Camden Hills State Park
This popular park has 107 forested campsites and 30 miles of scenic hiking trails; reservations advised in midsummer.
Camden & Rockport hotels and hostels
Captain Swift Inn
Crème brûlée French toast? That gives you just a taste of what you're in for at this pampering B&B. Occupying an 1810 Federal-style home, the eight comfortable rooms vary, but think hardwood floors, four-poster beds and a warm fireplace.
Belmont Inn
On a quiet, residential street near the harbor, the friendly Belmont has six unique rooms with features like gas fireplaces (in three rooms), views of Mt Battie, wood floors and trim period-style furnishings.
Hartstone Inn
This grand 1845 Victorian has a mansard roof and bright, lavishly furnished rooms with oil paintings and vintage-style wallpaper. The best rooms have four-post beds, gas fireplaces and Jacuzzi tubs.
Megunticook Campground By The Sea
This quiet and wooded campground, 3 miles south of Camden, has good sites on the coast.
Whitehall Inn
Camden-raised poet Edna St Vincent Millay got her start reciting poetry to guests at this century-old summer hotel. The 45 rooms have a vintage boarding-house character, some with in-room pedestal sinks and claw-foot tubs.
Camden Maine Stay Inn
This stately 1802 home has lovely gardens, an agreeable period ambience and a fine location, just a couple blocks from restaurants and the waterfront.