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Family fun
There are picnic tables and some games scattered about the property for fun downtime.
Sandy the camel
Our resident camel, which recently received a makeover from local artist Abigail Gray Swartz of Gray Day Studio, welcomes you to the dunes.
Thirty acres of dunes
Strolling the rolling sand dunes and the surrounding woods is a quiet and peaceful activity.
Guided walking tours
Guided walking tours, describing the history and geology of this remarkable landscape, depart from the store every hour on the hour from 10 to 4pm.
Gemstone Hunts
Kids love searching in the sand for gemstones.
Historic Tuttle barn
Take in the details and learn the history of this historic beauty.
Country store
Visit our gift shop for souvenirs and local wares.
Walking trails
After the dunes, enjoy the many well-marked walking trails through the surrounding forest.
Drive-in camping
Convenient car camping in a lush Maine forest
Desert of Maine campground
With a gemstone hunt, 30 acres of sand dune, nature paths, and a beautiful natural playground, the campground is great for kids.
Firewood
Firewood is available for sale by the new bathhouse. $5 a bundle.
Big, clean campsites
Our campsites are clean and spacious for setting up a home base while you explore the many sites nearby.
Campground with new bathhouse
The bathhouse has been completely renovated and is now blanketed in cedar.
Clean, spacious camp sites
All 23 sites have picnic table and firepit, 18 have water and electric. Firewood for sale. New cedar bathhouse.
Camping in lush Maine forest
Camp in a lush Maine forest but still be close to Portland and the outlets of Freeport.
Great oak in the dunes
Hardier plants like this great oak are able to maintain a root system that thrives through the sand to the abundance of water below.
Fungi growing
Unusual things grow in rare soil.
Moss beds growing in the sand
Moss is beginning to re-vegetate in many areas of the dunes.
The Society cast
The cast of Netfix's The Society came to the Desert for a promotional shoot.
Beautiful sand
Nature makes patterns in the sand.
Family fun
There are picnic tables and some games scattered about the property for fun downtime.
Sandy the camel
Our resident camel, which recently received a makeover from local artist Abigail Gray Swartz of Gray Day Studio, welcomes you to the dunes.
Thirty acres of dunes
Strolling the rolling sand dunes and the surrounding woods is a quiet and peaceful activity.
Guided walking tours
Guided walking tours, describing the history and geology of this remarkable landscape, depart from the store every hour on the hour from 10 to 4pm.
Gemstone Hunts
Kids love searching in the sand for gemstones.
Historic Tuttle barn
Take in the details and learn the history of this historic beauty.
Country store
Visit our gift shop for souvenirs and local wares.
Walking trails
After the dunes, enjoy the many well-marked walking trails through the surrounding forest.
Drive-in camping
Convenient car camping in a lush Maine forest
Desert of Maine campground
With a gemstone hunt, 30 acres of sand dune, nature paths, and a beautiful natural playground, the campground is great for kids.
Firewood
Firewood is available for sale by the new bathhouse. $5 a bundle.
Big, clean campsites
Our campsites are clean and spacious for setting up a home base while you explore the many sites nearby.
Campground with new bathhouse
The bathhouse has been completely renovated and is now blanketed in cedar.
Clean, spacious camp sites
All 23 sites have picnic table and firepit, 18 have water and electric. Firewood for sale. New cedar bathhouse.
Camping in lush Maine forest
Camp in a lush Maine forest but still be close to Portland and the outlets of Freeport.
Great oak in the dunes
Hardier plants like this great oak are able to maintain a root system that thrives through the sand to the abundance of water below.
Fungi growing
Unusual things grow in rare soil.
Moss beds growing in the sand
Moss is beginning to re-vegetate in many areas of the dunes.
The Society cast
The cast of Netfix's The Society came to the Desert for a promotional shoot.
Beautiful sand
Nature makes patterns in the sand.