Off-grid Oceanfront A-frame Cabin

**Bookings WILL OPEN 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DAY to avoid unnecessary cancellations. Please note current nightly rate reflects off-season pricing; rates will INCREASE come summer. We are open during winter months to experienced campers. If you can't book for the dates you would like to come, check back three months prior to your desired date.**

**For summer 2021 we are adding a Gypsy Wagon Caravan site, stay tuned. Any general q's regarding temps, weather or bugs please defer to google. Maine gets a late spring. Google weather for the time you plan to visit. If you wish to book summer dates set a reminder in your calendar as I cannot hold dates for you.**

Make your home in a rustic cabin in the quiet Maine woods, steps away from the ocean overlooking the mountains of Acadia National Park. Watch the sunset while cooking a meal. Take a dip in the frigid ocean and warm up by a roaring beach fire. Disconnect and relax, take in the view, vastness of the stars, slowing of time, ample peacefulness and changing of seasons. Best part? No bugs & no people.

Please read through entire description before booking or messaging me with q's :) Booking this site requires reading to BEST PREPARE YOU for a good trip. Site description is subject to change between seasons.

Rustic cabin with a deck platform steps off a beach in a calm bay, adjacent to several miles of hiking trails and walkable beach. From site are 180-degree views of the surrounding mountains and islands facing west for sunset views. Sunsets on a clear day are spectacular on par with baptism. Cabin is off-grid (no real heat, electricity or running water) and unplugged, pls enjoy plugging into nature. We can provide more water and charge devices off-season.

The property is 6 acres but has preserve forest with hiking trails on two sides with 65 acres to explore.  We are conveniently located 10 minutes away from the Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia Natl Park. Experienced winter weather campers welcomed (newbies pls familiarize yourself) but AWD is req if there's snow on the road or forecast. Short walk to hiking trails onsite, 15 minutes drive to Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia and 45 minutes from Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. 

ABOUT THE SPACE:

- some camping essentials are provided; firestarter, lights, two burner propane stove (you must supply propane), cast iron skillets, extra bedding during winter months.

- drinking/washing water *avail off-season*

- firewood is available

- porto potty onsite

Heat: Outdoor woodstove on deck for cooking upon, gives ambient heat for warming appendages. Indoor buddy propane heater (x2) will take the chill off if run for any duration of time but please dress and pack accordingly with winter graded bags as the cabin is not insulated. For propane heater: we provide guests first 1 lb canister per booking during winter months, each 1 lb cylinder will last 3-6 hours, or opt to bring or rent a 15-20 lb tank from us. Cabin has ample venting & a smoke/CO detector. With windchill of any westerly wind it can get down well below freezing. Please prepare & pack accordingly. Order reviews below by most recent to see recent guest experiences winter camping. Full winter weather packing list and tips/tricks avail upon req. In summer cabin is hot, esp during heatwaves. You are camping. There are bugs here in the summer.

Lighting: A-frame has solar lights on exterior patio, gas lanterns, ample candlelight for interior of cabin. There's a USB powered light, bring a charged battery pack. You may have a campfire on the beach or in a safe designated area elsewhere onsite. Bring a headlamp/flashlight for porto.

Bed/bedding: A-frame cabin has a double/full semi-firm bed on a frame with a waterproof (thus easily sanitizable) cover. Cabin can comfortably sleep or house up to 4 people with supplementary pads/cots. Due to COVID guests must BYO bedding/pillows. Linens avail for a fee during summer months-- inq with host.

Contents: Site has a deck with 2 chairs and small tables. Cabin contains a two burner propane stove and cast iron pans, assortment of games/books (in case of rainy day or restless mind), binoculars for boat/bird watching, small grate for cooking directly over campfire, and large table top for meal prep/dining, extra supplementary down bedding but ultimately YOU are responsible for your own warmth. Please pack accordingly. We provide guests moist cleansing wipes and can refill gallon jugs for drinking & lend a 1-5 gallon dispenser of warm water for washing.

Fire: We stock firewood for sale or byo. If you have prepaid thru the app ample wood will be waiting for you onsite. W the benefit of an onsite host anything you have forgotten to pack we'll likely have on hand.

Location: Property has no neighbors around but is surrounded by tranquil nature preserve with trails through woodlands that is open to public; a magical forest & walkable beach. Feels at most times like a private beach. A-frame is away from the crowds of the park and just far enough off Route 1 that the noise of engines is barely audible. Lobster boats however will hum about the bay extracting their bounty from the sea. 

Privacy: During the day you will likely encounter the seldom friendly hiker on the beach and trails on the neighboring preserve. More prevalent than hikers are deer, bald eagle, sea birds, wild turkey, friendly chipmunks, chattery red and black squirrel and the occasional porcupine. In the water are small whales, seal, loons, porpoise (dolphins basically), duck, heron, and schools of fish schoaling. 

Winter weather/snow: If there's snow in the forecast or on the road, AWD or good all weather/studs/winter tires are REQUIRED. Flexible cancellation and rescheduling available & refunds granted for guests unprepared for snowfall- pls check forecast leading up to your stay. If you have any reservations as to the feasibility of your vehicle on our hilly dirt road, please reach out to your host. 

We love welcoming people to the property and are happy to answer any questions about the area and provide campers with a GDOC guide to everything in the local area (just ask). We aim to provide a place for seekers of peace to gain a better relationship and appreciation with nature in a world that has forgotten the importance and connection we all have with Mother Earth & the planet that sustains us. 

We believe in order to grow we need to experience discomfort and adversity. Abandon modern day luxuries to restore the numbed the connection with body and mind; come to nature to find your inner strength and health.

Cabin is rustic and does not get white glove cleaning. Pets are allowed, no pet deposit. No cleaning fee is auto tacked on, guests are responsible for leaving the site as they found it. Guests who leave cabin in disarray will be charged a cleaning fee through hipcamp after departure.

Thanks for reading! Please read and note cancellation policy before booking. Site accommodates 2 people, extra charge for additional guests. Children do not camp free, if they use the bathroom they leave a trace. All guests must sleep in cabin, no tenting is permitted at this site, all tents must be 75 feet from ocean. In an effort to have minimal ecological effects on the land you have a bigger group than four, you must book multiple sites.

In your req to book pls include some details about yourself; if you've visited area before, level of camping experience, what you plan to do in the area.