Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Abbot, ME

Spacious Skies Balsam Woods in Abbot Village permits pets at all 123 campsites, with dedicated doggie stations throughout the grounds for waste disposal. Campers can bring dogs to tent sites, RV spots, and pet-friendly cabins. Soul Retrieve-Hill, located near Abbot, offers five pet-friendly camping sites including cabin accommodations with nearby shower facilities. Most campgrounds in the area maintain standard leash policies, requiring dogs to be secured at all times outside vehicles or camping units. Wilson Streams Area provides free primitive camping with pets allowed, featuring picnic tables and toilets in a natural setting. The management at Wilderness Edge Campground even offers to walk and occasionally keep an eye on pets while campers are out hiking Mount Katahdin, providing this service for an agreeable fee.

Moosehead Family Campground's pet-friendly sites provide access to boat-in, drive-in, and walk-in camping options with nearby water activities perfect for dogs who enjoy swimming. Lily Bay State Park maintains pet-friendly policies across both Dunn Point and Rowell Cove camping areas, with multiple hiking trails suitable for leashed dogs. The 3.5-acre stocked fishing pond at Moose Creek RV Resort offers shoreline access where dogs can cool off during summer months. Campers should note that while most sites welcome pets, facilities vary significantly from primitive campsites with vault toilets to full-service RV resorts with showers and hookups. The Little Moose Public Lands area features several pet-friendly primitive campsites accessible by short hikes, with trails often showing signs of moose activity, requiring extra vigilance when walking dogs.

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Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Abbot, Maine (71)

    1. Spacious Skies Balsam Woods

    9 Reviews
    Abbot, ME
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 876-2731

    $29 - $999 / night

    "This gampground has the access to snowmobile trail in the winter as well as the ATV trails. It has it's own parking lot for your atvs."

    "We were in need of a shower and a place for the night and this campground was perfectly situated off the highway to Greenville. "

    2. Moosehead Family Campground

    7 Reviews
    Greenville Junction, ME
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 695-2210

    $28 - $54 / night

    "Season opens around Memorial Day and when I visited midweek in late June it was still quiet. Most sites are back-in, though they offer some pull throughs, and most are wooded or in the orchard."

    "Camp is just outside of Greenville so it’s super easy to go into town if you forgot anything. The only thing I wasn’t a fan of was I could hear the road noise from rt.6."

    3. Dunn Point Campground — Lily Bay State Park

    19 Reviews
    Greenville, ME
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 695-2700

    $20 - $30 / night

    "We enjoy our weeks on Moosehead Lake. Lily Bay Campground has spacious and wooded. The staff is very helpful and friendly. There is a beach and a playground. A clean shower and flush toilet facility."

    "Absolutely one of the jewels in the Maine State Park System, Lily Bay on enormous Moosehead Lake is generally open year round."

    4. Moose Creek RV Resort

    5 Reviews
    Greenville, ME
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 695-2425

    $55 - $60 / night

    "The campground opened in May 2022 and is just what the Greenville area of Maine needed– a nice, large campground which is big-rig-friendly, nice amenities, and close to downtown."

    "Moose Creek RV Resort is in a great location in Greenville, close to town and to ATV trails. A good amount of ATV parking across the street. "

    5. Wilson Streams Area

    1 Review
    Willimantic, ME
    13 miles
    +1 (207) 852-1291

    "Continue down the road to five of the six sites (#6 is located a short drive away across the stream accessible from (Bodfish road). The sites are clearly marked and have a picnic table and fire pit."

    6. Alderbrook Camp Site

    1 Review
    Bingham, ME
    17 miles
    +1 (207) 402-9882

    $100 / night

    "It is relatively close to the road but there is very little traffic and no noise. The space is level.  "

    7. Rowell Cove Campground — Lily Bay State Park

    12 Reviews
    Frenchtown, ME
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 695-2700

    $20 - $30 / night

    "Out site was away from the lake so we only had access to outhouse but could drive to the lake and comfort station with plumbed toilets and showers."

