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Vacations are Made for Camping
VISITOR RESOURCES:
Camp Maine – CampMaine.com
For more on camping in the region
visit KennebecValley.org
What is camping? Maybe it’s the lack of
definition that makes camping so great. quickly agree. Bring the boat or the Getting back to nature
floats. Fish all day and sizzle up your Let’s keep the definition simple: A tent
or RV on a beautifully wooded site where
the starry sky and a campfire replace
the television for nightly entertainment.
Now all you need to do is pack and
find your spot. catch for dinner. Hike the dawn and Camping is about the great outdoors.
If you don’t limit your camping to
what you can fit in your trunk or to just
the warm weather, this may be your
jam. Easy hikes to mountain peaks and
picnic lunches next to a thundering
waterfall. All of it is breathtaking.
Don’t forget your kayak or canoe.
Once you arrive, you won’t want to
leave. We set the bar high for outdoor
recreational camping with great spots
in The Forks, Jackman, and Rockwood,
and all around the Moose River Valley.
Here are some ideas. With nearly a
hundred campgrounds, cottage resorts,
or vacation rental services here, you
should be able to find a really great spot;
the rest comes naturally.
repeat what you did yesterday. Look for
places around Winthrop, Monmouth,
Rome, China, and Belgrade.
On the outskirts of town
That special camping glow doesn’t
always need to be out in the wilderness.
Besides, some great camping can be
within easy reach of all the needs and
feeds found in the cities and towns
along the Kennebec River. Maybe even
Looking for a lakeside escape arrive in time for the Fourth of July, a More than we thought possible
Maine’s reputation as Vacationland is
well earned, and with dozens of the
cleanest and most respected fishing
and recreation lakes in the U.S. found
in the southern part of the region—less
than a tank of gas from home—you’ll local fair, or family fun. For centrally Maine's Kennebec Valley is home to
nearly a hundred campgrounds, RV
parks, cottage resorts, vacation rentals.
So dig deep, and you might discover
camping perfection this year.
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located family camping that still
delivers on all the Maine camping
experiences (water, woods, fun), you’ll
want to start your hunt around
Skowhegan, Canaan, or Madison.
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