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LL Meetup Fourth of July weekend at Acadia National Park

Started by david, December 15, 2015, 09:53:10 PM

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david

We are now just about 30 days away from the meetup at Acadia National Park. I just checked with recreation.gov, the reservation site and there is one large site available on July 3 and another on July 4 but nothing earlier.

I will be sending a message to the participants soon and if you want to get on that list, send me a message.

David
David M

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leslie

How are things going? Did you go visit "Baa Haabbaa"? Or are you too tired from all the gaiety to post about it? Wish I could be there!
Located in Kentucky and Florida at present

david

well, we had a great time with a somewhat diminished crowd. Three couples, the original three from the Bay of Fundy group last year showed up: Me (David) and Joan, Paul and Melanie and Ross and Heather. I sort of vegged out at the campsite, but others made some hikes and bike rides. Weather was good except for a heavy middle of the night rain storm that cleared by the next morning.

Acadia NP is beautiful, but the campground has limited facilities- no showers for example. So we are looking for somewhere else next year that will have those and be accessible from both sides of the border like Acadia was.

David
David M

16TBS towed with a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder

mitch

We're really sorry we couldn't make it.  In fact we were half way there and had stopped at a campground in New Hampshire for the night when we got word that Robbie's dad was in the hospital. We packed up and left in the middle of the night so that we could get back home.

Next time we'll make it for sure! Hope you guys had a great time.
Mitch
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gbpack

We are sorry we had to miss it as well. Glad that you guys had a good time. Please keep us posted regarding next year, as we would love to be able to join you.

david

I am having conversations with Paul and Ross about where to go next year. Even though Acadia NP is very nice, the campground is limited, no showers among other things.

So Ross found what looks like a nice county campground in north central Maine, Mattawamkeag Wilderness Campground, see http://www.mwpark.com/. It is very rustic, has some sites along a river but also has full or partial hookups and showers!

Baxter State Park is about 45 miles away which is an incredibly beautiful park that rivals Acadia, Yosimite and Yellowstone. We can do day trips from MWC. But MWC is very pretty in its own right with miles of hiking trails connected to the campground. Also white water rafting is nearby.

So how does this sound to you guys? BTW, where were you Mitch in NH? We stopped at Jigger Johnson campground on the Kancamagus Highway in NH on the way up last week. It was a no reservation campground and even though there were sites available when we arrived in mid afternoon, it filled up by dark on a Thursday!!!

David
David M

16TBS towed with a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder

mitch

We stopped at Ayers Lake Family Campground outside of Rochester NH.  It's seems like mostly a seasonal place so the sites for RV's appear
semi-permanent although they do have tent sites also. We actually had a small site right on the lake that was absolutely gorgeous.

We'll take a look at Mattawamkeag site for next year.
Mitch
2013 13QBB
2015 Ford F-150
Anderson 3324 WDH

djsamuel

[quote source="/post/22801/thread" timestamp="1467816217" author="@david"]I am having conversations with Paul and Ross about where to go next year. Even though Acadia NP is very nice, the campground is limited, no showers among other things.

So Ross found what looks like a nice county campground in north central Maine, Mattawamkeag Wilderness Campground, see http://www.mwpark.com/. It is very rustic, has some sites along a river but also has full or partial hookups and showers!

Baxter State Park is about 45 miles away which is an incredibly beautiful park that rivals Acadia, Yosimite and Yellowstone. We can do day trips from MWC. But MWC is very pretty in its own right with miles of hiking trails connected to the campground. Also white water rafting is nearby.

So how does this sound to you guys? BTW, where were you Mitch in NH? We stopped at Jigger Johnson campground on the Kancamagus Highway in NH on the way up last week. It was a no reservation campground and even though there were sites available when we arrived in mid afternoon, it filled up by dark on a Thursday!!!

David[/quote]Thanks for that campground link.  I saved that for an eventual trip to the Northeast.  Looks like a great place.
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gbpack

That sounds good David. But whatever you guys decide for next year will be fine with us! Thank you!

daplumbr

If we make it east next year for this (and i hope we can), an inland location would interesting. I've never been inland in Maine. Would there be moose? The last time I saw a moose it was in the film camera era and I got so excited taking pictures I forgot to load film in the camera. 

david

I can guarantee you will see Moose in Baxter State Park among other places. Moose are everywhere in north central Maine.

I think the Canadians and I have now agreed on MWC for next year. Ross will check with them as to when 2017 reservations open and we will start a new thread for that trip.

David
David M

16TBS towed with a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder

leslie

Count us in! My husband wants to spend a month in Maine this summer. We just might want to spend a week at Baxter State Park either the week before or the week after we do the LL meetup. I am not familiar with this area. Is it close to LL Bean? I have a contact there.
Located in Kentucky and Florida at present

david

No, I don't t,honk that LL Bean is nearby.

We are thinking about mid August for this trip. The month of August would be my choice to spend a month there. Fly season should be gone and the warmest temps.

David
David M

16TBS towed with a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder

daplumbr

If anyone starts a message list for this meetup, include me. If this ends up being mid-August, we might make it. 

leslie

Located in Kentucky and Florida at present