Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every nightA forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups.
The place is best experienced through active travel: paddle the free-flowing East Branch of the Penobscot or the Seboeis and its tributaries, follow stretches of the International Appalachian Trail (about 30 miles of trail pass through the monument), or bike old logging roads that thread the forest. Waterways drop dramatically here the East Branch drops some 200 feet over a roughly 10-mile stretch of rapids and waterfalls so boat-in campsites and river access can put you close to fishing and striking river scenery.










Length limits vary by campsite.
Not listed — confirm before booking: Max RV length isn't listed.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper East Branch walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Stair Falls hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Haskell Deadwater hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Pond Pitch hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Big Spring Brook boat in | – | – | $0 |
| Big Seboeis boat in | – | – | $0 |
| Esker hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Wassataquoik hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Katahdin Brook Lean-to hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Wassataquoik Lean-to hike to |
Hookups (individual campsites): 3 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately.
Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.
“Quiet, clean, with great views of Katahdin.”
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (50 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Quiet, peaceful. Lots of room for the group. Bathroom facilities were top notch. ”
“Quiet, clean, with great views of Katahdin. Will be back. ”
“We stayed at Group Site 7 at Lunksoos, which had 3 tent pads, 2 picnic tables, and a spacious bear box. The group sites are a little ways past the rest of the sites. Beautiful stargazing from the boat launch! The contact station was a highlight. ”
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Not bookable online| – |
| – |
| $0 |
| Lunksoos Lean-to hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Grand Pitch Lean-to hike to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 1 walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 3 walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 5 walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 4 walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 2 walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 7 group walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Lunksoos 6 group walk to | – | – | $0 |
| Sandbank Stream Site 2 standard nonelectric | – | – | $0 |
| Sandbank Stream Site 1 standard nonelectric | – | – | $0 |
| Sandbank Stream Site 3 standard nonelectric | – | – | $0 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Rentals that may deliver here. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Class C motorhome · 24 ft · sleeps 5 · 112 mi from campground
$135/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 5 · 113 mi from campground
$90/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 24 ft · sleeps 7 · 119 mi from campground
$146/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalSites open for booking 8 months ahead; stays up to 30 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
For August weekends, book about 55 days ahead. Three in four August Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 18 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 10 days ahead | 24 days ahead | — | — |
| June | 15 days ahead | 36 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 40 days ahead |
| July | 9 days ahead | 30 days ahead | 13 days ahead | 47 days ahead |
| August | 18 days ahead | 55 days ahead | 13 days ahead | 36 days ahead |
| September | 14 days ahead | 34 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 57 days ahead |
| October | 16 days ahead | 44 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 60 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,026 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
20 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 2 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
9 sites · $0/night
Loops: Katahdin Woods and Waters loop (9)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
6 sites · $0/night
Loops: Katahdin Woods and Waters loop (6)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent, van or small RV, no power
3 sites · $0/night
Loops: Sandbank Stream loop (3)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
2 sites · $0/night
Loops: Katahdin Woods and Waters loop (2)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
2 sites · $0/night
Loops: Katahdin Woods and Waters loop (2)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15