State Park / State Forest · Maine campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$12–$25/night
Season open
Mid-May through Labor Day
RV size limit
Tent-only
Reservation window
Limited permits via MDIFW · book 3 months out
The insider read
Boat-shuttle-only camp on a 4-mile Kennebec River island. Bald eagles + wild turkey + white-tail deer year-round. Limit 20 campers — most isolated Maine state-managed camp.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Book it right
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Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Bar Harbor
PrivateInsider tip · Acadia NP RVs that can't fit Blackwoods (over 35 ft) come here. Free Acadia shuttle stops at the camp entrance. Lobster bake nights Thursday Jul-Aug.
Near Otter Creek
NPSInsider tip · Closest NPS camp to Cadillac Mountain sunrise (vehicle reservation needed separately May-Oct, $6). 0.5-mile trail from camp to the Ocean Path. Showers at the nearby Seawall comfort station ($).
Near Southwest Harbor
NPSInsider tip · Quieter Mount Desert Island west-side option. Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse 10-min drive (the Acadia photo). Walk-in tent loop is the rare quiet on busy weekends.
Near Millinocket
StateInsider tip · Mount Katahdin base camp — final stop on the Appalachian Trail. Knife-Edge route from camp is 9 miles + 4,000-ft gain; not for beginners. Baxter is unique: no RVs, no pets, no cell service, no internet booking widget — only phone/mail.
Your next step
Swan Island Wildlife Mgmt Area (Steve Powell WMA) is tent-only, so the rig question here is what you sleep in on the nights either side of it — most Maine loops that include this stop are driven in a rented motorhome.
Nothing in Maine is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Maine trip planning.
Before you go
Maine rules
Verified 2026-05-10
