a great place to take a whale watching cruise and see whales, porpoises, eagles and nature at its most pristine.

Calais, the largest community in the region, was settled in 1770 and is home to the St. Croix Island Interna tional Historic Site. There, in 1604, Sieur de Mons and Samuel Champlain settled with about 80 others, making it the first permanent French settle ment in the New World.

Make sure to stop en route to visit the St. Croix Island International Historic Site overlooking the site of that settle ment.

If you enjoy hunting and fishing you won’t want to miss a visit to Grand Lake Stream. It is world famous for ex cellent fly fishing and there are Regis tered Maine Guides who can take you to the best spots.

Some Places to visit:

• The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor features Maine Native American ar chaeology, history and culture.

• The Natural History Museum at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor features dioramas depicting the plant and animal life of coastal Maine.

• The Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving in Southwest Harbor offers everything from miniature waterfowl to life size owls, from carving demon strations to wildlife art exhibits.

• The Mt. Desert Oceanarium is locat ed in two locations and children and adults may enjoy the close-up views of Maine’s watery “denizens” and get to know them up close in the “Touch Tank” and at the lobster hatchery.

• Columbia Falls is home to the Rug gles House, an 1818 showplace, built by Judge Thomas Ruggles.

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• The Burnham Tavern Museum in Machias was built in 1770 and is the oldest building in eastern Maine and the only one with a Revolution ary War history. It was the meeting place for the men who gathered to fight the first naval battle of the war.

• Moose-horn National Wildlife Ref uge features more than 22,000 acres of hills, streams, lakes, bogs and marshes. It is open to hiking and na ture watching of more than 200 spe cies of birds and plenty of moose.

• Lubec—the easternmost town in the United States—features West Quoddy State Park. The 485-acre site located right on Maine’s bold coast offers hiking trails and picnic areas with views of Canada, Grand Manan Island, whales and sea birds. Here you will find the highly photo graphed, red-striped West Quoddy Head Light.

• The Waponahki Museum and Re source Center in Perry features old photos of Passamaquoddy Indians, old basketry and crafts, as well as man nequins formed by individuals of the tribe.

• Roque Bluffs State Park is a great pic nic area featuring a fresh water pond and 900 yards of sandy beach. There is also a great playground, restrooms and pedestal grills.

Maine Wilderness Camping Takes Moxie

In its purest form, a wilderness camping expedition will take you into a wild, uncultivated place uninhabited by humans. With over 200,000 acres in Baxter State Park, nearly 600,000 acres of Public Reserved Lands and over 3.5 million acres in our North Maine Woods, there are a great number of places that make the cut when it comes to that description.

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a densely forested and deeply beautiful part of our Maine woods that cuts through the central swath of our state, is considered by many to be one of the last remaining wilderness places in the East. Then there are the Mahoosucs, the Bigelow Range, and the unforgettable 100-Mile-Wilderness.

These are the places that require grit and determina tion simply just to get to – that and a lot of dry socks, too – quiet and beautiful places that show the night sky painted in a broad-speckled swath of thousands of stars of all colors, with some nights sharing the eerie hues of the Northern Lights.

Some Tips: A few simple tips for those both willing and brave enough to make an adventure into the wilderness would include: Never travel alone and, if possible, travel with someone experienced in backwoods camping. Be

prepared (which includes traveling with a self-rescue kit), remember to keep your food out of reach of forest critters at night, travel light and carry out what you carry in.

Resources: Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conser vation & Forestry offers an excellent resource for anyone looking to take advantage of Maine’s Public Reserved Lands for back country hiking, paddling, and camping: bit.ly/Maine_BackcountryCamping

North Maine Woods is an organization that oversees the management and access to Maine’s most remote place: NorthMaineWoods.org

Baxter State Park is the crown jewel of our state park system, home to Mt. Katahdin and the eastern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. BaxterStateParkAuthority.com

These seemingly faraway places are filled with abun dance reflective of our state’s vast natural resources with each trail another reason to return. Those who are in terested should put aside the tablet computer and shut down the phone, because a journey into Maine back country allows you to connect in an entirely different way.

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Digging Clams in Downeast

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By Crystal Hitchings

I love mud between my toes on a summer day, at the edge of the sea, pants rolled above the knees, up to the elbows and ankles in mud. Clams for supper! Imagine stoking coals at a beachside fire, seaweed wrapped around fresh-dug clams, steaming up a scent of toasted ocean as a rising tide slowly swallows your footprints in the mud flats.

Most people wear rubber gloves and boots and dig clams with a 4-tined rake called a hoe. My father used one of these, and a wooden slatted basket called a roller. Digging clams was his main income during good weather, along with raking blueber ries.

We ate a lot of clams in the 1970’s, when they were a lot more plentiful. Clam landings drastically declined across Maine in the 1980’s, especial ly along the Bold Coast. Today, the clamming industry is kept alive by the careful management of coastal Maine communities, including the seeding of clams to enhance wild stocks.

The Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research & Education, locat ed on Beal’s Island, raises between three and five million seed clams annually for 60 Maine communities. The Downeast Institute offers guided tours of their shellfish nursery. More information is available at www. downeastinstitute.org.

Clams are a longtime staple to the Downeast region’s peoples. Shell heaps from native settlements are scattered along the coast, including at Machias, Passamaquoddy, Cob scook, and Frenchman Bays, and at Bar Harbor (in Wabanaki, the “clamgathering place.”)The Massachusetts Colonial Ordinance of 1641-1647

granted every household“free fish ing and fowling as far as the tide doth ebb and flow.” Maine retained this law when it became a state in 1820. To learn more about clam dig ging past and present, check out the Downeast Fisheries Trail at www.downeastfisheriestrail.org.

Contact Tours of Lubec and Cobscook, for a family-friendly, touch able-tour, try digging at Cobscook Bay State Park, where campers may dig up to a peck of clams per person. Check with park staff for details, or ask a local if they will take you! To experience eating clams while on your visit to Downeast Maine (even if you want to skip the mud and just eat them at a restaurant!) contact an area Chamber of Commerce. Knowl edgeable chamber staff will help you discover your fresh-harvested sea food supper experience of a lifetime.

Katahdin • Moosehead • Highlands

Welcome to the Maine Highlands the natural wonder of Maine. A place where the pathways are yours to create. Where adventure is not choreographed and the wilderness of the land is not just a memory.

Two of Maine’s most spectacular natural assets are located within the scenic “The Maine Highlands” region. The 40-mile long Moosehead Lake, and the majestic and challenging mile-high Mt. Katahdin at Baxter State Park attract outdoor enthusiasts from around the world.

Though it has many aspects of the great wilderness, it is in fact a working forest supplying fiber for many of the prod ucts you use on a daily basis. The Maine Highlands region offers some of the finest camping, fishing, boating, hiking and hunting anywhere.

Spectacular views and impressive panoramas can be found throughout the region, but nothing is more spectacular than Baxter State Park. Left in perpetuity to the state by Gov. Per cival Baxter, the 200,000-acre forest preserve is a massive tract of land traversed by remote hiking trails and dominat ed by Mt. Katahdin. The park is also famous for its Maine wildlife — bears, moose, eagles and deer — and the fact it marks the beginning of the 2,050- mile Appalachian Trail.

Another must-see location is in nearby Brownville Junction. Gulf Hagas, as it is known, is a 3-mile gorge often called the “Grand Canyon of the East.”

One of the major communities in this part of the region — Millinocket — has a rich history of papermaking and lum bering and several museums allow visitors to appreciate and understand that part of Maine’s history.

While in the Katahdin-area, you might want to visit:

• The Ambejejus Boom House on Ambejejus Lake in Milli nocket offers insights into the old days of papermaking.

• The Lumberman’s Museum in Patten depicts the golden days of the logger and lumberjack.

• The Millinocket Museum includes artifacts and collections relating to period appliances, money and Native American craftwork.

• The Northern Timber Cruisers Antique Snowmobile Mu seum is located in Millinocket and offers the history of early snowmobiling in the Katahdin region.

• Our newly designated scenic byway, on Route 11 from Grindstone (northeast of Millinocket) to Patten.

If Mt. Katahdin dominates one third of this extensive region, another third of the area is dominated by Moosehead Lake. More than 40-miles long and up to 20 miles wide in some areas, the lake’s picturesque shoreline includes everything from bogs to sandy beaches. The largest lake in New Eng land, Moosehead is dotted with islands and ringed by high mountains that offer great opportunities for picnics, scenic vistas and photographs.

Greenville, nestled at the southern tip of Moosehead Lake, serves as base camp for many guide services, outfitters, canoe renters and rafting adventurers. It’s also the largest

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We understand and appreciate that pets are often an important part of camping families. Please call ahead to be sure the camp ground you choose has a pet pol icy that works for you.

Many campgrounds in Maine al low pets. Management has to be sensitive to non-pet owners com fort levels when formulating their properties rules.

Here are some examples of rules you might expect:

1. Keep pets on a short leash at all times.

2. Carry proof of vaccinations.

3. If you leave, take your pet with you.

4. Pick up after your pet and properly dispose of all pet waste in trash receptacles.

5. Your pet’s behavior is your responsibility, if it misbehaves, you may be asked to leave.

6. For health and safety reasons pets are not allowed in pool and playground areas.

Your cooperation and under standing will help. Thank you.

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seaplane base in New England, and hundreds of seaplanes buzz into Green ville for the International Seaplane Flyin Weekend in September.

