Sandy Pines Campground and Wolfe's Neck Oceanfront Campground provide elevated outdoor stays near South Portland. These glamping destinations offer platform safari tents, geodesic domes, and yurts equipped with real beds, electricity, and stylish furnishings. Sandy Pines features glamping tents on platforms with marsh views and furnished outdoor decks. One reviewer highlighted, "Sandy Pines is high end camping! Cleanest nicest bathrooms and showers I've ever seen camping." Wolfe's Neck provides oceanfront glamping options with access to farm activities and nature trails. The sites at both locations include premium linens, comfortable seating areas, and private patios for enjoying morning coffee or evening stargazing.
The marsh trails at Sandy Pines allow glampers to launch paddleboards directly from the property into clear salt water with breathtaking scenery. A visitor noted, "We took our paddleboards into the salt marsh directly from the campground. Stunningly clear salt water and breathtaking scenery." Goose Rocks Beach sits just 1.5 miles from Sandy Pines, offering pristine shoreline access. Wolfe's Neck adds a unique agricultural dimension with opportunities to feed cows and walk goats on the working farm. Both glamping properties maintain heated pools, well-appointed bath facilities, and on-site markets selling local goods. During summer months, organized activities include flashlight candy hunts, s'more roasts around communal fire pits, and water recreation. Most glamping accommodations remain available from May through mid-October, with peak season falling between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
"The campsites are on top of each other all the way around. Of course, as we always find in the RV community, everyone was very nice."
"We like to stay in the “south section” which tends to have less kids because it is farther away from the “action.”"
"It feels very secluded but it's close to everything. The tent sites are pretty close to each other but we had no issues with noise. Bathhouse and bathrooms were very clean."
"The campground was veeerrryyy quiet, we almost felt bad making noise as we set up upon arrival."
"It was fun to feed cows and walk goats. Cute farm. Ok playground, large field for pickup style games. Sites are small and not well divided."
"Overall, this campground is located in an idyllic Maine setting and offers the feel you would expect to find in a state park – hiking trails, water for kayaking/fishing, and some sites with lots of space"
$100 - $145 / night
"We arrived here off season Oct. 18th. Easy access to area stores, eats. Very accommodating. Clean showers, laundry, arcade."
"Old Orchard Beach is a fun, family-oriented campground located in the fun little beach town of Old Orchard Beach."
"Sandy Pines is located a very short bike ride from Cape Porpoise, home of Nunann's Restaurant , Mussette, Lost Fire and Pier 77."
"The pool is heated and very inviting. There is a playground. So many choices of cabins or glamping tents to rent. Dogs are welcome. Big rig friendly."
$63 / night
"Walking distance to Old Orchard Beach, this campground has something for everyone. While the site are fairly small and crowded, it harldy matters because of all of the amenities at the campground."
"Great campground, it is walking distance to Old Orchard beach and has large sites. Many family activities including fishing, 2 pools, a dog park, and a snack shack."
$60 - $400 / night
"We will however, never return on Labor Day weekend - way too noisy and quiet hours were not respected (like people partying until 4am), that is just over the top!"
"However, it has walkable beach access, and the kids loved the heated pool. Bathrooms are clean. We stayed a weekday night and over the weekend and the weekend was crazy busy. A little too much."
"Our campsite was close to bathrooms, pool and playground. Staff was so kind. Kids loved it.."
"About half mile walk to old orchard beach. Plenty of comfort stations with laundry available. Pool is nice. Pass code for entry. Nice area."
"We were walking distance to the beach and had a pool closeby. The kids loved biking on the paved roads and all of the activities/playgrounds."
"This is my home away from home. With a reservation always booked either for a coming up trip or a trip for the next year this is my #1 campground go to. We LOVE Wild Acres!!"
"Bike and hiking trails when you e had enough of the sand. No power or running water except for the bathrooms and showers. Only tents or pop up campers, wish they still took 5th wheels."
"I’ve been to nearby Popham Beach SP a few times and wanted to check out camping in the area. I’d read good things about Hermit Island."
ScoutKid and pet friendly. Lots of activities for kids including a flashlight candy hunt, water slide, and s’more roast. We’ve been coming back for years and the addition of a glamping tent, cabins, and domes have made it even nicer!
TravelerSandy Pines is located a very short bike ride from Cape Porpoise, home of Nunann's Restaurant , Mussette, Lost Fire and Pier 77. Some of the best food in the area without having to deal with the crushing crowds of the Kennebunkport scene. Ride 10 minutes in the opposite direction and you arrive at Goose Rocks Beach , the best shoreline beach on southern Maine.
Sandy Pines has impeccably maintained campsites for all style of camper and tent . If you do not have either one, you can rent one of their super funky Gypsy Wagons, A Frame chalets or Glam-tents on the platform . Just add yourself and stir. You cannot have a bad time.
GuideWe stayed here during the COVID-19 pandemic and campgrounds were just starting to cautiously open up. There were some rules in place in order to ensure social distancing and reduce risk to ourselves and to the staff. Therefore a lot of the facilities and amenities were not available to us during our stay. No pavilion, arcade, playground, etc.
