Balsam Cove Campground

Balsam Cove is a lakeside family-oriented campground located on 10-mile-long Toddy Pond in Orland Maine. From US 1, travel 1.5 miles south on Back Ridge Rd, enter the gate, make your way through the woods down our half-mile driveway and you’re there!

Amenities include: playground, swim area, rental dockage, camp store, laundry, free hot showers, free Wi-Fi. Take out restaurant open at the pavilion on weekends during high season. Dog park in development. Pets are welcome. Bring the kids’ bikes. Relax by a campfire while the kids make new friends.

Lots of camping options: Tent sites, waterfront sites, water-view sites, wooded and upland sites. Pull-throughs, sites to accommodate all length RVs. Full hookups. If you don’t have a camper, come and stay in one of Balsam Cove’s rustic cabins or rental RVs. Pet-friendly rental RV also available.

Explore the area: Bar Harbor, 26 miles away, or nearby Ft. Knox and the country’s tallest public bridge observation tower on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. Antique shop, take in a farmers market, or visit picturesque Penobscot Bay, trendy Blue Hill, and cove-lined Blue Hill Peninsula, Take an unhurried drive to Castine to see outstanding views of the chiseled coast and unspoiled Down East landscapes.

Back at the campground, the blue waters of Toddy Pond are calling you to swim, boat or fish. Bring your boat or rent a pontoon boat, fishing boat, kayak or canoe for an afternoon on the water. Catch some fish and grill them over the campfire. Buy the makings for S’mores at the camp store. Kick back and listen to the loons.

Friday and Saturday nights hop on a hay ride. Friday night watch a free movie in the pavilion (with free popcorn). Saturday night warm up by the bonfire at the waterfront. Fourth of July holiday: band performance and fireworks. The 3rd weekend of July, Christmas in July: Greet Santa, decorate your site for fun and prizes. Halloween in August, the 3rd weekend of August. Dress up for trick or treating and costume prizes. Give the kids a summer to remember.