Another natural attraction at Mooseh ead Lake is Mt. Kineo, a 700-foot-high

peninsula connected to the east shore of Moosehead, though sometimes that piece of land is covered by water. Once the home of an exclusive and stately summer resort, Mt. Kineo is another great site for picnics, exploring and ad venture. Kineo is a mountain of rhyolite that the Native Americans used to make their arrowheads. It is about a one-mile

boat ride to Kineo from the west shore of Moosehead in Rockwood.

Must-sees in the Greenville area in clude:

• The Moosehead Marine Museum of fers a collection of photographs and memorabilia from the lake’s steamboat history.

• The S/S Katahdin, a restored 1914 steamboat ferries passengers around the lake during the summer months.

• Annual Forest Heritage Days in Greenville — Early August (see Moosehead Chamber website for de scription).

Naturally, camping, fishing, hiking, ca noeing, rock climbing and exploring are major components of any visit to the Moosehead Lake area. There are plenty of outdoors and wilderness ad venture centers open to assist in plan ning family trips, and you might even consider going on a moose safari— but, remember, pack only your cam era— no shooting allowed.

For a wide variety of shopping, explore the twin cities of Brewer and Bangor. Of course, shopping is not all there is to do in the twin cities. For example, there are several unusual restaurants located on Bangor’s waterfront and music often fills the air as boats make their way up and down the Penobscot River.

Just across the bridge from Bangor, is the city of Brewer. Filled with unique shopping and dining experiences, the city is a mixture of historical sights and monuments. Stop by Chamberlain Freedom Park to experience a tribute to General Chamberlain, and read his famous quotes.

One of the most impressive sights in Bangor is a 31-foot, 21⁄2-ton statue of Paul Bunyan that is probably one of the most photographed monuments in Maine. You will certainly want to have your picture taken standing next to the statue. Everyone does!

Look carefully in Bangor and you might just find the 1854 Italianate Villa home of Stephen King. It’s not hard to spot, really, because an iron fence featuring eerie cutouts and figures of animals surrounds it.

There are several downtown tours of Bangor available that bring the history of the city to life and that allow you to visit many of the spectacular homes built by logging barons more than 100 years ago.

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Just up the road from Bangor is the main campus of the University of Maine at Orono. Impressive collections are on dis play in the many museums located right on campus and in Downtown Bangor at the University of Maine Art Museum.

Other attractions in the Bangor area in clude:

• The Penobscot Theatre Company, a year around professional theatre located in Downtown Bangor in the Bangor Op era House.

• Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway, lo cated in Bangor.

• Bangor City Forest and the Orono Bog Boardwalk, one of Bangor’s hidden gems. A National Natural Landmark, the bog walk is an educational opportunity for all ages.

• The Cole Land Transportation Museum features 200 Maine antique land trans portation vehicles. It features the na tion’s most complete collection of snow removal equipment and fire engines, farm equipment, a unique military col lection, trains, cars, wagons, sleighs, sleds and carriages.

• The Maine Forest and Logging Museum (Leonard’s Mills) is dedicated to preserv ing and showcasing the history of the Maine woods in one of Maine’s oldest historical sites.

• The University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor is a fine arts museum ex hibiting work by nationally and interna tionally known artists. The University of Maine also has collections on display at their campus in Orono.

• Maine Discovery Museum located in Downtown Bangor is the largest Chil dren’s Museum north of Boston.

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Aroostook County

Northern Maine was made for outdoor enjoyment. Highlighted by a low rolling countryside, Aroostook County offers more than 2,000 lakes, streams and rivers, and plenty of opportunities for camping, hiking, biking golfing and canoeing.

Known simply to Mainers as “The County,” it is larger in area than the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined and is dotted with rolling farmlands that produce more than 40 million bushels of potatoes each year.

The region blends several distinct cultures including a strong Acadian Heritage, a Swedish Colony, two Native American tribes and an Amish community. On Maine’s northern border, the St. John River Valley is home to local voices that carry a Francoise lilt, and menus boast tradi tional offerings of ploys and pot en pol.

Outdoor enthusiasts especially love “The County” because it offers unlimited opportunities for hiking, fishing, un rivaled canoe trips and whitewater rafting during spring runoff and some of the best cycling trails in the North East.

While Presque Isle and Caribou are the commercial centers of “The County,” much activity is centered in smaller towns such as Fort Fairfield, which hosts the annual Potato Blos som Festival, and New Sweden which celebrates its Swed ish heritage with a traditional Sommerfest each summer.

Some highlights of “The County” are:

• Market Square Historic Business District — in Houlton, that includes 28 architecturally significant structures dat ing from 1885 to 1910.

• The Oakfield Railroad Museum is located in the original railroad station in Oakfield and takes visitors back in time to the 19th century and the beginning of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1891.

• Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum located on US Route 1 in Littleton. Pot luck suppers, annual car show and dances.

• Caribou’s Nylander Museum features geological collec tions, and collections of local butterflies, moths, mounted birds and animals.

• The 16 buildings in the Acadian Village in Van Buren are furnished with period furniture and other artifacts dating from 1790-1900.

• The Fort Kent blockhouse was constructed in 1839 for the bloodless Aroostook Border War. The site was part of a more extensive fortification and contains a small museum.

• The Reed Art Gallery at the University of Maine at Pr esque Isle features the work of Maine and Canadian art ists.

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Acadian Festival in Madawaska— includes a re-enactment of the first Acadian landing in northern Maine— late June.

Maine Potato Blossom Festival in Fort Fairfield— celebrates one of Maine’s most famous foods—midJuly.

Annual Community Bazaar in Van Buren—is a three-day carnival—early August.

Grand Isle Campground

Maine’s “Billboard Law” is ntended to preserve the tate’s scenic resources, but it ffects the directional a a able to travelers. You’ll probably harder to find your way. To avoid e suggest the following:

ATV trail 300 ft., prime Muskee fishing

1/4 mile to boat landing

288 Main Street Grand Isle, Maine

Presque Isle State Fair—midway and agricultural exhibits—early Aug.

Houlton Potato Feast Days— includes parade, dances, store sales, a fun run, & more -late Aug.

Lille Classic Music Festival in Lille Village/Grand Isle—chamber music by groups from near and far—early September.

Fairs, Festivals, Local Holiday and Special Events

CYNTHIA

Hunting

Hunting & Fishing Information

Fishing

Visitors have traditionally enjoyed the wealth of hunt ing and fishing opportunities found in Maine. Licens es can be obtained at Maine’s Statewide Information Centers and at campground stores in locations where fishing and hunting are primary activities. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife can pro vide answers to your questions and will provide pam phlets containing official rules and regulations as well as license fees. For more information write to:

Visitors have traditionally enjoyed the wealth of hunting and fishing opportunities found in Maine. Licenses can be obtained at Maine’s Statewide Information Centers and at campground stores in locations where fishing and hunting are primary activities. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife can provide answers to your questions and will provide pamphlets containing official rules and regulations as well as license fees For more information write to:

MAINE SIGNS

Maine’s “Billboard Law” is ntended to preserve the tate’s scenic resources, but it ffects the directional information available to travelers. You’ll probably need to look harder to find your way. To avoid confusion, we suggest the following:

• Get directions before you leave. Brochures and web sites usually include directions, and campground owners will be happy to tell you how to reach them.

• Be sure to carry a recent map

• Use available information centers

• Signs can only indicate changes in direction Make next available turn in direction sign arrow is pointing.

• Number indicates distance from sign to destination after turn is complete

• Sizes and layouts of signs are standardized; reflectorized signs will be blue with white lettering and standard symbols.

This is a ser ious problem.

Standard Layout Campground Symbols

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PHOTO COURTESY OF DARLENE DUMOND - FARM ROAD IN ALLAGASH

STATEWIDE INFORMATION

Area code in Maine is (207).

The following information was correct as of November 1, 2016, but is subject to change. For the most current information when planning your Maine vacation, call the numbers listed or go to: www.visitmaine.com www.mainetourism.com www.exploremaine.org

AIRPORTS AND CAR RENTALS

Airlines providing direct or affiliate service to or within Maine:

Allegiant Air: 702-505-8888 www.allegiantair.com

American Airlines: 800-433-7300 www.aa.com

Cape Air: 800-227-3247 www.capeair.com

Delta Air Lines: 800-221-1212 www.delta.com

Elite Airways: 877-393-2510 www.eliteairways.net

JetBlue: 800-538-2583 www.jetblue.com

Pen Air: 800-448-4226 www.penair.com

Southwest Airlines: 800-435-9792 www.southwest.com

Twin Cities Air Service: 800-564-3882; 838-3084 www.twincitiesairservice.com

United Airlines: 800-864-8331 www.united.com

AUGUSTA

Augusta State Airport (AUG): 626-2306 www.augustaairport.org

CAR RENTALS

Enterprise: 623-1855, 800-261-7331 www.enterprise.com (off-site, pick up service available)

Hertz: 621-8116, 800-654-3131 www.hertz.com

BANGOR

Bangor International Airport (BGR): (866) FLY BANGOR, 888-826-6893 www.flybangor.com

CAR RENTALS

Alamo: 947-0158, 877-222-9075 www.alamo.com

Avis: 947-8383, 800-633-3469 www.avis.com

Budget: 945-9429, 800-218-7992 www.budget.com

Enterprise: 942-3772, 800-261-7331 www.enterprise.com (off-site, pick up service available)

Hertz: 942-5519, 800-654-3131 www.hertz.com

National: 877-222-9058, 947-0158 www.nationalcar.com

BAR HARBOR

Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB): 667-7329 www.bhbairport.com

CAR RENTALS

Enterprise: 664-2662 (seasonal), 800261-7331 www.enterprise.com

Hertz: 667-5017, 800-654-3131 www.hertz.com

PORTLAND

Portland International Jetport (PWM): 774-7301 www.portlandjetport.org

CAR RENTALS

Alamo: 888-826-6893 www.alamo.com

Avis: 874-7500, 800-633-3469 www.avis.com

Budget: 874-7500, 800-218-7992 www.budget.com

Enterprise: 615-0030, 800-261-7331 www.enterprise.com

Hertz: 774-6391, 800-654-3131 www.hertz.com

National: 947-0158, 877-222-9058 www.nationalcar.com

PRESQUE ISLE

Northern Maine Regional Airport (PQI): 764-2550 www.flypresqueisle.com

CAR RENTALS

Avis: 768-6761, 800-633-3469 www.avis.com

Budget: 764-1397, 800-218-7992 www.budget.com

ROCKLAND

Knox County Regional Airport (RKD): 594-4131 www.knoxcountymaine.gov

CAR RENTALS

Budget: 594-0822, 800-218-7992 www.budget.com

Car rental companies listed provide on-site rentals.

