Camping in Maine

Maine has just about every camping experience a visitor might want.

For those looking for the rustic experience, you’ll find small clearings in wooded areas near lakes and streams just big enough for you and a place to pitch a tent. Quiet, solitude, and star lit skies will cap off the experience of camping in Maine’s remotest areas.

For some, the camping experience can be found in assorted commercial campgrounds that offer everything from basic tent sites to far more elaborate sites with water and electricity hook-ups for pull behind trailers or recreational vehicles. The campgrounds often have amenities such as swimming pools, areas for sports and games, convenience stores, dumping stations, drinking water, picnic tables boat launched, firewood for sale and bathing facilities. Some even offer onsite shopping experiences, dining, and elaborate entertainment and activities. There are over 200 licensed campgrounds in Maine according to the Maine Campground Owners Association.

And for others, there is the experience of camping in a cabin or lodge on the grounds of many campgrounds. These range from quaint log built cabins that can accommodate a small family to grand rustic lodges that can accommodate many more guests.

You may want to camp at one of Maine’s 12 state park campgrounds with locations to suit your taste. For more information visit www.maine.gov.

Featured Campgrounds & Rentals

Hid’n Pines Family Campground
8 Cascade Rd.
Old Orchard Beach
(207)-934-2352
camphappily.com

Lee’s Family Trailer Sales & Service (Rentals)
480 Roosevelt Trail, Windham
(207) 892-8308
leesfamilytrailer.com

Libby’s Oceanside Camp
725 York St., York Harbor
(207)363-4171
libbysoceancamping.com

Maine Campground Owners Association
campmaine.com

Shore Hills Campground & RV Park
553 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay
(207)633-4782
shorehills.com

Skowhegan Kennebec Valley KOA
18 Cabin Rd., RT 2, Canaan
(207)474-2858
koa.com/campgrounds/skowhegan

Timberland Acres RV Park
57 Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton
(207)667-3600
timberlandacresrvpark.com

Wassamki Springs Campground
56 Saco St., Scarborough
(207)839-4276
wassamkisprings.com