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Campgrounds near Limerick, Maine provide a range of accommodations from tent sites to full RV hookups, with several family-oriented options within a 30-minute drive. Pine Ridge Campground in nearby Acton offers cabin rentals alongside tent and RV sites, while Acres of Wildlife Family Campground in Steep Falls provides lakeside camping with multiple accommodation types including glamping options. Most campgrounds in the region maintain seasonal operations, typically open from May through October, with some closing after Columbus Day weekend.
The camping season in this part of Maine typically runs from spring through fall, with most facilities closed during winter months. According to one visitor, "The lake is beautiful, with lots of boating and fishing. The sites are good size and each has a fire ring and picnic table." Many campgrounds require advance reservations, especially during summer weekends and holiday periods. Water and electric hookups are common at developed sites, though tent campers should note that primitive sites may be located in separate areas from RV sections. Weather conditions can change rapidly, with summer temperatures generally pleasant but occasional rain systems moving through the area.
Family-focused campgrounds dominate the Limerick area landscape, with several visitors noting the abundance of activities for children. Multiple reviews mention the quality of waterfront access, with swimming areas and boat rentals available at locations like Bunganut Lake Camping Area. A recent review stated, "This campground was quiet and the sites were fairly private. It is built on a hill so some sites are a bit of a walk to get to." Mixed-use campgrounds typically offer a combination of seasonal sites occupied by long-term campers and sites available for short-term visitors. Campgrounds near lakes tend to fill quickly during peak season, while those focused on adult campers like Pine Ridge provide a quieter alternative with fewer children present. Most facilities provide clean restrooms, shower facilities, and camp stores with basic supplies.
"The site was easy to access and was roomy enough for our bikes and dogs outside. The space between us and our neighbors is significant."
"A lot of families around but it wasn’t distracting since the sites were private enough. Definitely recommend!"
"Sebago Lake State Park is close to Portland, Maine and neighboring towns. Nice to be close to home so the drive to arrive isn’t so long. Nice scenery and helpful staff. An enjoyable weekend."
"The campsites were very tight, but there was nobody around us so we had plenty of privacy. All campsites are short walk to the beach and very pleasant."
from $25 - $30 / night
Check Availability"This campground is huge with over 300 sites set on nearly 200 acres and along a beautiful lake!"
"We love the golf carts and sandy beaches as well as the proximity to North Conway and Lake Ossipee. Staff are nice, quiet time is a bit over enforced."
from $40 - $85 / night
Check Availability"Just a stones throw away from Old Orchard Beach, fantastic Sandy Maine beach. Staff was friendly. Only thing I would say is there were a lot of people!"
"Mainly pancakes and bacon. The only problem I had with this campground with no fault of there own is the noise at night."
"Last weekend, our family stayed at White Lake State Park for four days."
"I’ve stayed here a few times and love the location and access to White Lake."
from $35 - $105 / night
Check Availability"Minutes away from scenic hiking, fruit orchards and more. Check them out and leave them some love."
from $44 - $68 / night
Check Availability"Lovely campground near the lake."
"Used this spot for two day stop-over to visit family nearby. Friendly and accommodating. Terrain is a little hilly and tight for large vehicles. Sights are comfortable size."
from $30 - $155 / night
Check Availability"It is built on a hill so some sites are a bit of a walk to get to. Linda will try to get you the best/easiest site for your type of camping."
"The lake looks amazing though it rained all weekend so we didn’t get to utilize it. The store has anything you may have forgotten for fair prices. We had a great time!"
from $55 - $75 / night
Check Availability"Sebago Lake is right down the hill but not walkable (car or bike)."
GuideThere are no bad camping spots at this charming, scenic, squeaky clean campground. If you love water views, walking trails and exploring low-tide. Run, don’t walk and make a reservation today!
ScoutThis is a great simple campground, near a lot of hiking trails. The campground was very clean, and has hot showers and washer/dryers (coin operated) available. Most sites have a lot of privacy. We stayed at #20. This was probably one of the biggest sites there, I think it was meant for popups or 5th wheelers, but we stayed in a tent. Only complaint for the site was that there was a lot gravel, so a little uncomfortable having a tent set there (so I would probably choose another site on the campground for a tent). Also, we did see a bear one morning, our dog barked at it and it walked off. Just be mindful of picking up trash, and don’t have any food in your tent. Theres a dumpster at the entrance you can use. Overall it was a great campground, I would stay again.