BUS SERVICES

Concord Coach Lines: 800-639-3317 www.concordcoachlines.com

SERVICE TO: Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Belfast, Bowdoin College (when school is in session), Brunswick, Camden/Rockport, Colby College (when school is in session), Damariscotta, Lincolnville, Orono (when school is in session), Portland, Rockland, Searsport, Waldoboro, Waterville

Greyhound Lines: 800-231-2222 www.greyhound.com

SERVICE TO: Augusta, Bangor, Bates College, Bath, Belfast, Biddeford, Brunswick, Camden, Damariscotta, Lewiston, Portland, Rockland, Saco, Scarborough, Searsport, Waldoboro, Waterville, Wells, Wiscasset

LIMITED STOPS TO: Bangor (Hollywood Casino), Bridgewater, Caribou, Houlton, Lincolnville, Mars Hill, Medway, Monticello, Oakfield, Presque Isle, Sherman

FERRY SERVICES

Casco Bay Lines: 774-7871 www.cascobaylines.com

Service from Portland to Peaks Island, Little Diamond Island, Great Dia mond Island, Diamond Cove, Long Island, Great Chebeague Island, Cliff Island. Service from Portland to Bailey Island avail able in summer.

East Coast Ferries: (seasonal) 506-747-2159 www.eastcoastferriesltd.com Deer Island, New Brunswick–Eastport

Maine State Ferry Service:

General Information: 800-491-4883 www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry

Rockland–Vinalhaven: 596-5400, 596-5450

Rockland–North Haven: 596-5400, 867-4441

Rockland–Matinicus: 596-5400 (one day per month, more often in summer)

Lincolnville–Isleboro: 789-5611, 734-6935

Bass Harbor–Swans Island: 244-3254, 526-4273

Bass Harbor–Frenchboro: 244-3254

Monhegan Boat Line: 372-8848 www.monheganboat.com Port Clyde–Monhegan Island (Cars cannot be taken to Monhegan Island)

LIMOUSINE SERVICES

Custom Coach & Limousine: 800-585-3589 www.customcoachandlimo.com

Maine Limousine Service: 800-646-0068 www.mainelimo.com

TRAIN SERVICES

Downeaster Passenger Rail Service, operated by Amtrak: 780-1000, 800-USA-RAIL www.amtrakdowneaster.com

Variety of destinations, from Boston to Brunswick and points in-between.

Downeast Scenic Railroad: 866-449-7245 (seasonal) www.downeastscenicrail.org

OTHER TRAVEL CONTACTS

Maine Turnpike Authority: 877-682-9433 www.maineturnpike.com

Maine State Police: In Maine only: 800-452-4664 (911 cellular, for emergencies only) U.S.-Canada Border Crossings: 800-4619999 (within Canada); 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064 (outside Canada); www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/ menu-eng.html

Road conditions and traffic information: 866-282-7578; 511 from any phone www.511maine.gov

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Maine law requires that drivers and all passengers wear seatbelts.

Sales tax is 5.5%; meals tax is 8%; and lodging tax is 9%.

A person may not transport or cause to be transported malt liquor or wine into the State in a quantity greater than 3 gallons for malt liquor or 4 quarts for wine, unless it was legally purchased in the State.

An individual may transport into the State and may transport from place to place within the State spirits for the individual’s personal use in a quantity not greater than 4 quarts.

Smoking is not permitted in restaurants or in common areas in state parks and historic sites.

Smoking is prohibited in a motor vehicle by the operator or a passenger when a person under 16 years of age is present. The fine is $50.

Texting while driving is prohibited in Maine. The fine is $100.

VISITORS CENTERS

CALAIS*

39 Union Street tel 454-2211; fax 454-7227

FRYEBURG*

97 Main Street, U.S. Rte. 302 tel 935-3639; fax 935-7670

HAMPDEN NORTH*

I-95 North Mile Marker 175 tel 862-6628; fax 862-6629

HAMPDEN SOUTH

I-95 South Mile Marker 179 tel 862-6638; fax 862-6626

HOULTON* 28 Ludlow Road, I-95 Exit 302 tel 532-6346; fax 532-4792

KITTERY*

I-95 and U.S. Rte. 1 tel 439-1319; fax 439-8281

WEST GARDINER*

I-95 No. Exit 102 + So. Exit 103; I-295 Exit 51 tel 588-0021

YARMOUTH* 1100 U.S. Rte. 1 at I-295 Exit 17 tel 846-0833; fax 846-6919

*Free Wi-Fi

Cruising Through Maine: You Can (Really) Get There From Here

America begins its day in Maine. It’s a statement denoting that ours is the first state to see the sun –the state motto Dirigo translates as “I Lead.” Spend a little time here though, and you might just spy the myriad small ways that put us ahead of other places, ways that have kept generations past – and will keep generations to come –enthralled with the almost indescribable beauty and broad diversity of experiences to be had in our magnificent state.

So no matter where you choose to watch the sun’s rays peak over the horizon: from a rocky Down East outcropping up near West Quoddy (yes Down East is “up”), atop Mount Ka tahdin at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, or marveling its quiet spectacle while collecting shells along the tide line at York Beach, your days spent in Maine will leave you yearning to return for many, many more.

The Maine Beaches

Our Maine Beaches are a most welcome way to enter the state known as Vacationland since 1935. Miles and miles of sugary sand punctuated by small cities and towns that bal loon with visitors looking to capture a few days or maybe a week or two of perfect summertime bliss. From Kittery to Old Orchard Beach, the beaches have long been mainstays of the ideal Maine vacation. Just follow US-1 from the state line up through some of the nation’s oldest communities, visit cultural enclaves like Ogunquit and the “Kennebunks” rife with the trappings of any major American city: muse ums, cafés, brewpubs and boutiques. Spend a little time at Old Orchard Beach under the dazzling lights of our ocean front amusement park. Each step you take here, whether through the history of York, the natural beauty of the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge, the cool wooded splendor of San

ford, shopping at Kittery or spending a little time along the main streets of Saco and Biddeford, will have you curious about what more there is to see here in Maine.

Cities & Towns: Kittery, York, Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, Biddeford, Saco and Sanford Roads & Highways: I-95, US1 & 1A, Rt. 9, Rt. 202, Rt. 11, Rt. 4, Rt. 103

Notable Features: The Nubble Light, Ogunquit Playhouse, Funtown/Splashtown,Palace Playland, York Wild Kingdom, Saco Drive-in, sunset cruises and whale watching

Greater Portland & Casco Bay Wandering north along US1, I-295 or on Rt. 202 from inte rior parts of the state will bring you into the “big city scene” of Portland. Set high upon a peninsula overlooking the southern corner of Casco Bay, Portland’s urbane but friend ly inhabitants may sometimes seem a little too relaxed, but they are just a part of the scene. It’s these touches that add character and make this welcoming city worthy of deeper exploration. Morning, noon or night, there is something happening along its cobbled side streets, broad avenues and salty old wharves. Shoppers, foodies and people watchers alike should start in the Old Port or up along Congress Street to find the keys to the delights of this fun and funky town. Looking for the offbeat? Visit Munjoy Hill or the Arts District and make sure to set aside time to savor the collection at the Portland Museum of Art or any of the city’s many gal leries. When night falls, you can just as easily catch any of a dozen performances as you would a fly ball at the game – from chamber music at Merrill Auditorium to a touring act at The State Theater or Seadogs baseball at Hadlock Field. Got a little time on your hands? Explore the islands of Casco

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Bay by ferry or take a drive through the many welcoming communities that surround the city. Just to the south seek out the Portland Head Light on the grounds of Ft. Williams or track down the “best Lobster Roll ever.” No matter where you wind up, it will be delicious – this is the heart of lobster central. Looking for more retail therapy? Head north on Rt. 1 or I-95 to Freeport, the home of L.L. Bean and more than a hundred retail stores, restaurants and outlets in this cheerful village.

