Free & dispersed camping in Maine
We currently track 160 dispersed and free-camping locations in Maine, drawn from public OpenStreetMap data and cross-referenced against mixed federal, state trust, and county land. Maine sits in the United States and offers some of the most generous public-land access in the country for self-reliant campers. Unlike the reservation-driven world of state-park and KOA-style campgrounds, the sites listed here are largely first-come, first-served, with minimal infrastructure and a 14-day stay limit on most federal parcels. Expect dirt roads, no hookups, and zero cell service — that's the appeal. The trade-off is that you carry the responsibility for water, waste, fire safety, and respectful land use. Browse the directory below by name, then click into any listing for facility detail, GPS coordinates, and field notes specific to that pitch.
All documented campsites in Maine
Sorted alphabetically. Tap any row for facilities, GPS coordinates, and a 300+ word field-grounded write-up.
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#10
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#12
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#14
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#15
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#16
Free -
Abol Pines
Fee: unspecified -
Allagash Falls (4)
Fee: unspecified -
Back Channel
Fee: unspecified -
Baker Pond Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Balsam Cove Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Bass Brook (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Bayview
Free -
Bear Brook Group Area
Fee: unspecified -
Bear Brook Permit Site
Fee: unspecified -
Bemis Stream Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Bethel Outdoor Adventures and Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Big Brook East (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Big Brook North (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Big Brook South (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Billfish Pond Tentsite
Fee: unspecified -
Black Brook campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Black Pond East
Fee: unspecified -
Boom Shack
Fee: unspecified -
Bull Run Campsite
Free -
Campsite near sand beach
Fee: unspecified -
Casey's Spencer Bay Camps
Fee: unspecified -
Cedar Springs (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Cedar Stump Campsites
Fee: yes -
Center Pond Lean-To
Fee: unspecified -
Church Hill Dam (4)
Fee: unspecified -
Clam Cove Campsite
Fee: yes -
Cobble Cove
Free -
Cobscook Bay State Park Campground
Fee: yes -
Cold River Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Community Room
Fee: unspecified -
Cranberry Stream Campsite
Free -
Crater Pond Outlet
Fee: unspecified -
Croque Brook (2)
Fee: unspecified -
Daicey Pond Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Dead Water North (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Deep Cove Campsite
Free -
Denny Pond
Fee: unspecified -
East Point
Free -
East Twin Brook
Fee: unspecified -
Elbow
Fee: unspecified -
Estey Campsite
Free -
Fairy Head 2
Fee: unspecified -
Falls Bank (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Farm Island (2)
Fee: unspecified -
Farmington Conference Center
Fee: unspecified -
Ferry Farm
Free -
Ferry Landing (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Fiddlehead Campground B9
Fee: unspecified -
Fiddlehead Campground CHECKIN AND CAMP STORE
Fee: unspecified -
Fiske Brook
Fee: unspecified -
Five Finger Brook South (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Five Finger Brooke West (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Freeport Village Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Gardner North
Fee: unspecified -
Gardner Point
Fee: unspecified -
Group #1
Fee: unspecified -
Group #3
Fee: unspecified -
Happy Horseshoe Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Harrison’s Pierce Pond Camp
Fee: unspecified -
Haskell Deadwater
Fee: unspecified -
Head Beach Campground
Fee: unspecified -
High Bank (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Hog Island Audubon Camp
Fee: unspecified -
Horns Pond Lean-tos
Free -
HorseRace Campground
Fee: yes -
Horseshoe Pond Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Hosea B (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Hudson Pond Campsite
Fee: yes -
Hurricane Island
Fee: unspecified -
Inlet
Fee: unspecified -
Jewett Cove
Free -
K.P. Dam Tentsite
Fee: unspecified -
Katahdin Shadows Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Lane Camp Site
Free -
Laurel South
Fee: unspecified -
Ledges (2)
Fee: unspecified -
Little Coffeelos Tentsite
Fee: yes -
Little East Campsite
Fee: yes -
Long Falls Dam
Fee: unspecified -
Long Lake Dam (2)
Fee: unspecified -
Lower Fowler Pond Tentsite
Fee: unspecified -
Lower Riffles
Free -
MIC MAC LN, LLC
Fee: unspecified -
MITA Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Machias Rips Campsite
Free -
McKeen Brook (2)
Fee: unspecified -
Medows (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Michaud Farm (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Middle Fowler North Tentsite
Fee: unspecified -
Middle Ground Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Mitchville Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Mud Landing
Free -
Mullens Head Camp Ground
Fee: unspecified -
Myers Lodge West
Fee: unspecified -
North Beach
Free -
North Campsite
Fee: yes -
North End Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
North Site
Free -
Northeast
Free -
Northwest Point
Free -
Office/Recreation Hall
Fee: unspecified -
Omaha
Fee: yes -
Parson's Brook
Free -
Paul Bunyan Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Perch Pond South
Fee: unspecified -
Pine (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Pine Grove
Free -
Pine Point Tentsite
Fee: yes -
Pleasant River Campsites
Fee: yes -
Priestly Point (2)
Fee: unspecified -
Pushineer Dam
Fee: unspecified -
R22
Fee: unspecified -
R23
Fee: unspecified -
Ramsay Ledge (3)
Fee: unspecified -
Rangeley Lake Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Riverdrivers
Fee: unspecified -
Rocky Lake Island
Free -
Round Barn
Free -
Round Pond Rips (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Russell Pond Campground
Fee: unspecified -
SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP
Fee: unspecified -
Sagadahoc Bay Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Salmon Island
Fee: unspecified -
Sand Cove
Free -
Sand Point Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Sargent Brook Campsite
Free -
Scofield Point (3)
Fee: unspecified -
Second Machias Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Sidney Tappan Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Slide Campsite
Free -
South Site
Free -
Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Balsam Woods
Fee: unspecified -
Squirrel Pocket
Fee: unspecified -
Stair Falls West
Fee: unspecified -
Star Rock Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Sylvester North
Fee: unspecified -
Sylvester Point 2
Fee: unspecified -
Taylor Landing (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Telos Cut Tentsite
Fee: unspecified -
The Arm
Fee: unspecified -
Third Lake Outlet Campsite
Fee: unspecified -
Thoroughfare
Fee: unspecified -
Togue West
Fee: unspecified -
Tops'l Farm
Fee: unspecified -
Tower Trail (1)
Fee: unspecified -
Trout Brook North
Fee: unspecified -
Two-Step Campsite
Free -
Upper Pond
Fee: unspecified -
Webster Outlet Campsite
Fee: yes -
West Beach
Free -
West Branch Campsite
Free -
Winslow Park Campground
Fee: unspecified -
Wonderland Campsite
Free -
Woods Campsite
Fee: yes -
Ziegler (2)
Fee: unspecified