When it’s too cold to sleep in a tent or you don’t own an RV, cabin camping is a wonderful option. All across beautiful Maine, you’ll find numerous campgrounds and cabin rental places perfect for those who are looking for a rustic, but comfortable experience. Here are the best winter cabin camping spots in the state!
Each rustic, yet cozy cabin at Recompence Shore Campground in Freeport offers incredible views of Casco Bay. Each cottage is equipped with electricity, refrigeration, a microwave, and baseboard heat. These small oceanfront cottages are a great way to enjoy the natural beauty of nearby Wolfe Neck State Park.
Coos Canyon Campground is a small, family-run campground in the western mountains of Maine. Their small cabins have a rustic New England charm that will make you come back for more every year. The two cabins are available year-round and can sleep up to eight people. Each one has a kitchen, dining room, and living room as well has multiple bedrooms and a bathroom. They are also dog friendly!
Papoose Pond in Waterford is one of Maine’s best-kept secrets for family fun. The campground has 180 campsites and another 60 cabins for rent. Their 60 cabin rentals range from unique “cabinettes or hutnicks,” which can sleep between four and six people to two, three or four-bedroom lakefront cottages with all the modern amenities.
Millinocket’s Baxter State Park has many campgrounds, and two with cabins if you’re not interested in roughing it in a tent. Both Daicey Pond and Kidney Pond campgrounds features cabin rental options. Daicey Pond has 10 cabins of varying design and size and Kidney Pond has 12. All cabins are rustic and require you to carry in your own gear and supplies.
For upscale cabin camping with easy access to Baxter State Park, stay at Big Moose Cabins where you can stay at fully-furnished lakeside or trailside cabins. Each cabin can sleep between two and 16 people comfortably and all cooking utensils and lines are supplied. None of the cabins have an in-house bathroom, but shared bathroom facilities are located nearby.
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Located just 800 feet from the heart of Old Orchard Beach, Paradise Park Resort is one of southern Maine’s premier camping resorts. The resort offers several modern luxury cabins for rent during the peak and off season. Most cabins are two bedrooms and can sleep up to five people.
Located on the shores of Penobscot Bay, Searsport Shores Oceanfront Camping is Midcoast Maine’s premier campground offering RV, tent, and cabin camping. The campground offers three different cabin rental options: the Frog and Faerie Cabin, the Honey Bee Bunkhouse, and the Artist’s Retreat Cabins. The Artist’s Retreat Cabins can sleep up to two people in a loft bed and are located near the art studio. The Bunkhouse can sleep up to 10 people and the Frog and Faerie Cabin can sleep five.
