Cold River Campground is a welcoming and well-managed family-friendly campground located within 10 minutes of downtown Bangor, Maine. It offers a variety of sites, including pull-through options for larger rigs and seasonal sites that provide privacy, especially at the ends of the roads. The campground is pet-friendly and provides spacious tents with electricity, comfortable beds, and access to clean bathrooms and showers. Guests can enjoy amenities such as a laundry, a small game room, a movie selection, and a gift shop that offers Maine-made products like coffee, honey, and maple. The campground features a pool that is well-kept and tidy, perfect for relaxation. Visitors can experience the soothing sound of rushing water from the brookside sites, which is highly recommended. The owners and staff create a friendly atmosphere, making campers feel at home. The campground hosts events every holiday weekend and some additional weekends, adding to the lively atmosphere. For outdoor needs, the Hitching Post Country Store is open year-round. Overall, Cold River Campground provides a relaxing environment with easy access to outdoor adventures, nearby attractions like Downeast Region and Acadia National Park, and modern comforts such as strong WiFi for streaming and work.
Coin Operated Laundry with Change Machine, Level Sites (I boondock a lot), Cannabis Free Zone, Verizon bad service, T-mobile good service, Solid Internet (enough to stream tv), Clean Bathrooms.
Cameras are all over the place here which if you don't like that, don't stay here.
October 2026
Loved it. Very friendly folks. Great job, Kathy and Matt Seasonal camper and enjoy meeting up with friends each week end.
September 2026
We enjoyed our stay very much. Nice, clean laundry facility with books and movies to pass the time. Some seasonal campers are there, but everything is tidy. Staff were very kind and friendly.
