Balsam Cove Campground is in beautiful Orland, Maine, conveniently close to many attractions. Enjoy being tucked away at a peaceful lakeside setting while being close to Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park and the rocky coast, historic Bucksport, and Bangor with its shopping, dining, malls, entertainment, and more.
Located on pristine Toddy Pond, Maine's "best kept secret, " where you often see the Loon, Canada Goose, and Mallard duck, and where you can experience the best fishing around. With a variety of sites to choose from, you're sure to find what you need. Bring your tent, RV, or rent a rustic one room log cabin that sleeps up to four people and includes a microwave, small refrigerator, and a roomy covered porch to relax and enjoy the scenery from.
Located on pristine Toddy Pond, Maine's "best kept secret, " where you often see the Loon, Canada Goose, and Mallard duck, and where you can experience the best fishing around. With a variety of sites to choose from, you're sure to find what you need. Bring your tent, RV, or rent a rustic one room log cabin that sleeps up to four people and includes a microwave, small refrigerator, and a roomy covered porch to relax and enjoy the scenery from.
Services
Sleeps up to four people. Two adults and two children are included in price. Four adults may occupy cabin with addition charges (absolute maximum of four people of any age). Full bed and set of bunks (you must supply your own bedding or sleeping bags) No bathroom. Five rental RVs are available at Balsam Cove Campground.
If you love the combination of Lakes and Ocean, we hope you'll put Balsam Cove Campground in your camping plans for the coming season. Toddy Pond is located in the midcoast/Downeast area of Maine in the town of Orland. It is unique in that this area, just 15 miles West of Ellsworth and the Bar Harbor area, is better known for its ocean view - but Toddy Pond is one of those 'Bonuses'.
Pull into Registration Parking (follow signs - on right before approaching gate), register and obtain a pass. Difficulty walking? Honk twice and we'll come out to register you. Vehicles must have a valid pass to approach entry gate. Caution: Gate closes between vehicles. Staff cannot stop gate from closing.
Reviews (15)
Lee Zwak
Oct 19, 2021
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Tracy Whittier
Oct 12, 2021
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My husband and I stayed there for two months and were here through seasons end Sep 28th. Paid $4500 to stay there. Had to leave Sep 28. Went back to visit our friend and his dog who are still staying there. Owners called the Hancock County Sheriff Dept on us because we visited unannounced. After my husband washed the owners nasty dirty camper, was dirtiest camper in the whole campground, then delivered home baked lasagna to them..... REALLY.....DO NOT STAY HERE...CROOKS
Timothy Morden
Aug 15, 2021
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Giving a 3 due to no enforcement of park rules. This is a good place, quiet, nice people. Biggest issue was the speeding. Everybody we saw speeding were seasonal as well. Such a shame. I know it’s hard to enforce rules like that with short staffing but a friendly reminder to your seasonal campers can’t hurt. Water pressure was pretty low. WiFi not very good. Cell signal not very good either (not the parks fault obviously). Overall we had a pleasant experience. Park is in a great location. Just please get your seasonal folks to slow down.
Casey Nitsch
Jul 16, 2021
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This campground impressed us with its clean cabin, clean restrooms, friendly staff and sense of community. Even though we only stayed three nights, everyone welcomed us and the staff were flexible and accommodating. (We checked in late, ran out of firewood, left a towel behind, etc. And there was a solution for everything). We normally prefer more secluded camping, but Balsam Cove was quiet at night and upbeat during the day and we really enjoyed our stay.
Meagan Fleming
Jul 05, 2021
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Tati Vanaria
May 16, 2021
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I have been trying to get a hold of them for almost a month now for a cancellation and nothing. No email back, mailbox is full for a message. So unprofessional. I can’t stand they will be taking 10% of my dang refund, they don’t even deserve that! I am not even sure they are a real place at this point!!! Did I get scammed!?
Rosie Harmon
Dec 05, 2020
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Found this little gem searching online. Just hubby, myself and Bella our dog.
While there checked out 5 other campgrounds around and found this still our first time favorite. New to travel trailer camping, 20' Was happy with our waterfront site and hope to go back next year with grand kids as looks like great family place. Wish wifi was better to watch our Dish App tv on computer at night, too much lag siiigh.
