Camping

Backcountry Paddling and Camping in Maine

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Maine is home to some of the most beautiful and remote backcountry paddling and camping adventures.  Maine’s parks and public lands offer scenic campsites in a number of beautiful settings including coastal islands, mountains and remote lakes. What you should know before you go Before heading off the beaten path there are some things you …

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Group Camping in Maine

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group-campingIt’s never too early to start planning a camping trip.  Maine’s Parks are taking reservations now for the 2017 camping season.  Here’s what you should know about group camping on Maine’s public lands before you reserve your space.

Things to know before you go

The Bureau of Parks and Lands recommends reserving group campsites in advance, as well as group picnic areas and shelters.  A group is considered 7 or more people.  Don’t bring firewood from outside of Maine- buy it where you burn it, and help keep unwanted pests and diseases out of Maine.  Group camping fees are

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 3, Part Two

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Our Day 3 adventure on the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip continues! MOSQUITO RIPS CAN BITE Mosquito Rips (pictured above) will forever remain in our minds as a great idea gone terribly wrong.  We came upon the rips- a short, quick drop no longer than a full-size truck that seems innocent enough.  We pulled …

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 3, Part One

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Off to an early start The sunrise painted brilliant colors across the pond and clouds that next morning.  The two previous days had shown us that getting off to an early start was very important on both Attean and Holeb Ponds.  We decided to get up around 5 a.m. before the wind picked up (along …

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 2

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Late again We had all good intentions of waking up super early the following morning and setting out at 5 a.m.  Unfortunately, due to our Jackman nightlife adventures the night before, we didn’t.  Instead, we were up at 8 and reached Attean Pond by 9:34.  While unpacking the truck and loading up the canoe we met Karl, …

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