    "Lily Bay is located nine miles north of the town of Greenville and in one of the best regions to explore Maine’s wilderness."

    8. Soul Retrieve-Hill

    1 Review
    Brownville Junction, ME
    18 miles
    +1 (207) 279-6007

    $44 - $99 / night

    "Soul Retrieve Hill is new to the Dyrt and has an awesome location near Senebec Lake & features a communal area so you can meet other campers! "

    9. Leisure Life Family Resort

    2 Reviews
    Greenville, ME
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 695-3737

    "Looking at the prices, bear in mind that if you are self-contained either in an RV or in a car and tent, you can easily drive up into the woods and disperse camp ."

    10. Rum Pond Campsite

    1 Review
    Greenville, ME
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (207) 778-8231

    "The campsite is located about.75 miles from the parking lot along the Rum Pond Loop which is part of the larger Blue Ridge Trail system."

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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Abbot, ME

246 Reviews of 71 Abbot Campgrounds


  • Becca H.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 16, 2022

    Pumpkin Patch RV Resort

    Clean and Quiet with Friendly People!

    Stayed Here for one night after picking up a new travel trailer nearby. The staff and campers were all very friendly and welcoming. Much of the population consists of seasonal campers with huge RVs and Motor Homes. It’s very adult oriented, super quiet, and super clean. There are nice little walking trails and a small fenced in dog park where dogs can play. Would definitely stay here again if in the area!

  • Eugene  T.
    Aug. 15, 2019

    Wilderness Edge Campground

    Close to Mount Katadhan

    This is my 2nd time enjoying this camp. The management is very friendly and helpful in the care of my family pets, they’ll walk and occasionally keep an eye on your pets while you’re out hiking on Mount Katadhan, and will provide a shuttle to and from the mount, for an agreeable fee.

  • K
    Aug. 26, 2020

    Wilderness Edge Campground

    Awesome!

    This is a great campground! It is pet friendly & they will check on your pets or even walk them! Water & electric sites are well spaced, roomy, quiet, & in the trees. It is near Mt Katahdin, Bacter State Park, & water (river/lake/pond). Owners Wendi & Marcel are kind, knowledgeable, & treat you like a friend. Their excursions are fun. Campground is very clean & well-kept. Wi-fi is finicky but the best they can get without solar/satellite setup. Verizon signal is 3-4 bars. I will definitely return.

  • Sandie N.
    Jul. 21, 2021

    Peaks-Kenny State Park

    Bee Aware

    I don’t have many complaints about this campground. There was a slight bee problem during our stay, but that’s to be expected. Most of the bathrooms in the park were closed down except for one, which our site (29) was next to. They have running hot water showers, a large basin sink outside to wash dishes, and flush toilets. The beach isn’t a far walk away, if you wanted to go on a small hike. Pets are allowed at the campground, but not on the beach. There’s also plenty of trails to explore.

    If you need firewood, there’s a store on the way to the park that sells some as well as a shaws and a tractor supply in town that sells it as well. The parks fire wood burns too quickly.

    Overall, would recommend

  • Sandra L.
    Sep. 8, 2025

    Wilderness Edge Campground

    Comfortable family campground & RV park

    Quiet wooded sites, glacier stones,dirt roads, clean bathrooms. Nice hot showers. Rustic cabins are half walled with screens, ATV trails easy access, pool, pet friendly, beautiful place.

  • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 11, 2022

    Moose Creek RV Resort

    Truely a 5-Star RV Resort

    We love everything about this campground and were glad we booked for the whole month of September! The campground opened in May 2022 and is just what the Greenville area of Maine needed– a nice, large campground which is big-rig-friendly, nice amenities, and close to downtown. Everything about this park is very well-done from the layout to the landscaping to the fancy fire pits. 

