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Branch Lake Camping Area

180 Hanson Landing Rd, 44.63020616650023, -68.56484902777852, Ellsworth, Maine 04605-3081 USA

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“located on the shores of beautiful Branch Lake”

Branch Lake Camping is located on the shores of beautiful Branch Lake, halfway between Ellsworth and Bangor on Rt 1A and the same family has owned and operated the campground since 1978. We are well away from main highways and other commercial sources of noise yet close enough to all modern conveniences and many attractions, including Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor & Southwest Harbor where the rich and famous come to relax. Here you can enjoy ocean sightseeing & deep sea fishing cruises, lobster and clam bakes and the night life. Branch Lake Campground offers 50 spacious campsites on grounds that are well lit at night with our own street lights for your convenience. The sites are cozy and nestled within the trees, many with water views. Each campsite has utility hookups, a picnic table and barbeque pit -- perfect for cookouts, fireside fun and roasting marshmallows. At Branch Lake Camping we offer many amenities right here at the campground for your enjoyment and convenience such as boating, canoeing & fishing. We also have a playground & other recreations for kids. We are just a short distance to Bangor (17 miles) which offers a variety of shopping centers as well as national outlet stores. Also the coastal town of Ellsworth offers many malls and outlet stores which includes the L.L. Bean Factory Outlet on High Street. Enjoy Ellsworth's many restaurants and shopping, bowling, movies and other things to see & do. Ellsworth offers a first class hospital & churches.

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Reviews of Branch Lake Camping Area

3 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.3 Access
5.0 Location
4.7 Cleanliness
4.3 Site Quality
5.0 Noise

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Verizon 4G/5G

Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on October 04, 2023

AT&T 4G

Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on August 04, 2021

T-Mobile 5G

Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on June 01, 2024
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August 04, 2021
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Great staff/owners. Fellow campers were great. Met a lot of the seasonal campers, very friendly, who’s sites are very well managed.
Play ground for kids, very kid friendly, all were very respectful. Pet friendly. The lake access is great, swimming/beach area and boat launch with piers. Easy access to the lake.
Front office has a small store.
There are 50A, 30A, and tent sites. Not all 50A/30A have sewer connections but dump and honey wagon services are available.
Cell signals, Verizon & AT&T, we’re there but weak. Was able to have limited streaming via Verizon.
We have a 43’ 5th Wheel with a 7’ tote, the space easily accommodated us.
Great launching point from Bar Harbor to Rockford. That said we considered this very reasonably priced; $45 for 50A, large site, no sewer. We did not use the facilities but did look in; they are well managed.

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Nightly Rate: $14.00

Days Stayed: 14

Site Number: 15

4 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

AT&T 4G

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October 04, 2023
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This is a hidden gem. We really enjoyed this campground and the good people staying there. I would go back and stay longer next time.

We stayed 7 nights in site # 24. We had water & electric and there is a dump station onsite. Our site was waterfront we were right off the beach. The site was level and had some shade. If you have a small camper you can pull in forward and your door opens to the water. I couldn't pull in I had to back in yet having the dinette overlooking the lake was nice. Everyone was so nice and helpful. The lake has 26.5 miles perimeter and a maximum depth of 124'. We had loons come in close to our site. Saw an Eagle too.

We sat our chairs in the water and cooled down everyday and floated on our noodles. Great relaxing place.

The owners Shawn and Margaret do a nice job maintaining the campground and enjoy taking a dip at the swim beach like the rest of us.

There is a playground, a nice area to keep kayaks if your not on the water. There were adirondack chairs along the beach and the nice grassy area overlooking the lake. There are boat docks for smaller boats and some floating docks you can swim out to and enjoy.

There is a small store where the office is and a group bonfire pit every evening many of the people gather there.

There are some seasonal sites some are set up so nice.

They offer a pump out service twice a week which is nice.

The town of Ellsworth has everything you need. Walmart, home depot, the Global beverage store, laundry places, and best of all Martha's Diner. The best eggs benedict with ham. Shawn recommended it. Bangor isn't far either.

There is a vintage/antiques place called Relics that has great finds.

Dorr Lobster and seafood market serves lobster & crab rolls and sells fresh seafood. We bought some cooked, picked lobster meat and made lobster Alfredo for dinner. Very tasty!

Finn's Irish pub is good to. we had a good meal there it's on Main street. My husband had corned beef and cabbage I had Shepherds pie.

We found a great mobile Repairman that fixed our slide out while we were there. It broke the 2nd week of June and we couldn't find anyone to fix it. His name is Chris Burbelo his number is (207) 322-4526. He did a great job it was a cable slide and we'd had the motor & gear replaced before we left florida. It wasn't bolted to the wall correctly & it tore from the wall broke the chains and the cables all went slack. We spent 2 months with the slide stuck in. Chris works at a RV place in service and does side work on his spare time. He did several things for us and did a great job. Worth a million!

Thank you Shawn and Margaret for the great experience and Chris B for fixing our slide out.

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roadtripper833313 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $38.00

Days Stayed: 7

Site Number: 24

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 5G

  • 41 Reviews
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June 01, 2024
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Friendly people, nice campground, quiet and some sites by the lake. Cash or check only. About 30 minutes to Bar Harbor. Lots of trees.

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roadtripper3902581 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $3.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: -

4 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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T-Mobile 5G

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Branch Lake Camping Area

180 Hanson Landing Rd
44.63020616650023, -68.56484902777852
Ellsworth, Maine
04605-3081 USA
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30
Last Nightly Rate
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Longest Vehicle Length Reported
21.0
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50
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