But the point of our stay was just to get away, get outside and have some fresh air and new scenery.
The waterfront site we had (site 38) was very nice, it's pretty spacious. The deck had furniture on it and a grill. The campground is well maintained, nice, clean. The furniture was in good shape, the grill was an older weber grill that worked great. Our site had a concrete fire pit, it looks like lots of them had a similar setup.
Waking up to the sound of the loons in the morning was wonderful.
Our site was labeled as a 50 amp connection, but it wasn't, it was 30 amp. So double check that. Most of the waterfront sites are back in, and the only level part of the site is away from the deck and water. My wife wanted to get the camper up close to the deck so our area under the awning was close to that, which meant I had a lot more leveling to do. And when I say a lot, I mean my 5" drive on leveling blocks weren't enough and I had to put them on top of a 2x8 to level the camper out.
The wifi actually was decent at this site - I'm surprised because 8 out of 10 campgrounds I go to that claim wifi, its slow and unusable.
The firewood was kind of pricey. You get it for $6.50 a bundle if you buy at least 2 at a time.
The first 2 nights there were really weird noises that woke us all up. The first night it sounded like a large Diesel engine or something was running in the distance. Kind of a low frequency sound that carried through the campsite and was hard to pinpoint. The second night, it sounded like an electrical short happening right across the street at a campsite. I was never able to figure out the source of these 2 events.
GuideThis is our first visit to Sandy Pines and we are so impressed with how well groomed this property is. We stayed in the Beach Rose section and we have full hookups. We took a mid- September vacation and love how nice it is with fellow campers spread out. We are not resort campers, but this is very nice now that children are back in school. The pool is heated and very inviting. There is a playground. So many choices of cabins or glamping tents to rent. Dogs are welcome. Big rig friendly. Very close to attractions and restaurants and stores. We will be back next year with friends. We camped in our Minnie Winnie travel trailer. The Wi-Fi is hit and miss unsecured. Mostly miss.
GuideThe Chocorua KOA is a great campground with super friendly staff, a variety of sites and lots of activities and things to do for everyone in the family.
We stayed with two other families on pull-through full hook-up sites 43, 45, and 47. Although we were on the main road, we really enjoyed these sites. They were wooded and in a central location close to the playgrounds, pavilion, beach and nature trails. Site 45 was pretty narrow but the other two sites had a bit more space so we mostly used 43 and 47 to hang out. We especially loved that the pull-through road behind our sites was not a main access road so we had a nice long stretch of road that was just for us. We played games and the kids road bikes without having to worry about cars driving through.
There are also a lot of really nice tent sites along the water, cabins, teepees, lodges and great areas for groups to camp. They are fairly strict with quiet hours so it is a very quiet campground at night.
The facilities are nice and clean. The pavilion and fire pit area are a nice place to gather with games and a mining station to enjoy. There are two playgrounds for little and big kids. The bathrooms are quite dated but clean. The pool is freezing cold so the kids didn’t swim much. The beach area is small and not deep enough to swim but the kids enjoyed playing in the sand and water. There are a lot of options for boat rentals- paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, paddle boards, and row boats. There is a beautiful board walk that leads through the marsh to a system of short nature trails. We really enjoyed walking the trails though some need a lot of work due to fallen trees and overgrowth. There were also a lot of free activities for the kids like crafts, wagon rides and games with a full schedule of events. You really never have to leave this campground!
This is also an incredibly dog-friendly campground with a fun dog park, a special swimming pond just for dogs and doggie day care available. This is one of the most pet loving campgrounds we’ve ever camped in and our pup loved it!!
We had a great trip and will definitely be back!
RangerAwesome campground. Beautiful setting, lots of trees, bordering on beautiful marsh area. Many different types of campsites: rent, RV, seasonal RV, cottages, glamping tents and cabins etc. We stayed at site 4 in Beach Rose area. Loved it. Super well maintained, owners invested a ton in upgrades. Cleanest bathrooms and showers (individual stalls) we’ve ever seen. Great location - can walk to beach on dyke road, good hiking nearby at Steele Nature Preserve. Good road biking with shoulders on many roads. Awesome place, we would return. Note that it used to be called Salty Acres but was renamed Sandy Pines.
GuideA great family campground just South of Conway, NH. Close to groceries, the outlets, plenty of restaurants. Across the street to the North is the fabulous Rosie's Diner, a homey place with amazing food and home-baked bread. Seriously their toast and corned beef hash is awesome. Also just across the street from the entrance to the South is a Dollar General with just about anything a camper could want in a pinch, including beer and hot dogs.
The camp itself has a store by the gatehouse well stocked with various items (bug spray, skillet, firewood, sunscreen, sodas) and souvenir Tees and Sweatshirts. There is another store on the beach with the candy, floats and toys. They also have charcoal in just the right size to grill on one of the available charcoal hibachis, scattered among the picnic tables on the beach.
