Chewonki Big Eddy Campground, Maine Custom Search   About Big Eddy  • Our 75-acre campground offers a selection of 62 campsites. • Many sites are located on the river’s edge. • Most sites are primitive, with a simple firepit and picnic table. • We accommodate tents, pop-ups and R.V.s Check on size restrictions. Many wilderness sites are a short walk in. •Some sites have electricity available during scheduled generator hours.  Additional charge on arrival. • Some walk in tent sites have 8’ x 10’ tent platforms • Sites vary in size to accommodate between 1 and 6 people.      • Group sites accommodate up to 12 people. • The main area offers flushing toilets, hot showers, boat launch, common area for day use, trash disposal, coffee porch, library building and potable water. • Firewood and maps are available for sale. • Campground staff can assist you in multiple suggestions for day trips and activities for all ages and interests in the West Branch area. • Our campground manager Susan Adams knows the area well. She and her husband Mark, have lived in the area for the past 20 years. The Chewonki Foundation is a nonprofit educational institution established in 1962 and located on a 400-acre peninsula in Wiscasset, Maine. We are dedicated to helping people grow individually and in community with others by providing educational experiences that foster an   understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Our leaders challenge participants both physically and intellectually with activities that build self confidence, a sense of community, and a greater awareness of the inter relatedness of the world around us. Since 2002, The Chewonki Foundation has purchased the campground land, built new privies, renovated existing buildings, rewired sites, and revegetated many areas of erosion. We will continue revegetation efforts and to explore energy alternatives for the campground, as well as making it as green a campground as possible. We have recently received teaching equipment for basic fly-fishing programs and will continue to work with volunteers to promote fly-fishing and river conservation. Future projects may include primitive cabins and a shale boat launch. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions. How to Reach Us: May - October November - April While you're here at Chewonki Big Eddy Campground you ought to have a look at Chewonki Neck; there are some fine whitewater spots on Damariscotta River. While staying at Chewonki Big Eddy Campground you could always explore Shag Ledge, and golf can be played at Boothbay Country Club. Popham Beach State Park is worth stopping at if you're at Chewonki Big Eddy Campground, and there's whitewater on Pemaquid River for all you adrenaline rush seekers. On a wonderful day you obtain a sight of Ozone Mountain from Chewonki Big Eddy Campground, and lots of people from Wiscasset come here. This campground is a delightful site to stop at. Lakes are such peaceful places, why not explore Montsweag Reservoir close to Chewonki Big Eddy Campground. This is such a fun site for a campground. Don't forget to take a magnificent little visit to Chewonki Creek, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Sheepscot River. Chewonki Big Eddy Campground typically gets much rainfall; November is the wettest month with most rain while February is typically the driest month. For the period of the summertime months here at Chewonki Big Eddy Campground, high temperatures generally reach the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Chewonki Big Eddy Campground are in the 0's. And if that's not enough, there's plenty more to do near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground. Everybody loves Reid State Park, and do stop at Montsweag Dam while you're here. LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO: Address: 485 Chewonki Neck Rd Wiscasset, Maine 4578 Coordinates: Latitude: 43.947893 Longitude: -69.714623 Beachcove Hotel and Resort, Boothbay Harbor 7 miles away 3+ Acre Waterfront Resort with full waterview balcony rooms,outdoor heated swimming pool,private beach with pier. 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Maine Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Maine.       These outdoors activities are available near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground.   Camp Grounds Near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground: Ocean wood Campground, Trevett , 4 miles away Chewonki Campground, Wiscasset , 4 miles away Westside Campground, Wiscasset , 6 miles away Down East Family Camping/tenting, Wiscasset , 6 miles away Camp Seguin-tenting, Georgetown , 6 miles away Campers Cove, Boothbay , 7 miles away Little Ponderosa Campground, Boothbay , 7 miles away   Hotels Near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground: Beachcove Hotel and Resort, Boothbay Harbor , 7 miles away Galen C Moses House B and, Bath , 7 miles away Flagship Inn, Boothbay Harbor , 8 miles away Harbour Towne Inn, Boothbay Harbor , 8 miles away Holiday Inn Bath-Brunswick Area, Me, Bath , 8 miles away Spruce Point Resort and Spa, Boothbay Harbor , 8 miles away Linekin Bay Resort, Boothbay Harbor , 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground: Lost Valley, Maine , 40 miles away, 240 vertical feet Eaton Mountain, Maine , 41 miles away, 525 vertical feet Camden, Maine , 42 miles away, 1150 vertical feet Titcomb, Maine , 47 miles away, 350 vertical feet Sugarloaf USA, Maine , 69 miles away, 2820 vertical feet Black Mountain, Maine , 69 miles away, 1120 vertical feet New Hermon Mountain, Maine , 70 miles away, 360 vertical feet Mount Abram, Maine , 72 miles away, 1150 vertical feet Saddleback, Maine , 75 miles away, 2000 vertical feet Shawnee Peak, Maine , 76 miles away, 1300 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground: Sheepscot River, Lincoln County , 9 miles away, Class -blank- - 1 miles long (Reversing Falls) Damariscotta River, Lincoln County , 11 miles away, Class II - 1.4 miles long (Reversing Falls) Pemaquid River, Lincoln County , 14 miles away, Class I-II - 5 miles long (Bristol to Pemaquid) Cobbosseecontee Stream, Kennebec County , 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 1.5 miles long (Gardiner to Kennebec River) Cathance River, Sagadahoc County , 16 miles away, Class I-III - 2.5 miles long (US 201 to Cathance Road)   Golf Courses Near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground: Boothbay Country Club, Boothbay , 7 miles away   Lakes Near Chewonki Big Eddy Campground