Cities & Towns: Portland, South Port land, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Free port, Gorham, Pownal, Scarborough, Westbrook and Yarmouth Roads & Highways: I-95 & 295, Rt. 302, Rts. 25 & 26, US-1 & 1-A, Rt. 77, Rt. 100, Rt. 9

Notable Features: The Old Port (on foot); Sea Dogs, Red Claws, and Pi rates, Casco Bay Lines, Eartha, Scar borough Downs, Longfellow House, Audubon’s Gilsland Farm, The Victoria Mansion

Maine’s MidCoast

While just a short drive up the coast (along US-1 or I-295) from Portland, Maine’s MidCoast is a sparkling string of pearls connecting visitors to our coastal, maritime and seafaring past. This region is peppered with some of Maine’s most visited and adored towns, beaches and harbors. At about 100 miles from stem-to-stern (following the region’s main artery US-1 from Brunswick to the Penob scot Bridge Observatory) but consti tuting over 1,500 miles of rough and beautiful coastline, the MidCoast of fers untold activities for tourists and families alike, including the dozens of side trips ‘down the point’ and those with countless adventures they offer. This is the classic American tourist ride – you might wander all day and not travel far. Maine’s MidCoast gives meaning to the journey being an im portant part of the trip. Take heed: In summer US-1 can sometimes slow

up travelers’ pace in spots. Drivers without a destination in mind should consider taking the trip along any of the nearly dozen fingers of land that stretch out to the sea, and make cer tain not to miss all the opportunities set at the head and heart of each of the harbors and cozy ports along the way. And if the land cannot hold you, explore the Gulf of Maine and Penob scot Bay by Windjammer, a different take on the many ways to see and ex perience this richly jewel-encrusted coastline.

Cities & Towns: Brunswick, Bath, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Damar iscotta, Rockland, Rockport, Camden, Belfast and Searsport

Roads & Highways: US-1, I-295, Rt. 17, and Rt. 3

Coastal Excursion Routes: Harpswell (Rt. 123); Bailey & Orr’s Islands (Rt. 124); Phippsburg and Popham Beach (Rt. 209); Georgetown and Reid State Park (Rt. 127), Westport (Rt. 144); Boothbay Harbor (Rt. 27); Christmas Cove (Rt. 129); Pemaquid and New

Harbor (Rt. 130); Round Pond (Rt. 32); Friendship (Rt. 220), Port Clyde and St. George (Rt. 131)

Notable Features: Lobsters & Light houses, Reid State & Popham Beach State Park, Pemaquid Point, Monhe gan Island (an hour by boat), Maine Maritime Museum, Whale Watches, The Farnsworth Museum, Camden Hills State Park, Windjammers

DownEast & Acadia

DownEast Maine and its several sub regions offer one of Maine’s most spectacular driving tours. Drive the 100 miles from Buscksport to Lubec along US-1 and you will be trans ported. For first-time visitors the long list of superlatives heaped onto DownEast & Acadia is well deserved: more lighthouses on the coast – in cluding the eight you can see by boat along the Deer Isle Lighthouse Trail; America’s most popular Na tional Park, America’s easternmost city (Eastport) and easternmost point (Lubec), the country’s highest tides

Travel Along Maine’s American Byways

MOOSE CROSSING

Each curvy twist and turn along the highways, cross routes and riverside drives through out Maine will get you from here to there – wherever here and there are! But there are four very special routes that belong in the pantheon of our nation’s most important roads: America’s Byways® by our Federal Highway Administration. What’s in the name?

Across the country, nearly 150 roads have been selected, judged and officially designated for their contribution to the American experience in one or more of these six areas: ar chaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities. Roads possess ing just one of these designations take on the moniker “National Scenic Byway,” where as those special roadways adding something truly unique – and two or more of the six named contributions – get elevated in status to “All-American Road.”

While relatively small, Maine’s family of American Byways represents an excellent cross-section of our great state from the high-mountain and far-off lake vistas dotted with quintessential and quaint New England towns along the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway to the unspoiled, rugged shoreline beauty presented along the Down East coastal route that makes up the Schoodic National Scenic Byway. The Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway is a time machine that traces a historic trail along the Kennebec River, one cut by generations of French Canadians who poured into Maine in pursuit of a new life.

Our most beloved byway is a singular beauty. The Acadia All-American Road takes travelers through the enjoyable, but often frenzied, summer enclave of Bar Harbor into the deep contrast of Acadia – our nation’s most popular National Park. We have yet to find anything that compares to dawn from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the heritage and mystique of Jordan Pond, the saddled rage of the sea at Thunder Hole, and the miles of carriage roads that wend their way through this magnificent park, an absolute gift to the world.

Acadia All-American Road

Designated: National Scenic Byway1996, All-American Road 2002

Region: Down East Acadia

Length: 40 mi / 64 km

Travel Time: 3 hours (without stops)

Featuring: Cadillac Mountain, Echo Lake, Jordan Pond House, Sand Beach, Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Spring, Otter Cliffs, and Thunder Hole

Schoodic National Scenic Byway

Designated: June 2000

Region: Down East AcadiaLength: 29 mi / 47 km

Travel Time: 1.5 hours (without stops)

Featuring: Gouldsboro Village Library (National Historic Register), Prospect Harbor Light (National Historic Regis ter), Flanders Bay, Old Sullivan Stone Store (National Historic Register) and Tunk Mountain

Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway

Designated: June 2002

Region: The Kennebec ValleyLength: 78 mi / 125 km

Travel Time: 3 hours (without stops)

Featuring: Moxie Falls, white-water rafting, South Solon Meeting House, Wyman Lake, the Appalachian Trail, and Lakewood Theater

Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway

Designated: June 2000

Region: Maine’s Lakes & Mountains

Length: 52 mi / 84 km

Travel Time: 2.5 hours (without stops)

Featuring: Angel Falls, Bethel, Byron School House, Coos Canyon, Oquossoc Village, Rangeley Lakes State Park, Rangeley Logging Museum and Wilhelm Reich Museum

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(at Calais), Maine’s largest island (Mount Desert), and the highest Atlantic coastal peak north of Rio de Janeiro (Cadillac Mountain on Mount Desert Island).

These are all very impressive, but still, they are only written superlatives. Expe rience the marvel as you venture along the 85-mile-long DownEast Sunrise Trail or the Schoodic Scenic Byway. Allow the region’s friendly nature to be expressed through a local shop owner in Ellsworth or Bar Harbor. Or simply pause to pon der how man and nature have worked together to construct something so in describably beautiful as Acadia National Park.

Unless you’re traveling off the beaten path, US-1 and 1A will take you most any where you need to get along the coast. Rt. 9, or simply “The Airline,” cuts across Hancock and Washington counties on their way to Calais. The communities of Lubec, Mars Hill, Eastport and Cadillac Mountain all bicker over who is the first to see the sun each morning, but no matter.

From Grand Lake Stream’s unmatched sporting opportunities to the welcom ing candy-stripes of West Quoddy Light, the Down East region is unmatched in its beauty. And don’t forget to drop in on the Roosevelt’s at Campobello.

Cities & Towns: Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, Machias, Eastport, and Calais Roads & Highways: Rt. 1 & 1A, Rt. 9, Rt. 3, Rt. 15, Rt.198, Rt. 189, and Rt. 191Scenic Byways: National Scenic Byways: Schood ic Scenic Byway & Acadia All-American Road, State Scenic Byways: Blackwoods (Rt. 182), Bold Coast

Notable Features: Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, Twenty-five lighthouses including West Quoddy & Bass Harbor Headlight, The Historic Schooner “Bowdoin” in Castine, Mount Desert Island home to Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, Roosevelt Campo bello International Park, and World-class fishing at Grand Lake Stream

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The Crown of Maine

Aroostook County

Not typically considered part of in land Maine and not a coastal region, Aroostook has a story all it’s own. Typ ically know by its more familiar name The County is a full 5th of the size of Maine. Also known as the Crown of Maine, it possesses a quiet luster that is vibrantly colored by its culture and closely-knit people. With most of its cities perched on the state’s eastern border with Canada there is an interesting international feel to the place. Farmland, forest, beauti ful crystal clear lakes; The County is

worth the drive. Spot Katahdin from Rt. 11 or from the final bits of I-95 before it ends in Houlton. US-1 al lows for spectacular views (known as the Million Dollar View Scenic Byway. Daytime trips offer beauty in virtually every direction, and nights often bring the mysterious North ern Lights. Sporting types who travel here in the winter know that cruising takes on an alternate meaning with more than 1,000 miles of snowmobil ing trails – doing double duty as ATV trails in warmer weather. Along the western edge, Rt. 11 skirts an end less sea of deep green that makes up the more than three million acres of working forestland of The North Maine Woods. And if you’re planning

on coming, don’t forget your paddle because The County is home to the 92 miles of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a place many believe is the last truly wild waterway in our country.

Cities & Towns: Presque Isle, Cari bou, Limestone, Houlton, Van Buren, Madawaska, and Fort Kent Roads & Highways: I-95, Rt. 1 & 1A, Rt. 2 & 2A, Rt. 11, Rt. 89, Rt. 163 & 164 State Scenic Byways: Million Dol lar View Scenic Byway (Rt. 1), St. John Valley Scenic Byway, and the Fish Riv er Scenic Byway (Rt. 11)

Notable Features: St. Johns River, Snowmobiling, North Maine Woods, French-Canadian & Acadian Culture, Northern Lights, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Ice Caves

Maine’s Inland Places

Bangor, Greenville and the Highlands

The city of Bangor was built upon the rich natural resources produced by Maine’s north woods and today it continues to serve as the cultural centerpiece of northern Maine. Any and all travelers seeking to head into northern Maine will likely come through this modern city that makes itself a welcome host to events and performances all year long. For trav elers headed on to other parts, I-95, Rt. 15, Rt. 9, Rt. 1-A, and Rt. 2 all prove access to the woods, the coast and even the mountains. Those look ing for memorable and scenic drives should make their way up Rt. 11 onto the Grindstone Scenic Byway – now known as the Katahdin Woods and Waters Byway – which encircles the eastern side of Baxter State Park, home to Maine’s highest peak, Mt. Katahdin (just shy of a mile high), and the northern terminus of the Appala chian Trail. It also sits on the edge of the Allagash and parts of the Maine Woods introduced to us by Henry Da vid Thoreau 150 years ago. Beautiful, quiet, green places along the West Branch of the Penobscot River and thundering pulse-pounding places that still draw us in for the thrill of whitewater along the East Branch of the Penobscot. Rt. 11 travels south

west out of Millinocket taking you to wards another of the highlands most glorious features: the picturesque re sort town of Greenville on Mooseh ead Lake. As Maine’s largest lake there are no end to the things you can enjoy in the outdoors here – hik ing, paddling, the age old traditions of hunting and fishing, moose safari and the spectacular sights to be seen from a top Mt. Kineo perched in the center of the lake just waiting for you to explore. This is the epitome of camping bliss, beautiful stretches of uninterrupted green punctuated with deep hues of blue from the lakes and ponds and just about noth ing else to get in theway.