GuideBeautiful park! Real contact with nature, super safe... get ready to walk.
ScoutWent on a weekend and it was still very peaceful! Lots to do on such a beautiful back road. We stayed at two different sites each night we were there and both were equally beautiful and peaceful
TravelerA mix of seasonal and short term campers. Here for 3 nights I did not feel out of place at all - quite the opposite. Staff are very nice, campground is quiet, clean and has lots of amenities(laundry, games- pool, table tennis, badminton, small kids playground, kayak rental for the placid river, swimming area at the river"beach"). All sites have water and hookup. Couple of excellent tent spots right on the river. I had a small space down by the river for my tent trailer and found it quite spacious. Sites overall are somewhat close together but not overly and it remains peaceful. About 30 minute easy drive to the coast (Portsmouth, Hampton Beach etc.).
Scout⭐**Gunstock Campground: Apparently Your Reserved Site Is More of a Suggestion**
I don't believe I have**ever** left a negative Google review. I generally think that when something goes wrong, you contact the business, give them an opportunity to make it right, and most businesses are genuinely interested in doing exactly that.
Gunstock Campground has cured me of that quaint notion.
I reserved a full-hookup campsite for two nights. I was unable to make it there the first night, but arrived shortly after 7:00 a.m. the next morning. The camp store, where registration takes place, wasn't open yet, so I headed out for my planned hike— about six miles through the Belknaps, including summiting Rowe twice and Gunstock.
By the time I returned, I was utterly exhausted, starving, and actually feeling weak. My ambitions for the afternoon were modest:**eat something, take a shower, and collapse at the campsite I had paid for.**
The staff at the camp store greeted me warmly, checked me in, and sent me on my way.
I drove to my site. There was already a camper in it. Not merely*parked* there, mind you. They had apparently moved right in. They were hooked up to**my site's water and electric**, with water spraying from their ill-fitting hose connection and forming a rather impressive puddle underneath the camper.
I returned to the camp store to report that someone had apparently activated Gunstock's new**"Choose Any Site You Like"** camping plan. A staff member went down to speak with them and came back to tell me they were "packing up." Excellent! My mistake was assuming" packing up" meant**leaving**. It did not.
Apparently these campers had actually reserved a site**two rows away** that had**no water or electric**. Yet somehow, sometime after arriving the previous night, they had accidentally found themselves two rows over, in my clearly different site, connected to utilities their reservation didn't include.
We've all made mistakes. I've occasionally parked one space away from where I intended. I've never accidentally parked**two rows away, hooked myself up to someone else's electricity and water, and spent the night.**
But perhaps I lack imagination.
After they had now consumed about an hour of my afternoon— which, incidentally, is an hour I normally bill at attorney rates— I went back toward my site expecting to find it finally vacated.
And it was! Because Gunstock had moved these folks to another site**two spaces away from me**, apparently allowing them to pay for the upgrade they had already been test-driving. So the people who knowingly or unknowingly occupied my reserved full-hookup site, used the utilities, and delayed me from getting into the site I paid for were rewarded with...a nearby full-hookup site.
They never walked over to apologize. At that point, I no longer felt comfortable staying. It's difficult to relax at a campground when you've just discovered that site assignments appear to operate somewhat on the honor system— and that when someone helps themselves to your reserved site and utilities, management's solution is apparently to make sure *they* remain comfortably accommodated nearby. So I left. On my way home, I called Gunstock and asked for a refund. Surely, I thought, this would be the easy part. After all, I had paid for two nights, hadn't used the first, couldn't get into my site when I arrived for the second, waited while unauthorized occupants vacated it, and ultimately left because the entire experience had become so unpleasant.
Nope. Instead, the staff member **defended the other campers**. I was told they arrived late and "mistakenly" took my site. I was even told they supposedly **hadn't used the utilities**. This was particularly fascinating information for me to receive because **I PERSONALLY SAW THEM HOOKED UP TO THE WATER AND ELECTRIC.** I also took photographs. Including the enormous puddle underneath their camper from the leaking water connection. But apparently my eyewitness account and photographs were no match for the alternative version of events.
