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Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine

   

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AMENITIES:
RV hookups are available
Pool
Game Room
Fishing
Boating
Playground
Cabins
Boat Rentals
Restrooms
Showers
Store
WIFI is available
Tap Water
Lodging

Activities: boating, fishing, sailing, hiking, pool table, ping pong table, swimming and canoeing

Water hookups are offered here. There's such a large number of things to do at Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area including hiking, fishing, swimming, and whitewater paddling, so possibly you want to stay for a while.
The caring personnel and the beauty of the site beat anything. Camping out positively is a fun thing to do, and Great Pond Outdoor Recreation
 
    Area in Maine is the outdoors at its finest.
The splendid local attractions and such a splendid variety of outdoors recreation are great reasons to come. Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area is a very well prized campground by residents
 of Aurora.
At Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area fun stuff to do is bountiful, and it positively is a wonderful campground. If you are in Maine during camping season, you have to go camping.
You find the 17-mile-from-start-to-finish Great Pond to Goodwin Bridge segment of Union River - West Branch close by; this is a type I-II whitewater bit. You are not projected to get soaked whitewater paddling this bit of Union River - West Branch. Whitewater rapids are hazardous things, so you must check current conditions before you go. Cone Hill can be observed from Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, and if you're stopping by from Aurora, you won't be the only one. Collar Brook is one of the streams nearby
 
that might be worth a visit. There is a magnificent hiking trail right next door to Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area called the Old Gold Mine Trail.  

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The Eagle's Lodge Motel, Ellsworth

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Ramada Ellsworth, Ellsworth

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Other campgrounds near Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine:

   Eastbrook Campground, Eastbrook, 14 miles away
      
   Cold Spring Campground, Hancock County, 14 miles away
      
   Maple Grove Campground, Penobscot County, 15 miles away
      
   Duck Lake Private Reserve Land - Gassabias Lake, Springfield, 15 miles away
      
   Airline Lodge and Snack Bar, Beddington, 16 miles away
      
   Parks Pond Campground, Eddington, 17 miles away
      
   Forest Ridge Campground and RV Park, Ellsworth, 17 miles away
      
   Duck Lake Private Reserve Land - Duck Lake, Springfield, 17 miles away
      
   Bar Harbor Camping Resorts - Patten Pond, Ellsworth, 18 miles away
      
   Duck Lake Private Reserve Land - Middle Unknown Lake, Springfield, 19 miles away
      

Paddling Rivers Near Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine:

   Union River - West Branch, Hancock County, 1 miles away
      Class I-II - 17 miles long (Great Pond to Goodwin Bridge)

   Sunkhaze Stream, Penobscot County, 8 miles away
      Class -blank- - 15 miles long (headwater to Penobscot River)

   Narraguagus River, Washington County, 9 miles away
      Class I-II - 25 miles long (Deer Lake to Deblois)

   Union River - East Branch, Hancock County, 10 miles away
      Class I-II - 19.4 miles long (Steep Landing to West Branch)

   Passadumkeag River, Penobscot County, 11 miles away
      Class V - 0.8 miles long (Saponac to Upper Lord Brook)


Public Lands near Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine:

   Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor - ME, 28 miles away
      
   Maine Acadian Culture, Bar Harbor - ME, 28 miles away
      
   Lamoine State Park, Maine, 24 miles away


Trails near Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine:

   Eagle Lake Trail, Hancock County, 7 miles away

   Lead Mountain Trail, Hancock County, 13 miles away

   Peaked Mountain Trail, Penobscot County, 14 miles away

   Old Gold Mine Trail, Penobscot County, 17 miles away


Beaches Near Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine:

   Dunn Beach, Hancock County, 17 miles away

   Jesse Beach, Hancock County, 18 miles away


Lakes Near Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine:

   Upper Lead Mountain Pond, Hancock County, 10 miles away

   Nicatous Lake, Hancock County, 14 miles away

   Upper Sabao Lake, Hancock County, 15 miles away

   Beech Hill Pond, Hancock County, 18 miles away


Current weather conditions and forecast for Great Pond Outdoor Recreation Area, Maine
Local climate location: WEST ENDFIELD 12 miles away


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