Water Access Only

This Allagash Wilderness Waterway campsite is accessible by canoe/kayak only. Visitors driving through NMW pay additional day-use fees.

AWWAuthorized Site

Thoreau

Allagash Wilderness Waterway

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About This Campsite

4 Campsites, 3 sites large enough to accommodate groups of 12, and 1 site large enough for a group of 6 people. 4 Fireplaces 4 Picnic Tables 2 Outhouses Comments: Thoreau Campsites vary from grassy to open pine woods. The vegetation between the sites varies between leafy and thick to none. Canoe groups can get wind-bound at this site when the lake is rough. It is popular with groups planning to visit the Tramway Historic District the next day. There is a ledge point that sticks out into the lake

Access

CanoeWater

Amenities

4Campsites

4Fire Rings

4Picnic Tables

2Privies

Location

46.3108°N, 69.3336°W

Quick Info

Zone: Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Region: Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Sites: 4
Type: Authorized

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