While there checked out 5 other campgrounds around and found this still our first time favorite. New to travel trailer camping, 20' Was happy with our waterfront site and hope to go back next year with grand kids as looks like great family place. Wish wifi was better to watch our Dish App tv on computer at night, too much lag siiigh.
Ann L.
Aug 15, 2020
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We are camping in a 30' trailer in August 2020. We have been once before,several years ago, and enjoyed Toddy Pond. I booked a 3 night stay W-F. We had two very nice days, the neighbors were noisy but you have to put up with that sometimes. And Fri. day was good too, on the lake in canoes with our dogs. But Fri. night there was some sort of event at the pavilion that we were not informed of when making reservations, and our site was very close to the horrible blaring poor excuse for music. Ack! We kept waiting for the awful noise to end, but it kept on for hours! Even though we paid for Fri
Amanda M.
Jul 16, 2018
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"From the moment you arrive, you'll feel like you've come home." That's what it says on the web site, and I really did feel like I came home. The rustic camping cabin we stayed in was so cozy, I didn't even mind it was one room. I loved everything about this campground, especially the hay rides they have on Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 P.M. It was a great way to see the rest of the campground, and Saturday night was capped off by a HUGE bonfire at 8 P.M. (I'm pretty sure NASA could see it from space.) Appropriately enough, "Girl On Fire" by Alicia
Elliot
Aug 14, 2017
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Thoroughly enjoy our stay at Balsam Cove Campground. There was plenty for the kids to do during the day between swimming, the playground, and exploring the campgrounds. The facilities were very clean and the staff friendly. Also a magnificent Saturday night bonfire topped off our wonderful camping experience.
Ashley P.
Dec 31, 2016
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I reserved and prepaid for 3 nights at a tent site for Columbus Day weekend to visit Acadia National Park. The online reservation website showed sites available, so I picked and paid for a site. I drove up from NYC on Friday 10/7/16 but hit a lot of traffic, so I tried calling the campground to advise them I would be getting in later than expected. No one answers. The phone goes to a recording saying the campground is closed for the season. I assumed that was an old recording since I had successfully booked a campsite and kept driving up. I then emailed the campground advising I'd be getting
Anne Marie V.
Aug 28, 2015
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We did a last minute reservation for a tent site and very contradictory to previous reviews, the owners were absolutely fantastic! Even though we were running late, they made sure that we would have a map and would be able to get to our site and let us pay for the firewood the next morning. The owners receive five stars.
The reason I gave three stars is because of the site itself. The driveway in is gorgeous with trees! But we were disappointed when we saw that the campsite was gravel and there wasn't any privacy. It made for a hard night's sleep and it's impossible to use tent
The reason I gave three stars is because of the site itself. The driveway in is gorgeous with trees! But we were disappointed when we saw that the campsite was gravel and there wasn't any privacy. It made for a hard night's sleep and it's impossible to use tent
Lisa N.
Aug 06, 2015
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This is a nice campground. The scenery is fantastic! We were able to get a site right across from the pond. The campground is clean and the sites are a good size. We only tent camped but grabbed a spot with electrical and water (teenagers needed to charge their technology). We didn't want to camp close to a town so this seemed like the best option. It is close enough to town for convenience but far enough away for peace. They have a laundry, store (not overly stocked), arcade and clean bathrooms and free showers. It is occupied by long term campers. I have only two issues. One was
Austin L.
Jul 26, 2012
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We really enjoyed our 8 day stay here. They have great sites by the pond and nice woodsy sites too. Also higher sites out of the trees if you want satellite reception. The pond is beautiful,great swimming area and docks for fishing and boating. What a great place to take kids, lots for them to do. Every thing very clean and well maintained. We didn't experience any of the Gestapo like behavior the previous reviewer complained about . I'd say our experience was more like that of the many reviewers on Tripadvisor. We would definitely come back again.
Dasha T.
Jun 28, 2012
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We had an awful time here. It was a long trip from Boston on a Friday night after work but we undertake the trek quite often to get into the gorgeous scenery & fantastic company. We got there late (1am) after a rough ride and were shushed by our friends upon arrival. We sat quietly by the campfire while we learned that our friends have been shunned by the owners and a couple with kids two spots over. We're not party kids, just a group on 24-30 year old young professionals with reputable jobs (pharmacist, property manager, architect etc.) and desire to relax outdoors and spend some time