    The owners are super friendly and take great pride in how the campground looks. Moose Creek has just over 100 sites and they are expanding in 2023 to include more RV/tent sites, cabins, and a rental house. The place really deserves the title of “resort” with amenities like a large 25 x 90’ heated swimming pool, 3.5-acre stocked fishing pond with kayaks/paddleboats/canoes, large spacious sites, restaurant and bar with live music on the weekends, nice camp store with clothes, gifts, food and RV supplies, dog park, volleyball/basketball courts, and a playground. 

    All campsites and roads are gravel with a mix of pull-thrus and back-ins. All sites have a nice picnic table, large gravel patio and well-placed water/sewer/electric hook-up. There is no cable but many sites have a clear view to the sky so you can pick up satellite or over-the-air channels. The only critism we have is that a handful of sites are sloped and we would not be able to get our 45’ motorhome level, luckily our site (#10) was perfectly level. Our favorite sites are 10 and 17–26 which are back-ins with privacy behind you and nice separation between sites. 

    The pavilion and café are the hub of activities and a great place to grab a bite after a long day hiking. The food they offer is not what you would typically find in a campground and much more creative like a smoked trout plate, charcuterie, roasted mesquite Brussel sprouts, and slow roasted pork pile nachos. They also have a full bar and great beer list. In addition to bar seating and plenty of indoor tables there is lots of outdoor seating and propane firepits with comfortable chairs. There is live music on the weekends which draws a great crowd and all the bands played a nice mix of music that seemed to please everyone. 

    Prices during the summer season are$55 (for a standard site) and$60 for premium– which is a great price in this region of the country and for a nice campsite with lots of amenities. Monthly discounts are available which drastically reduce the price. Campsites are designed for RV’s but you are permitted to put a tent on any site. All the facilities were super clean and the grounds were very well-maintained. The bathhouse (which was spotless) has six individual rooms with toilets and shower and two are ADA accessible. There is on-site laundry with three washers and three dryers costing $2.00/load. 

    One of the great aspects of this park is that they put the pavilion and pool in the front of the campground so the noisy aspects are not smack in the middle of the campground and you don’t have to listen to “Marco Polo” all afternoon at your campsite. Since campsites are located in the back portion of the property, you don’t have any road noise. Another great thing is that the dumpsters and recycling is located at the exit gate so there is no stink and crashing sounds of garbage trucks at 8 am. While the surrounding area is popular for ATVing, they do not permit them in the park which cuts down on noise and dust (there is overflow parking for those units across the street). 

    Greenville, Maine is one of our favorite towns. The hiking is great, there are tons of places to paddle and fish, and the fall foliage is spectacular. Downtown is a fun mix of outdoor stores, lakeside restaurants, a couple of museums, and a scenic tour boat that travels up and down Moosehead Lake. In early September, Greenville hosts the International Seaplane Fly-in where planes from all over descend on the lake participating in competitions.

  • D
    Jul. 8, 2019

    Cathedral Pines Campground

    Amazing in all aspects!

    Nestled in western Maine just past Sugarloaf ski mountain lies Cathedral Pines. When you arrive you will appreciate the name. Running alongside beautiful Flagstaff lake this campsite offers something for everyone. Beautiful sunrises over the Bigelow mountains, hikes along the Appalachian Trail, bike trails, kayaking, canoeing, swimming , fishing and the ability to just huddle around the fire with a book! You can even take a short drive to the Canadian border or visit the numerous antique shops along the way in town.

    There is a kids activity center where planned activities are always a hit. There is even an arcade for the kids if weather is bad. Spacious sites, some with power and water and some without. A winding maze of paved roads intertwine thru the woods. Perfect for the kids and adults alike to bike!

    I am partial to waterfront sites because I love being the first up to start coffee and watch the sun rise and morning break. I've also stayed inside the campground more away from the water and have no complaints. All the facilities are meticulously cleaned and the staff are amazing!

    Every year when the few families we camp with get together to pick our campgrounds and dates, it's always when are we going to Cat Pines, not will we go.