Cities & Towns: Bangor, Greenville, Lincoln, Millinocket, and Orono Roads & Highways: I-95, Rt. 11, Rt. 202, Rt. 2, Rt. 6, Rt. 15, Rt. 16, and Rt. 11State Scenic Byways: Katahdin Woods and Waters Scenic Byway (Rt. 11), Moosehead Scenic Byway (Rt. 15) Notable Features: Maine Chil dren’s Discovery Museum, The Ban gor Waterfront,Paul Bunyan Statue at the Cross Insurance Center, Bxter State Park, Mount Katahdin, Pad dling the East & West Branch of the Penobscot River, Whitewater Rafting and Guided Expeditions, Moose and Wildlife Safari, Moosehead Lake & Mt. Kineo, The Golden Road

Kennebec Valley

What can easily be said about The Kennebec Valley is that it is a place that offers two sides of the same coin. In it’s southern towns and cit ies like Augusta (Maine state capi tal), Gardiner, Hallowell, Belgrade, and Waterville offer the civility and culture that accompany communi ties with architecturally beautiful and vibrant Main Streets, fine dining, museums, shopping and the per forming arts. However, head north, and you’ll pass into wild country. North, above Skowhegan and Madi son you arrive in some of the finest hunting and fly-fishing country our state has to offer; north, to the rol licking and pounding excitement of whitewater on the Kennebec & Dead Rivers. North to Coburn Moun

tain near Jackman, Maine’s highest groomed snowmobile trail. North to where Rt. 201 becomes the Old Can ada Road Scenic Byway which car ries you through twisting and swiftly rising roads into picturesque parts of Maine and quaint and quiet New England towns. The Kennebec Valley is a quieter side of Maine that begs to be explored in every season. Pad dling, hiking, snowmobiling, fishing are all here. And don’t forget to look to explore the Kennebec Valley for its broad collection of fairs and festivals including the Nation’s Oldest State Fair at Skowhegan, the Kneading Conference and Fiber Frolic in June. Cities & Towns: Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell, Waterville, Skowhegan, Madison,The Forks, and Belgrade Lakes Roads & Highways: I-95, Rt. 201, Rt2, Rt. 9, Rt. 202, Rt. 100, Rt. 27, and Rt. 16Scenic Byways: National Scenic Byways: Old Canada Road Scenic By way; State Scenic Byways: Mooseh ead Scenic Byway (Rt. 15) Notable Features: The State Capital, Old Fort Western, Antiquing in Hallow ell, Hobbitland at Vaughan Wood’s, The Maine State Museum, Theater at Monmouth, Belgrade’s Lakes, Water ville Opera House, LC Bates Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, The Skowhegan Indian, Lakewood Theater, Whitewater Rafting on the Kennebec and The Dead Rivers

Maine’s Lake’s & Mountains

Passing through the many communi ties that make up Maine’s Lake’s and Mountains you’ll see that you are

surrounded by nearly endless access to the outdoors. From the broad and welcoming shores of Sebago Lake in the south to the deep forested areas that flank the Appalachian Trail to the north and the hundreds of miles of ski slopes on Saddleback, Sugar loaf, and Sunday River. The beauty and bounty of being this close to nature gives visitors to the region no reason whatsoever to complain that they have nothing to do. Even the many small communities spread out through the region offer something for everyone: Take the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway - spot a moose, maybe. Visit Lewiston & Auburn’s twin cities for a taste of in-town cul ture, and the Sebago area delivers on the promise of an easy lakeside sum mer vacation. Like the other inland regions, the Lakes & Mountains re gion is oriented primarily from south to north with communities connect ed not by four and six lane highways

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but by well-worn two lane roads with just enough scenery between them to remind you that you are still out in the country. Following Rt. 302 out of Port land brings you up into the Sebago Lakes region from there explore Frye burg or Norway’s Main Street. Contin ue north on Rt. 26 into Bethel, it’s one of the sweetest and most beautiful mountain towns ever. Outside Newry don’t forget to track down the famed Artist’s Covered Bridge a magnet for generations of photographers and all kinds of artist.

This is Maine camping country and an apt place for the journey we have taken through Maine to come to a close. The pink clouds veined with golden light from the setting sun over the Presidential Range to the west are spectacular. Countless cascading and easy to reach waterfalls invite you in for the plunge – the Bigelow’s, Flag staff Lake, Kingfield, and Carrabassett Valley. Each and every one of these communities and all those across Maine are worth taking time to enjoy. Happy Driving.

Cities & Towns: Lewiston & Auburn, Rangeley, Bethel, Oxford, Kingfield, Fryeburg, Jay, Livermore & Livermore Falls, Gray, and Sebago

Roads & Highways: Rt. 302, Rt. 100, Rt. 4, US-2, Rt. 26 & 27, Rt. 16, Rt. 35, Rt.5, Scenic Byways: National Scenic Byways Rangeley Scenic Byway; State Scenic Byways: Grafton Notch Scenic Byway (Rt. 26), Pequawket Trail Sce nic Byway (Route 113), State Route 27 Scenic Byway

Notable Features: Explore the Arts in Lewiston & Auburn, Skiing on Saddle back, Sunday River or Sugarloaf, Rapid River, The Stanley Steamer Museum, Tour all the covered bridges, ride The Songo River Queen at Sebago, Frye burg Fair & L/A Balloon Festival

PHOTO COURTESY OF TIM PARKER - PEAKED MOUNTAIN

Alphabetical Listing of Member Campgrounds

Acres of Wildlife Campground 38, 41 60 Acres of Wildlife Road, Steep Falls 04085 (207) 675-2267 • office@acresofwildlife.com www.acresofwildlife.com

Airline Lodge & Snack Bar 68 Rt 9 & Rt 193 Twp 22, Beddington 04622 (207) 638-2301 • fdaktoa@aol.com www.airlinesnackbar.com

Apache Campground ................................... 14 165 Bernier Road, Sanford 04073 (207) 324-5652

Apple Valley Campground 14 120 Apple Valley Lane, Acton 04001 (207) 636-2285 • applevalleycampground@gmail.com www.campapplevalleymaine.com

Arndt’s Aroostook River Lodge & CG 81, 82 95 Parkhurst Siding Road, Presque Isle 04769 (207) 764-8677 • clare@arndtscamp.com www.arndtscamp.com

Aroostook State Park 82 87 State Park Road, Presque Isle 04769 (207) 768-8341 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Augusta West Resort 62 183 Holmes Brook Lane, Winthrop 04364 (207) 377-9993 • augustawest@fairpoint.net www.augustawestkampground.com

Balsam Cove Campground .................. 68, 72 286 Back Ridge Road, Orland 04472 (207) 469-7771 • info@balsamcove.com www.balsamcove.com

Balsam Woods Campground.............. 75, 76 112 Pond Road, Abbot 04406 (207) 876-2731 • info@balsamwoods.com www.balsamwoods.com

Bangor Holden KOA 76 602 Main Road, Holden 04429 (207) 843-6011 • sallywat7268@gmail.com koa.com/campgrounds/bangor

Bar Harbor Campground 68, 71 409 State Hwy 3, Bar Harbor 04609 207) 288-5185 www.thebarharborcampground.com

Bar Harbor Camping Resorts-Mt Desert Narrows ... 67,68 1219 State Hwy 3, Bar Harbor 04609 (207) 288-4782

barharborcampingresorts@equitylifestyle.com www.barharborcampingresorts.com

Bar Harbor Camping Resorts-Narrows Too .. 67,68 1150 Bar Harbor Road, Trenton 04605 (207) 667-4300

barharborcampingresorts@equitylifestyle.com www.barharborcampingresorts.com

Bar Harbor Camping Resorts-Patten Pond ... 67,68 1470 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth 04605 (207) 667-7600

barharborcampingresorts@equitylifestyle.com www.barharborcampingresorts.com

Bar Harbor Oceanside KOA 68 136 County Road, Bar Harbor 04609 (207) 288-3520 • barharbor@koa.net www.koa.com/campgrounds/bar-harbor-oceanside

Bar Harbor Woodlands KOA 68 1453 Route 102, Bar Harbor 04609 (207) 288-5139 • barharbor@koa.net www.koa.com/campgrounds/bar-harbor-woodlands

Bass Harbor Campground 68 342 Harbor Road, Bass Harbor 04653 (800) 327-5857 • info@bassharbor.com www.bassharbor.com