For my inconvenience, however, Gunstock did give me a coupon for a **free Bavarian pretzel**. So there is that.
I paid for a full-hookup campsite. Someone else occupied it and used the hookups. I lost roughly an hour waiting to access what I had reserved. The other campers were accommodated with an upgraded site nearby. I left because I no longer felt comfortable staying. And when I asked Gunstock to make the situation right, they refused to refund me and instead argued with me about things **I had personally witnessed and photographed**. The most disappointing part isn't that another camper took my site. Campers can behave badly. Businesses can't control everything their customers do. **What a business CAN control is how it responds when that happens. ** Gunstock had every opportunity to turn this into a mildly annoying story about a camping mix-up. Instead, they turned it into my first negative Google review.
But hey... **I do have that free pretzel coupon.**
ScoutWe stayed midweek and the park was 1/2 empty. Lots of kids activities. Wonderful bathrooms and showers. Great laundry. Close to Freeport but not the water
ScoutWe just came back from a big family weekend there. We had 5 sites with 19 people(including children). This is by far the most rundown campground I've stayed! Only 1 bathroom facility was functioning. Of the 3 times I tried taking a shower, I only succeeded 1 time. The other 2 times(once at night and once the following morning at 6am) I only got drops coming out of the hot and cold faucets. I tried the only 2 stalls. Speaking of bathrooms...these have not been updated since the 60s-early 70s when I was camping with the same style bathroom facilities. The children's playground should be condemned!!! At least 25% of the wood is rotted. Some steps are missing from ladders. My granddaughter was swinging in the childs swing, the bottom unlatched and she fell through the bottom. If she wasn't monkey like in holding on she would have done a face plant to the ground. After looking at the swing, I found the plastic latch broken! 2 positives: the campsites are very nice! and the beach is great! Bottom line, these owners are not putting any money back into the campground and it's facilities. They are running it into the ground. I won't be coming back again!
ScoutWonderful stay! Clean bathrooms/showers. Woodsy and quiet. Clean campsites with water and electric. The people were super helpful and friendly! Wonderful stay, would easy stay here again :)
Camping options near Limerick, Maine range from state parks to private campgrounds across a 30-mile radius. The surrounding terrain features pine forests, lakes, and low rolling hills at approximately 500-800 feet elevation. Summer temperatures typically reach 75-85°F during the day and drop to 55-65°F at night, with increased humidity in July and August.
Kayaking and canoeing: Wild Duck Adult Campground provides access to Scarborough Marsh with rental options available. "We enjoy riding our bikes on rail trails. This quiet campground is about a mile from the Eastern Trail through the Scarborough Marsh," mentions Kevin W., highlighting the nearby recreation opportunities.
Swimming and beach activities: Sebago Lake State Park Campground offers sandy beaches with shallow water entry. "The lake is beautiful. Sebago Lake is beautiful. Sites are very close together. Luckily many of the sites around me were not occupied but I get the feeling that is rare," notes Rebecca L.
Hiking nearby trails: White Lake State Park Campground provides trail access with lakeside views. "The views from the lake are incredible. The beach area is very nice and has lots of tables and grills. We were able to hear the loons calling on the lake at night too," shares Amanda.
Boating and fishing: Local lakes offer various fishing opportunities. "From bass to landlocked salmon. And you can take the boat up river through the songo locks. All the way up to long lake. Stop at Naples causeway for a bite to eat," explains Joshua B. about fishing near Sebago Lake.
Quiet, adult-focused options: Pine Ridge Campground in nearby Acton caters primarily to adults seeking peaceful surroundings. "Pine ridge is my go to campground. It's peaceful and quiet all the time. While not an adult only campground, it's mostly comprised of adults only," says Becca H.
Lake access and water activities: Bunganut Lake Camping Area provides waterfront recreation with boat rentals. "The lake is beautiful, a hidden gem. If you tent, the tent sites are lovely with decks and stairs to get to the water," notes Sarah.
Clean facilities: Most campgrounds maintain well-kept bathrooms and shower facilities. "Bathrooms were clean. Beach areas were very nice for relaxing," mentions Rebecca L. about Sebago Lake State Park, while Douglas L. reports about White Lake: "Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. The beach was clean and had lots of ducks swimming near by."
