CAMPING: MAINE: Northern Maine

Northern Maine

Besides offering pine woods, mountain vistas, and ocean breezes, camping in Maine has the added benefit of being far removed from the sepia air of urban America. Reservation fees are $2. Each site is restricted to an immediate family, or up to six unrelated people. Most parks accept reservations, and Baxter State Park requires them. Reservations are allowed for a minimum of two nights and a maximum of 14 nights. The day-use entrance fee for state-run areas is $1 to $2.50. A season pass costs $20 for individuals or $40 for families, which allows vehicle occupants free day use. The fees entitle you to the use of bathhouses, tables, and docking facilities, where available. Leashed pets are allowed everywhere except at Baxter, Sebago Lake, and all beach areas. Alcohol consumption and "the use of chain saws and other power equipment" are prohibited at state parks (together or separately), and permits are required for the use of metal detectors. There's also a ban on "indecent acts or coarse language." (Anyone feel like being a test case?) The parks open at 9 a.m. daily. They close for day use at sunset, but campers can come and go for a couple of hours more. "Quiet hours" are between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The reservation line, (207) 287-3824, is staffed Mon. through Fri. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may also mail reservation requests to or request more information from the Bureau of Parks & Lands, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Attn: Reservations Office. (Baxter State Park has rules somewhat different from those of other parks and forests.)

Allagash Wilderness Waterway

Aroostook State Park

Baxter State Park

Lily Bay State Park

Peaks-Kenny State Park

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