Bayley’s Camping Resort .................... IFC, 14 275 Pine Point Road, Scarborough 04074 (207) 883-6043 • info@bayleysresort.com www.bayleysresort.com

Beach Acres Campground ................... 14, 26 76 Eldridge Road, Wells 04090 (207) 646-5612 • beachacres@beachacres.com www.beachacres.com

Bear Point Marina, Cabins & Campground 76 123 Bear Point Road, Bowerbank 04426 (207) 564-3135 • bearpointcamps@gmail.com www.sebeclakevacations.com

Beaver Brook Campground 61, 62 1 Wilson Pond Road, North Monmouth 04265 (207) 933-2108 • camp@beaver-brook.com www.beaver-brook.com

Beaver Dam Campground ................... 14, 24 551 School Street, Berwick 03901 (207) 698-2267 • camp@beaverdamcampground.com www.beaverdamcampground.com

Bethel Outdoor Adventure & Campground 38 121 Mayville Rd, US Rt 2, Bethel 04217 (207) 824-4224 • info@betheloutdooradventure.com www.betheloutdooradventure.com

Big Eddy Campground Chewonki Foundation .... 76 Golden Road, Mile 28, Millinocket 04462 (207) 882-7323 • bigeddy@chewonki.org www.bigeddy.org

Big Moose Inn Cabins & Campground, Inc. 76 Baxter State Park Rd, Millinocket Lake 04462 207) 723-8391 • info@bigmoosecabins.com www.bigmoosecabins.com

Birch Point Campground 82 33 Birch Point Lane, Island Falls 04747 (207) 463-2515 • edpoint@fairpoint.net www.birchpointcampground.com

Birches Lakeside Campground 62 201 Norris Point Road, Litchfield 04350 (207) 268-4330 • birchescamping@gmail.com www.thebirchescampground.com

Black Brook Cove Campground 38 Lincoln Pond Road, Lincoln Plantation 04964 (207) 486-3828 • info@blackbrookcove.com www.blackbrookcove.com

Blueberry Pond Campground ............. 32, 35 218 Poland Range Road, Pownal 04069 (207) 688-4421 • fun@blueberrycampground.com www.blueberrycampground.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park.................... 32 547 Hallowell Road, Pownal 04069 (207) 688-4712 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/bradburymountain

Branch Lake Camping Area 68 180 Hanson Landing Road, Ellsworth 04605 (207) 667-5174 • branchlakecampground@outlook.com www.branchlakecamping.com

Bridgton Marina Inc. 38 3 Obelazy Lane, Bridgton 04009 (207) 647-2931 • justeasycamping@yahoo.com www.justeasycamping.com

Camden Hills RV Resort ....................... 54,58 30 Applewood Road, Rockport 04853 (207) 236-2498 • info@camdenhillscampgrounds.com www.camdenhillscampgrounds.com

Camden Hills State Park 54 280 Belfast Road, Camden 04843 (207) 236-3109 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Camp Eaton 14 750 York Street, York Harbor 03911 (207) 363-3424 • matt@campeaton.com www.campeaton.com

Cape Neddick Oceanside Campground 14 63 Shore Road,Cape Neddick 03902 207) 363-4366 • info@capeneddick.com www.harbourview.com

Cedar Haven Family Campground ....... 32, 35 39 Baker Road, Freeport 04032 (207) 869-5026 • info@cedarhavenllc.com www.cedarhavenfamilycampground.com

Chewonki Campground 54 235 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset 04578 (207) 882-7426 • campcontact@chewonkicampground.com www.chewonkicampground.com

Christies Campground & Cottages .............. 76 83 Christies Camp Road, Newport 04953 (800) 688-5141 • christiescampground@gmail.com www.christiescampground.com

Cobscook Bay State Park 68 40 South Edmunds Rd, Edmunds Twp 04628 (207) 726-4412 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Cold River Campground 76 211 Riverside Dr, Eddington 04428 (207) 922-2551 • info@coldrivercampground.com www.coldrivercampground.com

Colonial Mast Campground ................ 38, 42 1 Colonial Mast Road, Naples 04055 (207) 693-6652 • info@colonialmast.com www.colonialmast.com

Cottonwood Camping and RV Park 68 1140 US Highway Rte 1, Columbia Falls 04623 (207) 598-8497 • shirleyatcottonfarms@gmail.com cottonwoodcampingrvpark.com

Cupsuptic Lake Park & Campground 38 960 Wilson Mills Rd, Rt 16 • Adamstown Twp 04964 (207) 864-5249 • info@cupsupticcampground.com www.cupsupticcampground.com

Deer Farm Campground .............................. 38 495 Tufts Pond Road, Kingfield 04947 207) 265-4599 • deerfarmcamps@tds.net www.deerfarmcamps.com

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MEMBER CAMPGROUNDS

Bold names have display ads. Red names are Seasonal RV sites only. (Call for more information.)

Alphabetical Listing of Member Campgrounds

Bold names have display ads. Red names are Seasonal RV sites only. (Call for more information.)

Desert Dunes of Maine Campground 32 95 Desert Road, Freeport 04032 (207) 865-6962 • info@desertofmaine.com www.desertofmaine.com

Dixons Coastal Maine Campground .... 14, 18 1740 US Route 1, Cape Neddick 03902 (207) 363-3626 • info@dixonscampground.com www.dixonscampground.com

Duck Puddle Campground .......................... 54 60 Campground Road, Nobleboro 04555 (207) 563-5608 • jadejim@aol.com www.duckpuddlecampground.com

Dummer’s Beach Campground 38 9 Dummers Beach Lane, Weld 04285 (207) 585-2200 • dummersbeach@gmail.com www.dummersbeach.com

Durham Leisure Campground 32 24 Leisure Lane, Durham 04222 (207) 353-5535 • dlcmaine@gmail.com www.dlcmaine.com

Duvals RV Park 14 22 Elmere Road, Wells 04090 (207) 251-4794 • hlduval@aol.com www.duvals-rvpark.com

Family N Friends Campground ............ 38, 48 140 Richville Road, Rt 114, Standish 04084 (207) 642-2200 • info@familynfriends.com www.familynfriends.com

Flat Rock Bridge Family Camping .......... 1, 14 21 Flat Rock Bridge Road, Lebanon 04027 (207) 339-9465 • camping@flatrockbridge.com www.flatrockbridge.com

Flood’s Cove Ocean Front Vacations ........... 54 77 Floods Cove Road, Friendship 04547 (207) 832-6237 • capnams@roadrunner.com www.floodscove.com

Four Seasons Camping Area 38, 51 Route 302/1741 Roosevelt Trail, Naples 04055 (207) 693-6797 • info@fourseasonscampingarea.com www.fourseasonscampingarea.com

Freeport/Durham KOA 31, 32 82 Big Skye Lane, Durham 04222 (888) 562-5609 • freeportkoa@hotmail.com www.freeportkoa.com

Grafton Notch Campground 38 1472 Bear River Rd / Route 26, Newry 04261 (207) 824-2292 • info@campgrafton.com http://campgrafton.com

Grand Isle Campground ...................... 81, 82 288 Main Street, Grand Isle 04746 (207) 227-1177 • ga.dionne@hotmail.com

Granger Pond Camping Area....................... 38 27 Kamp Lane, Denmark 04022 (207) 452-2342 • cadyhouse1@verizon.net www.grangerpond.com

Gray Homestead Oceanfront .................... 54 21 Homestead Road, Southport 04576 (207) 633-4612 • grays@gwi.net www.graysoceancamping.com

Green Valley Campground 62, 64 1248 Cross Hill Road, Vassalboro 04989 (207) 923-3000 • greenvalley1@fairpoint.net www.greenvalleycampground.us

Greenland Cove Campground 82 East Grand Lake, Danforth 04424 (207) 448-2863 • brenda@madiganestates.com www.greenlandcove.com

Greenlaws Campground 68 Airport Road, Stonington 04681 (207) 367-5049 • bgreenlawsrvandtenting@gmail.com www.greenlawsrvpark.com

Gregoire’s Campground .............................. 14 697 Sanford Road, Wells 04090 (207) 646-3711 • camping@maine.rr.com www.mainecoastcamping.com

Hadley’s Point Campground................ 68, 71 33 Hadley Point Road, Bar Harbor 04609 (207) 288-4808 • www.hadleyspoint.com

Hemlock Grove Campground 14, 17 1299 Portland Rd, US Rt 1, Kennebunkport 04046 (207) 985-0398 • info@hemlockgrovecampground.com www.hemlockgrovecampground.com

Hermit Island Campground................. 54, 57 6 Hermit Island Road, Phippsburg 04562 (207) 443-2101 • info@hermitisland.com www.hermitisland.com

Hid’n Pines Family Campground ......... 14, BC 8 Cascade Road, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 934-2352 •info@mainefamilycamping.com www.mainefamilycamping.com

Holden Family Campground........................ 68 108 Main Road, Holden 04429 (207) 989-0529 • holdenfamilycampground@roadrunner.com www.holdenfamilycampground.com

Homestead By The River “Family” CG .... 14, 22 235 New County Road, Biddeford 04005 (207) 282-6445 • info@homesteadbytheriver.com www.homesteadbytheriver.com

Honey Run Beach & Campground 38 456 East Shore Road, Peru 04290 (207) 562-4913 • hrbc456@gmail.com www.honeyruncampground.com

Indian Pond Campground 62 1675 Indian Pond Rd, Indian Stream Twp 04985 (800) 371-7774

