Established Camping
South Branch Pond Campground — Baxter State Park
About
State Park
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Reservable
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Fires
Love South Branch Campground and Baxter
Lots of trail options. Canoe and kayak rentals ($1/hour). Swimming, fishing and gorgeous views.
This is wilderness primitive camping. No potable water, electricity or cell service. Bring your own water and any food and ice you need as you will be more than 45 minutes from “civilization”. Firewood is available for purchase. You are NOT allowed to bring any firewood into the Park. Sites are 4 person lean-tos or tent sites.
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Inside Baxter State Park! That's enough right there.
Fairly last minute trip, but within a couple weeks of our trip, I was able to find one last available site. Woohoo!
Nice open grassy site - drove right up and had a great breakfast, couple nights great rest while we explored the area.
Notes:
primitive site, outhouses only, so bring your sun shower.
And it is in the northeast of the park, a lonnnng leisurely dirt road trek down to trailhead for Chimney Pond trail and summiting Katahdin. Made sure we left by 3am to get to the main gate by 6am. IF you stayed overnight in the park, you can roll right into the parking lot before the main gate opens (there WILL be a line of cars waiting to get in as soon as the gates open, and once the lot is full it's full – no more preference to those who stayed overnight anywhere in the park)
Baxter is one of the most pristine, magical and majestic public lands in the US, always worth a visit. My fave time of year is Sept. here.
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Beautiful location
This is a great campground with wooded sites and lean-tos adjacent to a gorgeous pond surrounded by mountains in Baxter State Park. Lots of hiking, swimming, and canoeing/kayaking in the area or star gazing at night on the shore of the pond while listening to the loons. Privies are kept clean and are located close to most sites. Highly recommend.
Location
South Branch Pond Campground — Baxter State Park is located in Maine
Address
64 Balsam Drive
Millinocket, ME 04462
Coordinates
46.10861811 N
68.90069654 W