The lake itself is unreal, with the mountains in the background it just feels incredibly peaceful and serene, keeping in mind I mostly visited around dawn and dusk and the Memorial Day clouds and rain kept it pretty low-key. I've seen photos of the beach on hot sunny days in summer and it looks packed with swimmers.
Sites were fairly standard- dirt floor with gravel packed in around the circle fire rings. We grilled right on the grate provided. Big picnic tables are provided on each site. All sites are wooded with plenty of trees to get a good tarp, and lots of options for hammock placement. Our site 1-32a was huge, and the driveway was a rather steep hill. Our site was not water view but we drove around that area to get a look and they are gorgeous.
While we were there there were tons of families around. Bicycles are a good idea since the gatehouse is a pretty good hike away from the camping areas, and you need to drop your trash off each night in the dumpsters that are located there. Showers were coin op. Hot, good pressure and about as clean as you could expect during mud season.
If you arrive between 1 and 8 pm, you check in at the office, but they have a slot for after-hours arrivals.
No pets are allowed here. Bring your bug spray, citronella candles and smoky firewood- the bugs here are no joke. But if you come prepared you can get by with minimal bites.
GuideThis is high end camping! Cleanest nicest bathrooms and showers I’ve ever seen camping. Also fun game areas and a beautiful store which has good food too! The sites are very nice and not too close together. We tent camp but they also offer small cabins which looked adorable and glamping tents. Easy access to local trails and tourist spots. A fantastic campground I hope to return to
GuideA friend and I decided to camp here before a backpacking trip in the Whites, to cut down on morning-of driving time. Our site, #02 on Loop 2, was in very close proximity to all of the neighboring sites. We had children on several sides, and a rowdy group of adult men on another side. Quiet hours are supposed to start at 10:00pm, but our rowdy male neighbors were up, playing music, talking loudly, and singing, until midnight. Then, just when we thought they were ready to settle in, they turned on a headlamp aimed directly into our tent. We are both very experienced car campers and backcountry campers, but even we struggled to get any rest through all the noise and light. The staff drove by a few times in a golf cart but never stopped to encourage this group to quiet down or use a little etiquette/common sense with their headlamp use. It wouldn't have been so much of a problem if the sites weren't SO close to each other. I attached a photo to show just how closely all the sites are situated; that's my backpacking tent, for scale.
South Portland sits on the shores of Casco Bay, with coastal Maine's typical humid continental climate featuring warm summers and cold winters. The area maintains over 20 miles of hiking trails, and many local campgrounds provide direct water access for kayaking and canoeing. Most camping options stay open from early May through mid-October due to Maine's seasonal weather patterns.
Kayaking through tidal marshes: At Wild Duck Adult Campground & RV Park, visitors can explore scenic marsh waterways. "Close to the city of Portland, about 20 minutes, but tucked away in the beautiful riverside marsh. Kayaks/canoes available at the front desk," notes Alec G.
Beach trolley service: Many campgrounds offer convenient transportation to local beaches. "Free shuttle to the beach. The days are packed with actives. You will love this place!" shares Karen D. about Bayley's Camping Resort.
Bike the Eastern Trail: Located near several campgrounds, this trail passes through Scarborough Marsh. "My wife and I enjoy riding our bikes on rail trails. This quiet campground is about a mile from the Eastern Trail through the Scarborough Marsh," writes Kevin W. about his experience at Wild Duck Adult Campground.
Farm exploration: Camp on working farms to add agricultural experiences to your trip. "You can freely roam the farm (or hike in the adjacent Wolfe's Neck State Park) or rent a kayak/canoe and explore Casco Bay. Definitely a unique experience and great educational opportunities for families with kids!" explains a camper at Wolfe's Neck Oceanfront Campground.
Multiple swimming options: Campgrounds in the region often offer both pools and beach access. "Heated pools, hot tubes, a bar in pool area with not only beer and wine with frozen drinks. Mini golf. Free shuttle to the beach," says Karen D. about the amenities at Bayley's Camping Resort.
Adult-only sections: Several campgrounds provide dedicated spaces for adult campers. "This is a beautiful campground that caters to adults only. It feels very secluded but it's close to everything," reports Kelli T. about Wild Duck Adult Campground.
Proximity to Freeport shopping: Campers appreciate easy access to Maine's famous outlet stores. "Proximity to L.L. Bean and downtown Freeport can't be beat. We especially loved hiking at Wolfe's Neck State Park and there were plenty of places for Spirit to swim," writes Nancy W. about Old Orchard Beach Campground.
Glamping near South Portland: For those seeking luxury camping near South Portland, Maine, several campgrounds offer upscale options. "If you want Glamping, this is the place to be. Nice wooded lots. Close to the beach. The pool is very nice. Great place to bring a family. I can't think of anything they could improve," says Terri L. about Sandy Pines Campground.
Mosquito management: Maine's coastal areas can have significant mosquito populations. "BRING BUGSPRAY!!! The mosquitoes were TERRIBLE. In the time it took after we parked the camper, to when I could dig the bug spray out of our truck I was covered in bites," warns Megan W. about Wild Duck Campground.
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