Jackman Landing Campground 62 582 Main Street, Jackman 04945 (207) 668-3301

Katahdin Shadows Campground ......... 76, 79 118 Katahdin Shadows Drive, Medway 04460 (800) 794-5267 • katshadcamp@midmaine.com www.katahdinshadows.com

Keene’s Lake Family Campground 68 70 Keenes Lake Road, Calais 04619 (207) 454-2022 • keeneslakecampground@yahoo.com www.lordscomputer.com/keeneslake

Kokatosi Campground 38, 40 635 Webbs Mills Road, Raymond 04071 (207) 627-4642 • kokatosi@fairpoint.net www.kokatosicampground.com

Lake Pemaquid, Inc. 54, 59 100 Twin Cove Lane, Damariscotta 04543 (207) 563-5202 • lakepem@tidewater.net www.lakepemaquid.com

Lake St. George State Park 62 278 Belfast Augusta Road, Liberty 04949 (207) 589-4255 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Lakeside Pines Campground ............... 38, 43 54 Lakeside Pines Road, Bridgton 04057 (207) 647-3935 • lakesidepinescampground@gmail.com www.lakesidepinescampground.com

Lamoine State Park ...................................... 68 23 State Park Road, Lamoine 04605 (207) 667-4778 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Lazy Frog Campground 14, 22 75 Cemetery Road, Lebanon 04027 (207) 457-1260 • peggy@lazyfrogcampground.com www.lazyfrogcampground.com

Libby’s Oceanside Camp 14, 17 725 York Street, York 03909 (207) 363-4171 • libbyscampground@gmail.com www.libbysoceancamping.com

Lily Bay State Park 76 13 Myrles Way, Greenville 04441 (207) 695-2700 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Little Ossipee Lake Campground 14 440 Sokokis Trail, Waterboro 04030 (207) 247-5875 • mbozza@comcast.net www.southernmainecamping.com

Littlefield Beaches Campground ......... 38, 42 13 Littlefield Lane, Greenwood 04255 (207) 875-3290 • info@littlefieldbeaches.com www.littlefieldbeaches.com

Lobster Buoy Campsites .............................. 54 280 Waterman Beach Rd, So. Thomaston 04858 (207) 594-7546 • lobsterbuoycampsites@gmail.com lobsterbuoycampsites.wix.com

MainStay Cottages & RV Park 68 66 Sargent Street, Winter Harbor 04693 (207) 963-5561 •boathouse@acadia.net www.mainstaycottages-rvpark.com

Meadowbrook Camping 53, 54 33 Meadowbrook Road, Phippsburg 04562 (207) 443-4967 • mbcamp@meadowbrookme.com www.meadowbrookme.com

Meadowledge RV Resort 14 430 Route 1, Wells 04090 (207) 646-5008 www.meadowledge.com

Megunticook Campground by The Sea ... 54, 58 620 Commercial Street, Rockport 04856 (207) 594-2428 • info@megunticookcampgrounds.com www.megunticookcampgrounds.com

Mic Mac Cove Campground 54 210 Mic Mac Lane, Union 04862 (207) 785-4100 • micmaccovecampground@msn.com www.micmaccampground.com

Moody Beach RV Resort-Thousand Trails ... 14 266 Post Rd, Wells 04090 (207) 646-4586 www.Rvonthego.com

Moorings Oceanfront RV Resort 54 191 Searsport Ave, US Rt 1, Belfast 04915 (207) 338-6860 • info@mooringscamp.com www.mooringscamp.com

Alphabetical Listing of Member Campgrounds

Bold names have display ads. Red names are Seasonal RV sites only. (Call for more information.)

Moosehead Family Campground 76 312 Moosehead Lake Rd, Rt 15, Greenville 04441 (207) 695-2210 • mail@mooseheadcampground.com www.mooseheadcampground.com

Moosehead Trail Campground 76 781 Moosehead Trail, Newport 04953 (207) 974-6241 • mooseheadtrailcampground@gmail.com www.mooseheadtrailcampground.com

More to Life Family Campground ............... 62 533B Winthrop Ctr Road, Winthrop 04364 (207) 395-4908 • info@moretolifecampground.com www.moretolifecampground.com

Mount Blue State Park 38 187 Webb Beach Rd, Weld 04285 (207) 585-2347 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/mountblue

Mountainview Campground & Cabins 68, 72 2695 US Route 1, Sullivan 04664 (207) 422-6408 • info@flandersbay.com www.flandersbay.com

My Brothers Place 82 659 North Street, Houlton 04730 (207) 532-6739 • mybrotherspl@aol.com mybrothersplace.mainerec.com

Nadeau’s Nest 14 244 Upper Guinea Road, Lebanon 04027 (207) 339-9593

Naples KOA Campground.................... 38, 49 295 Sebago Rd, Rt 114/11, Naples 04055 (207) 693-5267 • naplesme@koa.com koa.com/campgrounds/naples-maine

Neil E. Michaud Campground ..................... 82 164 Houlton Road, Presque Isle 04769 (207) 769-1951 • ckinney3@maine.rr.com www.campingfriend.com/NeilEMichaudCampground

Nere Beach Family Campground 14, 22 38 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 934-7614 • info@nerebeach.com www.nerebeach.com

Nesowadnehunk Campground 76 Turnpike Road, Millinocket 04462 (207) 458-1551 • info@nesowadnehunk.com www.nesowadnehunk.com

Northern Outdoors Adventure Resort .......... 62 1771 Route 201, The Forks 04985 (800) 765-7238 • info@northernoutdoors.com www.NorthernOutdoors.com

Oceanfront Camping @ Reach Knolls 68 670 Reach Road, Brooklin 04616 (207) 359-5555 • oceanfrontcamping@reachknolls.com www.reachknolls.com

Old Orchard Beach Campground ........ 14, 20 27 Ocean Park Rd, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 934-4477 • reservations@gocamping.com www.gocamping.com

Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, Inc. 68 130 Settlement Road, Stonington 04681 (207) 367-8977 • info@oldquarry.com www.oldquarry.com

On the Saco Family Campground 38 379 Denmark Road, Brownfield 04010 (207) 452-2274 • onthesaco@outlook.com www.onthesaco.com

Palmyra Golf Course & Campground .. 75, 76 147 Lang Hill Road, Palmyra 04965 (207) 938-5677 • help@palmyra-me.com www.palmyra-me.com

Papoose Pond Family Campground & Cabins 38 700 Norway Road, Waterford 04088 (207) 583-4470 • info@papoosepondcamping.com www.papoosepondcamping.com

Paradise Park Resort .................................... 14 50 Adelaide Road, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 934-4633 • info@paradiseparkresort.com www.paradiseparkresort.com

Paul Bunyan Campground 76 1858 Union Street, Bangor 04401 (207) 941-1177 • radhachey@gmail.com www.paulbunyancampground.com

Peaks-Kenny State Park 76 401 State Park Road, Dover-Foxcroft 04426 (207) 564-2003 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Penobscot Outdoor Center 76 Baxter State Park Road, Millinocket 04462 (800) 766-7238 • vacation@neoc.com www.neoc.com

Pine Grove Campground & Cottages, LLC 76 822 Grindestone Road, Medway 04460 (207) 746-5172 pinegrovecampgroundandcottages@hotmail.com www.pinegrovecampgroundandcottages.com

Pinehirst RV Resort 14 7 Oregon Ave, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 934-5526 • pinehirst@equitylifestyle.com www.pinehirstrvresort.com

Pleasant Hill Campground......................... 76 45 Mansell Road, Hermon 04401 (207) 848-5127 • info@pleasanthillcampground.com pleasanthillcampground.com

Pleasant Lake Camping Area ....................... 68 371 Davis Road, Alexander 04694 (207) 454-7467 • pleasantlake@myfairpoint.net

Pleasant River Campground 38, 45 800 West Bethel Road, West Bethel 04286 (207) 836-2000 • info@pleasantrivercampground.com www.pleasantrivercampground.com

Pleasant River RV Park 68 11 West Side Road, Addison 04606 (207) 483-4083 • hperry1953@gmail.com www.pleasantriverrv.com

Point Sebago Resort............................ 38, 47 261 Point Sebago Road, Casco 04015 (800) 655-1232 • info@pointsebago.com www.pointsebago.com

Poland Spring Campground ................ 37, 38 128 Connor Lane, Poland Spring 04274 (207) 998-2151 • info@polandspringcamp.com www.polandspringcamp.com

Potter’s Place Adult Park ............................. 14 115 Baker’s Grant Road, Lebanon 04027 (207) 457-1341 • camppottersplace@metrocast.net www.pottersplaceadultrvpark.com

Powder Horn Family Camping Resort 14, 19 48 Cascade Road, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 934-4733 • info@mainecampgrounds.com www.mainecampgrounds.com

Pumpkin Patch RV Resort ................... 76, 79 149 Billings Road, Hermon 04401 (207) 848-2231 • rvoffice@pumpkinpatchrv.com www.pumpkinpatchrv.com

Range Pond Campground 38 94 Plains Road, Poland 04274 (207) 998-2624 • rpcg88@aol.com www.rangepondcamp.com

Rangeley Lake State Park ............................. 38 1 State Park Road, Rangeley 04970 (207) 864-3858 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/rangeleylake

Recompence Shore Campsites 31, 32 134 Burnett Road, Freeport 04032 (207) 865-9307 • info@freeportcamping.com www.freeportcamping.com

Red Apple Campground 13, 14 111 Sinnott Road, Kennebunkport 04046 (207) 967-4927 • redapple@roadrunner.com www.redapplecampground.com

