Wilderness Camp

[MJ]

My brother and his wife who live in Austin, TX are interested in experiencing a New Hampshire or Maine Wilderness Camp. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with or remommentaions regards any wilderness camp located in either New Hampshire or Maine? One in particular, Nahmakanta Lake Wilderness Camps up in Millinocket looks rather interesting. Nonetheless, my brother and his wife are seeking some information and/or recommentations from anyone who has actual experience with any particular camp. Any information regards any wilderness camp would be greatly appreciated.

[fessiewig]

I guess I'm not sure how your brother defines "wilderness camp". I can't think of anything I would call a wilderness camp in NH. But I will suggest they check out http://www.frostpondcamps.com/camp.html
I don't have a "direct" experience with this camp, but have spoken with people who have and they tell me it is "as advertised".

[Remote Trout]

You can also try Libby Camps and/or Maccanamac Camps in the North Maine Woods. I have stayed at outpost cabins with both outfitters and loved them both. Think, no electricty, no running water, propane lights, some are fly-in only, and great fishing.

[BugChucka]

Head on up to the Allagash of Maine.

[Gerry]

Marcus, I stayed at Nahmakanta camps about 3 or 4 years ago and had a great time. The camps are somewhat remote (30+ miles at the end of a gravel road) We had a housekeeping cabin with gas lights, gas refrigerator, water carried in from an outside faucet. Electricity from a generator until about 10pm. They had little bath houses that everybody shared - each with a shower, sink and toilet.
The camp is on the shores of Nahmakanta lake - salmon and brook trout. The real attraction is that they have some boats chained at hike-in ponds. You take life preservers, paddles and your fishing gear and lunch and hike anywhere from a couple miles to 4 or 5 miles to some remote trout ponds. You pretty much have the pond to yourself for the day. The outlet of the lake also held some small salmon. We went there in early June and the black flies and mosquitos we something to behold.
tigh tlines,
Gerry

[Tom Jutras]

Mark
I have stayed at many of the sporting camps in Maine. One camp that I always loved because of it being so remote and the fishing was great was Penobscot Lake Lodge. It's located northwest of Moosehead Lake off the Golden Road. No roads to the lodge. The only way there was by boat. They would come to the landing and pick you up for the trip to the lodge. It closed down for a while then I have recently heard that is open again. It has three hike in ponds that fish well and the outlet stream offers some great fishing as well. It's a stream that runs down to Cheney Pond that I fished with a grass hopper pattern in late August one time and caught many good sized squaretails. I fished the mouth of Grenier Brook at the north end of the lake and matched the caddis hatch. I had one of the most memorable fishing experiences ever. The rare blueback trout also swims in this lake. I have caught a few of them while I was there. If you can make to the shop I can tell you much more. I have been to too many camps to write about.

Tom

[Squaretail]

Pick up the book "Maine Sporting Camps" by Alice Arlen. Its a very interesting review of 6o lodges in Maine from the very comfortable full service to the very remote. Several, as mentioned above, require a water shuttle to reach. The one that stuck out in my mind was Katahdin Lake Lodge that picks you up at the end of a logging road on horseback and brings for the last 2 or 3 miles to the camp.
I spent a week last June at Frost Pond Camps. They have about 8 cabins and 10 campsites right on Frost Pond. Absolutely beautiful location. You have to drive over the Ripogenus Lake dam and then 2 miles up an old logging road to reach the pond. Very secluded and quiet. It sits just outside the east side of Baxter St Park.