Bradbury Mountain State Park

Overall Rating (1 to 10) : 8

Location: Pownal, Maine

We only spent one night at Bradbury Mountain, but it seemed very nice and I would definitely go back. It was VERY quiet. The park is about 30 minutes from Portland or Freeport, but it felt isolated (there's nothing much in the general vicinity). The park looked pretty big, with some interesting trails and historical features, but we didn't get a chance to really explore it.

There were plenty of sites to choose from since only two were occupied. I talked John into taking one of the walk-in sites because it had a lean-to that I wanted to check out (it had been raining). We lugged all our stuff down a pretty little path through the woods to get to our site (a little cart would have been helpful, though certainly not necessary). The site, as well as the campground as a whole, was very well maintained. The shelter looked newly built. The toilets (composting) were clean and looked new, too. Though there weren't showers, water was available at pumps.