Love camping and want to try camping with your dog, but don’t know where to go? You’ve come to the right place! These five Maine campgrounds are known for being BOTH dog-friendly and all-around good campgrounds, so you can make the most positive camping experience for your pup!

Wolfe’s Neck Oceanfront Campground

Wolfe’s Neck Center is located in Freeport, Maine on beautiful Casco Bay. This campground offers accommodations for every kind of camper—oceanfront sites, ocean view sites, inland sites, tent sites, camper sites, sites with electric, walk-in sites, cabins, A-frames, and comfort camping sites that are already equipped with everything you need to camp comfortably! Amenities include: a cafe, walking trails, picnic area, playground, wifi hotspots, showers & toilets, laundry, shore access, and more! And, of course, shopping and restaurants in Freeport are just a ten-minute drive away! To learn more and reserve a site, visit their website.

Cathedral Pines

Cathedral Pines is located in Eustis, Maine on a beautiful 300-acre lot of red pine trees that borders Flagstaff Lake. The campground offers private, well-spaced campsites, ideal for families and those with pups. Amenities include: a playground, rec hall, a basketball court, sandy beaches, docks, kayak and canoe rentals, walking trails, bathhouses with flush toilets and hot showers, and a laundry room. A general store with groceries, fresh produce, meat, gas, ice, firewood, and pretty much anything else you could need is less than a quarter mile down the road. To learn more and reserve a site, visit their website.

Sagadahoc Bay Campground

Sagadahoc Bay Campground is located on Georgetown Island, which sits right on beautiful Sagadahoc Bay. This campground offers several camping options—RV sites, tent sites, pop-up sites, ocean front sites, cottages, and seasonal sites. Amenities include: bathhouses, a boat launch, sandy beach, lawn games, and cooked lobster deliveries (this is SO Maine—haha!). The little town of Bath, which offers shopping and nice restaurants, is only a short twenty-minute drive away. To learn more and reserve a site, visit their website.

Aroostook State Park

Aroostook State Park is located 5 miles south of Presque Isle, Maine. The campground sits near a local favorite—Echo Lake. The campground is home to 30 wooded campsites and two group camping sites, all of which have a picnic table and fire pit. Amenities include: hot showers, flush toilets, a kitchen shelter with electricity, hiking trails, multi-purpose trails, kayak rentals, a small playground, and a trailerable boat launch. To learn more and reserve a site, visit their website.

Cobscook Bay State Park

Cobscook Bay State Park is located in scenic Dennysville, Maine. The campground is only a short 30-minute drive from both Lubec and Machias. The campground has over 100 campsites that can accommodate tents, pop-ups, and large campers. A large portion of the sites are waterfront or offer waterfront views of the bay, which allows visitors to walk the shore during low tide. Amenities include: day use area, walking trails, bath houses, a playground, picnic shelters, and a boat launch. To learn more and reserve a site, visit their website.

Be sure to read my post on camping with dogs to ensure camping is a good fit for your pup and that you have everything you need for your trip!

Happy camping, friends!

MyMaine