"Nahmakanta Lake Wilderness Camps"
 "True Maine Wilderness"

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Don & Angel Hibbs (207)731-8888
E-mail: info@nahmakanta.com or Toll Free 877-731-7888

 

"Nahmakanta "..... has been a traditional Maine wilderness camp since

the 1870's. Hikers, fisherman, photographers, nature lovers and families

who appreciate it's quiet beauty and tranquility have been coming back season after season for generations......

 

"The Nahmakanta Area"

       

 

 

Our camp yard ..... lies between two clear-flowing trout streams

in an idyllic setting of tall shade trees, spacious green lawns and

wildflowers. From the screened porch of your lake-front log cabin,you

will enjoy a spectacular wilderness panorama as far as your eye can see.......

     

    

  

For Hikers....We maintain over 70 miles of beautiful and varied hiking trails, including one of the most scenic stretches of the Appalachian Trail, just 1/2 mile from Camp. One trail that's very popular with our guests leads to Nesuntabunt Mtn overlook, which rises 1000' over Nahmakanta Lake and affords a stunning, panoramic view of nearby Mt Katahdin, Maine's highest peak. Another trail follows a spectacular 1/4 mile long flume of the emerald-tinted Rainbow Stream, which cascades into a deep, crystal-clear swimming pool, a wonderful and refreshing oasis on warm summer days.

 

         

 
   

There are.... natural sand beaches on the wild, inaccessable shores of Nahmakanta Lake that are so amazing that our guests sometimes ask if the clean, white sands were put there by man! (Nope Thousands of years ago by glaciers !) Our kayaking and canoeing guests love these isolated  beaches for swimming, picnicing or sunbathing. These are just a few of the spectacular features that literally surround our camp. It would take several seasons to hike, paddle and explore all of the natural wonders of the Nahmakanta Area ! 

        

.....and although there is much to do here, it is a particularly good  place to do nothing at all...!

     

   

 

"Dear Don and Angel........

    Of the 4 or 5 other camps that we've visited, Nahmakanta is our favorite. Nowhere else can provide the same variety and contrast...... the moods of the big lake, the intimacy of the hike in trout ponds, the views from the Appalachian Trail....."

        Abbott Meader - Professor of Art (Emeritus) Colby College, Maine

Almost everyday..... we watch moose and deer feed in the shallows in front of camp. Birds nest around us in an amazing variety and abundance. Nearby stream deltas attract beaver and otter, herons, eagles, and osprey. Nightfall is always punctuated by the wild wailing of loons, the stirring symbol of the North.  

  

   

 

 

 

Click on the map to enlarge a topo map

of the Nahmakanta Wilderness

                           

                             

This map with hiking trails and other features

drawn in is available at camp for our guests.

 

            "True Maine Wilderness...."

"We are often asked to describe the

difference between Nahmakanta and

other camps nearer to town that

advertise themselves as "wilderness"

or "adventure" camps offering a

"wilderness experience." Many of

them are alongside heavily traveled

roads or on lakes crowded with

summer cottages, powerboats and

jet skis. Nahmakanta is a truly authentic wilderness camp in a completely natural  setting that is absolutely unique in the Eastern U.S."

 

 

Home Page/Nahmakanta Area /Moose Tours/

Guest Comments & Photos /
Accommodations & Rates / Access & Location/

Reservation Form/Maine Dogsledding Adventures/ Links

Don & Angel Hibbs (207)731-8888
E-mail: info@nahmakanta.com or Toll Free 877-731-7888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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