24mi to Millinocket For this trip we invited our niece and nephew to Read more, Lets go camping on Labor Day Weekend. One really nice thing about this cabin is, you get your own out house. At a bunkhouse or cabin, a stove and extra fuel are a necessity. Hike | Canoe (rentals available) | Fish | Ski. Paddling on either of the Togue Ponds is a great way to preview the Park, especially Katahdin, which dominates the view on a clear day. Lily Pad Pond Trail The trail portion of this hike is .9 miles from Kidney Pond Campground. My personal favourite is Daicey Pond. Other parents. Click here for our rolling reservation table. The terrain is perfectly suited to exploring the surroundings. The results of the final decision are reflected in the current configuration. PREV. The path begins on an old tote road, flat and easy. Usually we go to Daicey Pond, but we reserved at Kidney Pond and found it to be a great alternative depending on your party. limited two nights only. Required fields are marked *. Differences over how to renovate the area in keeping with Percival Baxters vision delayed action for several years. Group site reservations must be made by mail or in person at Park Headquarters in Millinocket. (in the back). Camping reservations can be made 4 months until your arrival date, meaning that if you want to book the July 4th holiday and want to arrive on July 1st, then the earliest you can place the reservation is on March 1st. on Aug 28, 2006 6:10 am. Most of the campgrounds cabins line the northwest shoreline. No trailhead map as of yet for this areaplease see the Parkwide map. Camping reservations can be made 4 months until your arrival date, meaning that if you want to book the July 4th holiday and want to arrive on July 1st, then the earliest you can place the reservation is on March 1st. Covid update: for the 2022 summer season, Bunkhouses will be rented on a single party basis, like a cabin, as opposed to spot by spot. Its a short walk but you can see the pond through the trees. They will post the weather forecast each morning and will alert campers of other park news. roll back the clock 70 years or more and you will find that Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were the outdoorsman playground, not Maine. Daicey Pond and Kidney Pond campgrounds offer private cabins with beds with mattresses, propane lanterns, and woodstoves. Bedsare wooden bunks. WebTogue Pond rental canoe: Employees at the Visitor Center or Togue Pond Gate can rent this canoe, life jackets and paddles for only $1/hour! However, lots of small leeches if your feet gets into the muck. This cabin along with #1 would be great options for late fall extended stays. Some points seem shorter and somepoints seem longer. The big selling point of the park is its rustic nature. Russell Pond provides very good fishing in local ponds and access to Wassataquoik Stream, Wassataquoik Lake and several popular backcountry campsites. Cabin 1 is probably the best cabin to get withing the main groupings. Upon check-in you can either sign to the Park Ranger on-duty at the Ranger station or generally they will show up at your cabin. NO OPEN FIRES PERMITTED AT DAVIS POND, due to accumulated environmental degradation. Great swimming holes within the park include South Branch Pond, Abol Pond, Matagamon Landing, and Ledge Falls, a natural waterslide north of Before you come out to the pond, you pass a canoe graveyard (I mean, the boats not left to die here, but there are so many scattered near the shore it looks a bit post-canoe apocalyptic). These are basic facilities, often deep in the backcountry. View High-Resolution Image. However the crowds change noticeably once Labour Day Weekend, where families are back home to school and is replaced by an older crowd. Bunkhouse reservations must be made by phone, mail*, or in person at BSP HQ in Millinocket. Visitors can rent canoes from park rangers (you can track down a ranger at the Kidney Pond station) to explore the ponds and some of the little paths extending beyond them. However, we have (4) four group areas for all groups of 13 or more people: Group areas must be reserved by phone, mail, or in person at BSP HQ in Millinocket. Katahdin Lake is privately owned and operates on a lease with the Baxter State Park Authority. Call our Reservations office at This is often a complicated aspect when planning a trip to Baxter is navigating the camping reservation system. Kidney Pond Trails, Baxter State Park QUICK TRAIL FACTS Preserve Size: 209,644 acres Trail Mileage: Trails of various lengths Pets: no Difficulty: Pond trails are easy to moderate Sights: ponds, mountain views, marsh Trails to ponds around Kidney Pond are in blue; Sentinel Mountain Trail is in yellow; Doubletop Mountain Trail is in red We found that campers who booked cabin 1, 12 & 13 would simply pay 8$ per day and take a canoe to their cabin so that they can launch whenever. WebDaicey Pond and Kidney Pond campgrounds offer private cabins with beds with mattresses, propane lanterns, and woodstoves. You will also find wheel barrows that you can haul your gear from your car to your site. Backcountry Hike-in Campgrounds Russell Pond and Chimney Pond campgrounds offer hike-in and backcountry camping in wild settings. Man is born to die, his works are short-lived. PREV. Also there are 13 cabins not 12. (update- walk in distances from parking are below). If you have a thermacell, might want to bring it for those early mornings and late evenings. Each cabin is outfitted with 2-4 beds depending on which cabin you rent. With a lean-to or tent site, you can cook over a wood fire (except