These new procedures represent our effort to ensure reservations in Baxter State Park are available to a broad range of interested people with a variety of fair opportunities to obtain those reservations.

Walk-in reservations shall be accepted on or after the same date of the month, four (4) months prior to the starting date of the desired reservation

Typical example: If a camper desires to make a reservation for five (5) days starting on July 15 the reservation shall be processed no earlier than March 15 of that year.

Mail-in reservations shall be accepted in the BSP office not earlier than one week (7 days) prior to the first date for a walk-in reservation.

Typical example: If a camper desires to make a reservation for five (5) days starting on July 15 the reservation shall be accepted no earlier than March 8 of that year and shall be processed no earlier than March 15 of that year.

No reservations will be made when our office is closed, but shall be accepted on the next Baxter State Park business day.

Special Situations in 2005:

Reservations with the beginning date of June 29 or 30 shall be accepted on or after March 1.

Reservations with a beginning date of August 31 shall be accepted on or after May 2.

Single Opening Day. In 2005 there will be a single Opening Day on Tuesday, January 18, when a walk-in customer may make up to two (2) reservations for any campground for any date during the camping season.

There is a limit of two (2) reservations per day for each person making walk-in or mail-in reservations.

* A reservation is an arrangement by which accommodations are secured for consecutive nights of lodging in Baxter State Park.

Length of stay: Reservations shall be accepted for up to seven (7) days for any one (1) site and any one (1) campground and up to two weeks (14 days) total duration.

Phone-in reservations shall be accepted no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the first date of the desired reservation. There shall be a limit of one (1) phone-in reservation per call per day. Phone-in reservations must be paid by credit card.

Baxter State Park
Reservations
64 Balsam Drive
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207)723-5140