Chewonki's Big Eddy Campground

fly-fishing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, boating, camping,primitive cabins, seasonal campsites

West Branch of the Penobscot River
World Class Land-locked Salmon and Trout Fly Fishing
Fishing
Mt Katahdin and Baxter State Park
The North Woods of Maine
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Chesuncook, Harrington and other nearby wilderness lakes
The Boom House Museum on Ambejejus Lake
The Desconeag Lakes
Hiking to the Ice Caves, Blueberry Ledges, Rainbow Lake, and along Ripogenus Gorge

Thank you for your interest in reserving a campsite at Chewonki’s Big Eddy Campground. Big Eddy is a quiet, remote campground located off the grid, and it is important to understand that there is limited electricity available and that water, and electrical hookups are not directly available at all campsites. Checking yes to the Terms and Conditions means that you have read and understand and will uphold the following expectations for campers at Big Eddy Campground.

*All RV and travel trailers must be road ready and registered with a current license plate.

*Small, quiet generators may be used to recharge batteries from 8-10am and again from 4-8pm daily.

*Big Eddy Management reserves the right to ask that a generator be turned off at any time if it is deemed too loud or impacts other campers.

*Limited electricity will be available at a few sites on the office side of the river. We do not provide electricity 24/7.

*Quiet hours are from 10pm to 7am daily.

*Friendly, quiet dogs who are currently licensed and have up to date rabies shots are welcome but must remain on leash at all times in the campground. Limit of two dogs per campsite. Owners are responsible for the actions of their dog and for cleaning up after them.

*Big Eddy Management reserves the right to have a threatening or barking dog removed immediately from the campground.

*Campsites and the areas surrounding your campsite must be kept clean and free of rubbish and returnables.

*Outside lighting shall be kept to a minimum and turned off once you retire for the night. This is to acknowledge that the night sky over Big Eddy is amongst the clearest in the east and an unobstructed view of the night sky is important to many of our guests.

*We provide firewood for sale at the office. Firewood burned at fire pits should not be transported a distance greater than 50 miles from Big Eddy so as to help control the spread of invasive species.

Big Eddy Campground is owned and operated by Chewonki. The individual who signs this agreement accepts camping privileges with the understanding that they do hereby release Chewonki, its officers, employees, and volunteers of all liability for loss or damage to property and injury to their person arising out of their use of Big Eddy Campground’s facilities and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Chewonki, its officers, employees and volunteers, against claims resulting from loss or damage to property or injury to the person of any member of the family or guest of the same registered individual arising out of the use of the Chewonki facilities.



Cancellation Policy

1) If a cancellation request is received prior to 30 days of reservation, the guest will be charged a $10 cancellation fee for a camp site and $15 fee for a cabin. The remaining balance will be refunded.

2) If a cancellation request is received within 30 days of the reservation, there will be no refund.

Please email Chewonki's Big Eddy Campground (bigeddy@chewonki.org) with any questions or concerns or for more assistance prior to making a reservation.