River Run Canoe & Camp 38 191 Denmark Road, Brownfield 04010 (207) 452-2500 • theparkers@fairpoint.net www.riverruncanoe.com

Riverbend Campground ...................... 38, 45 1540 Route 106, Leeds 04263 (207) 524-5711 • inquiries@riverbendcampgroundmaine.com www.riverbendcampgroundmaine.com

Riverside Park Campground 14 2295 Post Rd, US Rt 1, Wells 04090 (207) 646-3145 • info@riversidefamilycamping.com www.riversidefamilycamping.com

Saco/Old Orchard Beach KOA ............. 14, 29 814 Portland Road, Saco 04072 (888) 450-7812 • sacokoa@suncommunities.com www.sacokoa.com

Sagadahoc Bay Campground 54, 59 9 Molly Pt Lane, Georgetown 04548 (207) 371-2014 • pat@sagbaycamping.com www.sagbaycamping.com

Salmon Falls River RV Resort & Campground 14 44 Natural High Road, Lebanon 04027 (207) 339-8888 • info@sfrrv.com www.sfrrv.com

Sand Pond Campground ..................... 14, 27 149 Sand Pond Road, Sanford 04073 (207) 324-1752 • donna@sandpondcampground.com www.sandpondcampground.com

Sandy Pines Campground ................... 14, 23 277 Mills Rd, Kennebunkport 04046 (207) 967-2483 • info@sandypinescamping.com www.sandypinescamping.com

Scott’s Cove Camping Area ................. 14, 27 356 Brock Road, Alfred 04002 (207) 324-6594 • scottscove@roadrunner.com www.scottscovecamping.com

Seacoast Resort ........................................... 14 1 Seacoast Lane, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (207) 282-3511 • seacoastrv@seacoastrv.com www.seacoastresort.com

Searsport Shores Ocean Camping 54 216 West Main Street, Searsport 04974 (207) 548-6059 • relax@campocean.com www.campocean.com

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MEMBER CAMPGROUNDS

Alphabetical Listing of Member Campgrounds

Bold names have display ads. Red names are Seasonal RV sites only. (Call for more information.)

Seaview Campground & Cottages ....... 68, 71 16 Norwood Road, Eastport 04631 (207) 853-4471 • basilpottle@yahoo.com www.eastportmaine.com

Sea-Vu Campground ........................... 14, 16 1733 Post Road, Wells 04090 (207) 646-7732 • info@sea-vucampground.com www.sea-vucampground.com

Sea-Vu West................................................. 14 23 College Drive, Wells 04090 (207) 646-0785 • info@sea-vuwest.com www.sea-vuwest.com

Sebago Lake Family Campground 38 1550 Richville Rd, Rt 114, Standish 04084 (207) 787-3671 • camp@sebagolakecamping.com www.sebagolakecamping.com

Sebago Lake State Park 38 3 Campground Lane, Naples 04055 (207) 693-6613 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/sebagolake

Sebago’s Crooked River Campground 38 45 Crooked River Lane, Casco 04015 (207) 655-5383 • info@crookedrivercamping.com www.crookedrivercamping.com

Sebasticook Lake Campground 76 52 Tent Village Road, Newport 04953 (800) 319-9333 • info@mainervpark.com www.mainervpark.com

Seboomook Wilderness Campground ......... 76 2538 Seboomook Road, Seboomook 04478 (207) 280-0555 • seboomook@hughes.net www.seboomookwildernesscampground.us

Shady Oaks Campground & Cabins ..... 68, 71 32 Leaches Point, Orland 04472 (207) 469-7739 • shadyoaksme@gmail.com www.shadyoakscampground.com

Shamrock RV Park Inc 14, 26 391 West Street, Biddeford 04005 (207) 284-4282 • welliott@maine.rr.com www.shamrockrvpark.com

Sherwood Forest Campsite 54 32 Pemaquid Trail, New Harbor 04554 (207) 677-3642 • robinhood@sherwoodforestcampsite.com www.sherwoodforestcampsite.com

Shin Pond Village Campground & Cottages 76 1489 Shin Pond Road, Mt Chase 04765 (207) 528-2900 • shinpondvillage@fairpoint.net www.shinpond.com

Shore Hills Campground ..................... 54, 56 553 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay 04537 (207) 633-4782 • camping@shorehills.com www.shorehills.com

Skowhegan/Kennebec Valley KOA 62 18 Cabin Road, Rt 2, Canaan 04924 (207) 474-2858 • skowkoa@yahoo.com http://koa.com/campgrounds/skowhegan

Sleeping Bear Campground & Cabins ......... 76 346 Arab Road, Lee 04455 (207) 399-3030 • sleepingbearcampground@yahoo.com www.sleepingbearcampground.com

Smugglers Den Campground 68, 73 20 Main St, Rt 102, Southwest Harbor 04679 (207) 244-3944 • info@smugglersdencampground.com www.smugglersdencampground.com

South Arm Campground ..................... 38, 40 62 Kennett Drive, Andover 04216 (207) 364-5155 • camp@southarm.com www.southarm.com

Stadig Campground 14 146 Bypass Road, Wells 04090 (207) 646-2298 • stadig@gwi.net www.stadig.com

Stetson Shores Campground....................... 76 304 Lakins Road, Stetson 04488 (207) 296-2041 • stetson@gwi.net www.stetsonshores.com

Stony Brook Recreation ............................... 38 42 Powell Place, Rt 2, Hanover 04237 (207) 824-2836 • camping@stonybrookrec.com www.stonybrookrec.com

The Evergreens Campground & Restaurant 62 202 Ferry Street, Solon 04979 (207) 643-2324 • info@evergreenscampground.com www.evergreenscampground.com

The Last Resort Cabins & Campground 62 11 Last Resort Lane, Jackman 04945 (207) 668-5091 • info@lastresortmaine.com www.wildacresrvresort.com

Thomas Point Beach Park & Campground 54 29 Meadow Road, Brunswick 04011 (207) 725-6009 • summer@thomaspointbeach.com www.thomaspointbeach.com

Timberland Acres RV Park 68 57 Bar Harbor Road, Trenton 04605 (207) 667-3600 • info@timberlandacresrvpark.com www.timberlandacresrvpark.com

Townline Camping LLC................................. 54 225 Townline Road, Nobleboro 04555 (207) 832-7055 • townlinecamping@gmail.com www.townlinecamping.com/home.html

Troll Valley Campground 38 283 Red School House Rd, Farmington 04938 (207) 778-3656 • trollvalley@myfairpoint.net www.trollcampground.com

Two Lakes Camping Area 38, 45 215 Campground Lane, Oxford 04270 (207) 539-4851 • twolakes@megalink.net www.twolakescamping.com

Two Rivers Campground 62 327 Canaan Road, Skowhegan 04976 (207) 474-6482 • info@tworvrs.com www.tworvrs.com

Vacationland Campground 38 233 Vacationland Road, Harrison 04040 (207) 583-4953 • info@vacationlandcampground.com www.vacationlandcampground.com

Vicki-Lin Camping Area 38 70 Weymouth Road, Bridgton 04009 (207) 647-2630 •vicki-lin@roadrunner.com

Wagon Wheel RV Resort & CG ............ 14, 29 3 Old Orchard Rd, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (877) 299-4056 • wagonwheel@suncommunities.com www.wagonwheelrvresort.com

Walnut Grove Campground 13, 14 599 Gore Road, Alfred 04002 (207) 324-1207 • info@walnutgrovecampground.net www.walnutgrovecampground.net

Wanderin Moose Campground 68 69 Leisure Way, Orland 04472 (207) 469-6131 www.wanderinmoosecampground.com

Warren Island State Park 54 Warren Island, Lincolnville 04849 (207) 446-7090 • campground.reservations@maine.gov www.maine.gov/doc/parks

Wassamki Springs Campground.......... 32, 33 56 Saco Street, Scarborough 04074 (207) 839-4276 • wassamkisprings@aol.com www.wassamkisprings.com

Wells Beach Resort ............................. 14, 21 1000 Post Road, Wells 04090 (207) 646-7570 • wellsbeachresort@maine.rr.com www.wellsbeach.com

Wild Acres Family Camping Resort 14, 29 179 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach 04064 (877) 310-7498 • wildacres@suncommunities.com www.wildacresrvresort.com

Wild Duck Adult Campground 14, 18 39 Dunstan Landing Rd, Scarborough 04074 (207) 883-4432 • info@wildduckcampground.com www.wildduckcampground.com

Wilderness Edge Campground 76 71 Millinocket Lake Road, Indian Twp 04462 (207) 447-8485 • wendimunson@verizon.net www.wildernessedgecampground.com

Windsong Campground 14 547 Pendexter Rd, Parsonsfield 04047 (207) 570-9426 • windsongcamp@aol.com http://www.windsongcampground.com

Woodland Acres CG on the Saco River .. 38, 44 33 Woodland Acres Drive, Brownfield 04010 (207) 935-2529 • info@woodlandacres.com www.woodlandacres.com

Yankeeland Campground 14 1 Robinson Way, Kennebunk 04043 (207) 985-7576 • info@yankeelandcampground.com www.yankeelandcampground.com

Yellowstone Park - ME 14 2245 Main Street, Sanford 04073 207) 324-7782 www.yellowstoneme.com

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park-Yonderhill 62 221 Lakewood Road, Madison 04950 (207) 474-7353 • camping@yonderhill.com www.yonderhill.com

York Beach Camper Park 14 11 Cappys Lane, York Beach 03910 (207) 363-1343 www.yorkbeachcamperpark.com