at Chimney Pond and David Pond), but a camp stove offers greater flexibility. Trout Brook Farm, 4 roll back the clock 70 years or more and you will find that Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were the outdoorsman playground, not Maine. Backpack 7.2 or 7.6 miles from Roaring Brook, or 9.6 miles from South Branch Pond. Find campgrounds, RV parks and more nearby or at thousands of destinations across North America. All cabins except 3, 4, and 5 are walk-in. Kidney Pond in Baxter State Park is a 95-acre lake, 33 feet at its deepest. Even if you are not massively into hiking, or want more activities on your trip, there is plenty for families to enjoy. Most have a porch on the front and many of them are right on the water. Once the number of people in your group exceeds 12, you will need to reserve a site at another campground or in one of the designated group areas in the Park. The pond is also home to Kidney Pond Campground, which features rustic rental cabins, a ranger station, a boat launch and a collection of rental canoes and kayaks. Early June is great as the season is just starting and not as busy in my opinion. The campground provides trail access to local ponds in the Fowler region as well as day hikes on South Branch Mountain and North Traveler and the very challenging Traveler Loop Trail. Find a trail, look at maps, read trail descriptions, See what you need to bring on your trip and what should stay home, How and when to make camping reservations. Friends does the work of securing reservations at prime locations (think Kidney Pond cabins on fall weekends) and then makes those accommodations available to our members through organized group trips. WebAccess to special trips for members, including day hikes and overnight camping trips in Baxter State Park. My goal after my first visit, was to make this a regularvisit so that I can take advantage of this area. For example, for all winter sites, reservations are only accepted by mail or in person. Best Family Activities in Baxter State Park, 4. Come prepared. Copyright 2020 Publius Research unless otherwise noted. The upside is that you are very close to the edge of the lake. Kidney Pond Cabins has 12 total sites. PREV NEXT chilkoot on Aug 28, 2006 4:40 am Comments & voting Other parents Image Type (s): Informational Image ID: 219946 11371 Hits 71.06 % Score 1 Votes Log in It will take around eight to 12 hours to complete a round trip. Group site reservations must be made by mail or in person at BSP HQ in Millinocket. Comments & voting. Backcountry Hike-in Campgrounds Russell Pond and Chimney Pond campgrounds offer hike-in and backcountry camping in wild settings. Russell Pond and Chimney Pond campgrounds offer hike-in and backcountry camping in wild settings. *Communal fireplaces are provided for most cabins, only 3 cabins have own firering. Most of the cabins will have their own dedicated pit toilet which are kept clean by the Park Ranger on duty. Sentinel Mountain The hike to the 1,842-ft. mountain is 3.1 miles one way from Kidney Pond. WebDaicey Pond and Kidney Pond campgrounds offer private cabins with beds with mattresses, propane lanterns, and woodstoves. Daicey Pond is one of the Parks most popular destinations and offers great views and fishing on Daicey Pond and hiking access to many other backcountry ponds and mountains. Katahdin Stream, 3 All water should be treated. There is no running water. There is also a wood stove table and chairs. Roaring Brook, Abol, Katahdin Stream, South Branch Pond, Newowadnehunk, and Trout Brook campgrounds are drive-in facilities offering lean-tos, tenting, and in most cases, bunkhouse. Please verify these cut-off times with the reservation office and make your plans accordingly. Comments & voting. Sites for groups are located at Bear Brook, Foster Field, Nesowadnehunk Field, and Trout Brook Farm. We wanted to try and get another camping trip in before the season ends. See your next adventure at CampgroundTour.com! My personal favourite is Daicey Pond. Then what do you do when nature is calling? There are three options; use an outhouse, dig a cat-hole, or when above the tree line, rock hopping to find a suitable location. If there are more people than the maximum capacity, an additional site will need to be reserved, keeping in mind that the group size limit in any campground is 12 people. WebBaxter State Park is over 200,000 acres of wilderness and public forest generously donated to the people of the State of Maine by Percival Baxter. That is the only one they let people do that with. The interior offers a nice large area for the picnic table & wood stove while the single beds are divided into rooms with furniture (ie dresser). The Cabins At Kidney Pond in Baxter State Park Baxter State Park is a fantastic model of an independent park and reserve that many land managers here in Canada should be looking at. Whether hiking, camping, paddling, or just exploring hydration is key. Your email address will not be published. I mean theres a mile high mountain and terminus of the Appalachian Trail as one of the main central selling points. 207-723-5140. They were grandsons of William H. Hunt who built the well known Hunt Farm along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in the 1830s. There is also a wood stove table and chairs. PREV NEXT chilkoot on Aug 28, 2006 4:40 am Comments & voting Other parents Image Type (s): Informational Image ID: 219946 11371 Hits 71.06 % Score 1 Votes Log in Even after it turns into a footpath, the walking remains fairly gently for a woods walk. 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