  • Celeste C.
    Jun. 1, 2019

    Dunn Point Campground — Lily Bay State Park

    Maine at its best!

    We enjoy our weeks on Moosehead Lake. Lily Bay Campground has spacious and wooded. The staff is very helpful and friendly. There is a beach and a playground. A clean shower and flush toilet facility. The sites have pit toilets that are plentiful and well maintained. Pets are welcomed. There is a boat launch and if you get a water site you can launch your canoe or kayak from there. The hosts clean the sites after check out so they are clean and ready for the next guests. There are no hookups, electric or water on site. Water is available at faucets every few sites. There is a dump station and there is potable water to fill you fresh water tank there. Plenty of hiking, fishing opportunities. You can take a short ride to Greenville for shopping, restaurants, laundry and a hospital. We are Mainers, but Lily Bay always feels like getting away.

  • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 31, 2022

    Little Moose Pond Campsite

    Beautiful, secluded primitive campground

    Just outside of Greenville is the Little Moose Pond Public Lands. This campsite is one of five primitive campsites located in the tract. The easiest and quickest way to access the campsite is from the Little Moose Ponds Loop Trailhead on Old Squaw Road. From the Loop Trailhead, the campsite is just about a mile walk. The trail is well-marked, just follow the signs and the orange blazes until you see the sign for Little Moose Pond campsite which is just off the main trail. 

    The campsite is tucked in the woods so you get some shade and privacy. Since you are right on the water, there are great views of the pond and surrounding woodlands. The site is on the north side of the pond so the morning sunshine greets you and the sunset lights up the southern hillside in the evening. Picnic table, fire pit, and a makeshift toile are provided. The toilet is essentially a toilet seat on a wooden box so there is no privacy but it is tucked away from the trail and campsite enough that it can’t be seen. You will need to call 207-695-3721 to see about obtaining a burn permit before starting a fire. The only water source is from the pond but there is a rake in case embers land outside the fire pit. A couple of canoes are stashed at the campsite and we were not sure who owns them but one was unlocked and there were two paddles propped against a tree. 

    The campsite (and access to the Public Lands) are free and you can stay at the campsite up to 14 days. There is no trash receptacle so you must carry all your trash out with you. The campsite is first-come, first-served. If it is occupied, you can trace back about half a mile to the Big Moose Campsite and see if that is available


Guide to Abbot

Discover the joy of camping with your furry friends near Abbot, Maine, where several campgrounds welcome pets and offer a range of amenities and activities for an unforgettable outdoor experience.

Tips for camping with dogs near Abbot

  • At Spacious Skies Balsam Woods, pets are allowed, making it a great choice for families traveling with dogs, ensuring everyone can enjoy the adventure together.
  • Moosehead Family Campground features spacious sites and a friendly atmosphere, perfect for letting your dog roam while you relax.
  • When visiting Moose Creek RV Resort, take advantage of the nearby trails for long walks with your pet, ensuring they get plenty of exercise.

Pet owners like the amenities offered

  • Fogg Brook Resort provides clean facilities and a welcoming environment, making it easy for pet owners to enjoy their stay without worry.
  • At Leisure Life Family Resort, you’ll find well-maintained sites and amenities that cater to both pets and their owners, ensuring a comfortable camping experience.
  • The Evergreens Campground and Restaurant offers a variety of features that make it easy for pet owners to enjoy their time outdoors while keeping their pets happy.

Dog-friendly activities while camping near Abbot

  • Enjoy family-friendly activities at Spacious Skies Balsam Woods, where kids can ride bikes while dogs can join in on the fun.
  • Moosehead Family Campground is close to Moosehead Lake, providing opportunities for boating and fishing, where your dog can accompany you on the water.
  • Explore the scenic trails around Moose Creek RV Resort that are perfect for hiking with your dog, allowing you both to enjoy the beautiful Maine outdoors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular dog-friendly campsite near Abbot, ME?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Abbot, ME is Spacious Skies Balsam Woods with a 4.9-star rating from 9 reviews.

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