Spacious sites: Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort offers larger sites with natural buffers. "Danforth Bay has been the staple campground for my family through the years. Its rare to find a campground with so many spacious wooded sites overlooking the water," explains Jake C.
Seasonal operation: Most campgrounds around Limerick operate from May through mid-October, with some closing after Columbus Day weekend. Weather conditions can change rapidly in fall.
Site spacing varies: Site privacy differs significantly between campgrounds. "This campground was quiet and the sites were fairly private. It is built on a hill so some sites are a bit of a walk to get to," explains Sarah about Bunganut Lake.
Reservation requirements: Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort and most other campgrounds require advance bookings during summer weekends. "We called ahead of time to ask if we could check in a little later (7 pm) and the owner said that was fine, he'll stick around until 9," shares Lindsey P. about Wild Duck's check-in process.
Water quality considerations: Some campgrounds have mineral-rich water. "Water is yellow and stunk of iron. Manager assured it was safe. Made our shower look dirty constantly," reports Mae about Family and Friends Campground.
Kid-friendly activities: Acres Of Wildlife Family Campground provides extensive children's programming. "We've been going here each year with our boys for 5 years. It's the only camp ground my kids request! Amazing family activities to keep kids occupied, great sites, clean bathrooms (free showers)," Sarah L. explains.
Beach swimming areas: Several campgrounds feature designated swimming beaches with gradual entry. "There's a great beach with lots of room and a big Sandy swimming area. You can rent canoes, hike around the lake, and the kids could safely ride their bikes around the campground," shares Carolyn M. about White Lake.
Playground access: Family-oriented campgrounds typically include play structures. "They had three (!!) playgrounds, a swimming lake, kayaks, canoes, paddleboats, tie-dying, a great camp store, a bar for adults, ice cream bar for kids and nightly firetruck rides," reports Jenna P. about Acres of Wildlife.
Noise considerations: Campgrounds have varying noise levels. "Very quiet. If you are looking for something in the deep woods not the best, but family camping and close activities! Yes!" explains Michelle D. about Sun Outdoors Saco.
Site leveling challenges: Family and Friends Campground has some uneven terrain. "Very wooded area. Hard to maneuver big rigs. Steep, unleveled roads," warns Mae.
Hookup locations: Connection points may require additional equipment. "Be sure to bring extensions for electrical and sewer as a lot of sites are set up with difficult connection spots. Relatively level sites, long dirt road to get to is a bit of a problem," advises Ed C. about Acres of Wildlife.
Separate camping sections: Many best places to camp near Limerick separate RV and tent areas. "Half of area is set up with RV hookups, so it nicely separates the tents from the RVs," mentions Jennifer F. about Sebago Lake State Park.
Rental options: Several campgrounds near Limerick offer cabin alternatives. "Cabins were spotless my mother stayed in one. Otherwise the atmosphere is great. Always a good trip," notes Katelyn D. about Danforth Bay.
Frequently Asked Questions
What amenities do Limerick campgrounds offer?
Campgrounds near Limerick typically offer a range of amenities to enhance your camping experience. Desert of Maine Campground provides free showers, laundry facilities, and WiFi throughout the grounds. Many sites have both wooded and open options, with some featuring hookups for RVs. Wild Duck Adult Campground & RV Park offers quiet, spacious sites with convenient access to beaches, shopping, and dining options. Most campgrounds in the area provide basic amenities like potable water, toilets, and some form of trash service.
What are the best seasons for camping in Limerick?
The prime camping season in the Limerick area runs from late spring through early fall, typically May through September. Lakeside Pines Campground offers excellent lakeside and wooded sites that are particularly enjoyable during summer months when you can take advantage of water activities. Old Orchard Beach Campground is ideal during summer when you can enjoy the seven-mile beach, amusement park, and vibrant downtown area. Fall camping brings beautiful foliage but cooler temperatures, while early spring can be wet with some facilities potentially limited.
Are there any campgrounds near Limerick, PA?
There are several campground options near Limerick, PA. Family and Friends Campground offers convenient access for families looking to camp in the region. Another good option is Pine Ridge Campground, which provides drive-in access and is big-rig friendly for RV campers. Within a reasonable driving distance, you'll find additional campgrounds that offer varied camping experiences from wooded sites to more developed facilities with recreational amenities.
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