General Rules
Fees: resident - $6.00 per person, per night; nonresident - $12.00 per person, per night. Children under 10 free. PLUS: a 9% Maine Lodging Tax and North Maine Woods Fee is also charged.
Camping is allowed only at sites designated by the Bureau of Parks and Lands. Parties of more than 12 are restricted to group sites. Authorized campsites are marked and may consist of a number of individual cells, picnic tables, and fireplaces.
Open fires are allowed only in fireplaces provided by the Bureau. Camp stoves fueled with sterno, propane or gasoline will be allowed in any safe condition.
The cutting of live trees is prohibited.
Litter: Trash must be carried out of the area.
Firearms are not to be discharged on lunch or campsites.
Occupancy of any one site for more than 7 consecutive nights is prohibited; however, at the end of the 7-night period, the Bureau may authorize an extension on a night-to-night basis.
Tents, vehicles, trailers, or equipment must not be left unoccupied on any site for more than one night.
The Sandy Point section of Horseback Brook camping area is for tents only.
Sites must be vacated by noon on the last day of permit occupancy.
Ice houses that are placed on Lobster Lake must be removed from the property owned and/or administered by the Bureau of Parks and Lands within three (3) days of the close of ice fishing season on that lake.
Quiet Time: Campers are required to be quiet between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Shallow Bay

This was the first campsite along our Maine North Woods canoe adventure – about 4 miles from the Lobster Launch. It is a gorgeous campsite along the sandy shores of Lobster Lake, with plenty of room for a group of 8-10 people.  It's called Lobster Lake because it's shaped like a lobster claw.  

  

Has a huge picnic table, separate food prep area, fire ring and toilet (bring your own TP). Bring plenty of fresh water (though you can filter from a stream feeding the lake/river, but we were advised not to use the lake water, even filtered). Very easy access to the water for swimming, hauling gear up, etc. 

  

Note about costs: Getting here is quite a journey, but ooohh so worth it. It’s on the way to nowhere, you have to pay to get through the gate along the Golden Road, pay a daily road access fee, and daily camping fee. And, then there’s the shuttle for your vehicle. It’s expensive, but if you go with a group and share costs, it’s a treat!  Maybe a once in a lifetime adventure for some people.