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Not far from Branch Lake you get some great water scenery at Branch Lake Dam, and Patten Pond Camping Resort is a pleasant campground nearby. Hales Beach is in the vicinity of Branch Lake if you're in a beach type of mood, and if you came for an overnight stay The Gatherings Family Campground is a pleasant place to camp. An average amount of rainfall falls at Branch Lake; the month with most of the rain is November while February is ordinarily the driest month.
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| | All the outdoors entertaining stuff near Branch Lake will keep you coming back over and over. Homestead Motel and Cottages is a good place to get some rest, and a lake nearby is Mill Pond. After a long day outdoors Twilite Motel is a pleasant spot to spend a night or two, and a round of golf at nearby White Birches Motel & Golf Course is a good way to kill some time. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Branch Lake; Bald Mountain Trail is a nice local trail, | |
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and there's whitewater on Branch Lake Stream for all you adrenaline kick people. This lake is so wonderful. A nice vista of beautiful Dollard Hill is available from Branch Lake, and of course Howards Brook flows through this vicinity.
Having a pleasant time at Branch Lake is easy. Branch Lake is right by the Peaked Mountain Trail. This lake is so wonderful. The Blue Hill Trail offers hiking at its best; you can run the rapids of Union River. You could also check
out Big Pond while you're here at Branch Lake; it's close by, and you can always enjoy a lazy day on the beach at Jesse Beach. Through the warm months, highs mostly are in the 70's at Branch Lake, and through the night it cools
down to the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's, and throughout the dark hours in the wintertime at Branch Lake temperatures drop to the 0's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.56667 Longitude: -68.50667
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Branch Lake Stream, Hancock CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class III-V - 4 miles long (Branch Lake to Infant Street in Ellsworth) |
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Union River, Hancock CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class I-II - 0.5 miles long (Ellsworth Falls to Ellsworth) |
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Tannery Brook River, Hancock CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Route 180 to Graham Lake) |
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Mill Pond, Hancock CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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Big Pond, Hancock CountyCounty, 2 miles away |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Red Barn RV Park
 | 10 miles away 2 PHOTOS |
Balsam Cove Campground
 | 12 miles away 6 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom, Showers, Laundry, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Boating, Kids Activities... - 66 RV hookups, PETS:$2 per nite per dog, POOL:swim area in lake, SHOWERS:free hot showers... Balsam Cove Sites and Sign... Walking with Santa... Fun ride for kids... Bonfire... Fun by the lake... Toddy Pond at Balsam Cove Campground... Wooded lakeside campground with water activities, game room, store, laundry, free hot showers and free Wi-Fi. Relax by your campfire or explore Bar Harbor, 26 miles away. Ft. Knox in Bucksport is only 5 miles south. We are located on Toddy Pond, a 10 mile lake with great fishing and boating. The lake offers pickerel, large mouth bass, trout, sun fish, salmon and more. We have powered pontoon boats, fishing boat rentals, kayaks, canoes and paddle boats. We are a family campground. Pets are welcome at an extra cost. Friday night is movie night. Saturday morning arts and crafts for children, Saturday afternoons Candy Bingo and Saturday night bonfire at the waterfront (weather permitting). Hay rides both Friday and Saturday nights. Christmas in July, the 3rd weekend of July and Halloween in August the 3rd weekend in August. Come and listen to the loons. If you do not own a camper, come and stay in one of our rustic cabins or one of our rental campers. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy this wonderful setting.... |
Thurston Pond
 | 15 miles away 1 PHOTO No good fishing in this pond. Don't waste your time. No one goes here because it is polluted and no good fishing. Unless you like catching sunnies. Was run out by a guy named Ed. For a real pond adventure save your time and money and go nort.... |
Beech Mountain West Ridge Trail
 | 16 miles away ...ure on your right that looks to be the former privy for the occupants of the fire tower on top of the mountain. The fire tower on top, incidentally, is abandoned and barred to entry, but you can still climb up one level to get even better views. And it only makes sense that a mountain with a fire tower on top is going to have great views, which Beech Mountain does. The hiker gets almost a 360 degree view, with the only direction really blocked being to the northwest. Very impressive views of Mansell Mountain and the Western Mountain grouping of mountains is offered to the west. To the northeast you can find a good view of Echo Lake and the higher peaks of the interior of Acadia to the northeast.
All told, this hike is only 0. 7 miles from bottom to top. But, you ascend 759 feet in this 0. 7 miles, which is fairly steep. I'm a 47-year old guy in reasonable hiking shape, and an average hiking pace got me to the top in 43 minutes. The descent took 30 minutes.
In summary, Beech Mountain is a very rewarding short hike. A bit strenuous, but you'll be rewarded with very impres... |
White Birches Campground
 | 17 miles away We went there in September, but, it seemed like an ideal, quiet place for hikers who may want to get off the beaten track on a very commercial island. The showers were clean, the sites were clean and it was not the most expensive. Forewarned, the shuttle bus doesn't go there, price to pay for remoteness.... |
Sargent Mountain Trail
 | 19 miles away ...rriage road was rather challenging, with several fairly steep, long grades that forced me to walk the bike in a couple of places. Still, the combination of biking and hiking was very enjoyable.
Anyway, having locked my bike to a tree where the carriage road intersects the North Ridge Trail, I made the 0. 7 mile hike to the top of Sargent in about 45 minutes. The trail is moderately steep, ascending from 780 feet at the carriage road to the 1,373-foot summit in 7/10 of a mile. This trail is fairly open, offering great views to the north and northeast for nearly the entire duration. Views of Aunt Betty Pond and Bar Harbor itself presented themselves for almost the entire 45 minutes. At about 5/10 of a mile the trail leveled off temporarily on a large, open ridge, giving me a much needed breather before the final 0. 15 mile push to the top.
On top, Ithe hiker will discover a very large, wide open rocky summit with commanding views in all directions. To date, this is the best view I've had in Acadia National Park. The vista over Bar Harbor is remarkable, with the group of t... |
Bass Harbor Campground
 | 19 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...TENT:We have two distinctly different tenting areas away from the RV sections. The ''B'' Section offers sites in the woods with trees overhead and between the sites. The ''C'' Section is la large grassy field with the sites situated around the edge of the field, backing into the trees. Some of the sites are completely surrounded by trees., RV:We have 30 RV Sites with hookups ranging from pull-throughs with 30/50 amps, water, sewer and cable TV; 30 amp back in sites with water, sewer and cable TV; 30 amp back-in sites with water; Pop-up and small trailer or Van with 20 amp and water., - 30 RV hookups, PETS:We are pet friendly. We have a fenced in Dog Run., FIRES:There is a fire ring and a picnic table at every Site., STORE:We have a Camp Store with snacks, coffee, ice cream, and some basic camping necessities., GROCERY:A full service General Store about a mile from the Campground, POOL:Our Heated Pool is open from 9:00 am to Dusk, GAMEROOM:Ping Pong, TV... |
Conners Nubble Trail
 | 19 miles away My wife and I and our two children (including son Conor, of course) hiked up Connor's Nubble in August, 2008. The Acadia National Park Brochure/Map identifies this little mountain as ''Connor's Nubble'' while the trail sign itself goes with ''Conner's Nubble.'' We hiked up Connor's Nubble from the south, off of the carriage road/bike trail that runs south along the west side of Eagle Lake. The hiking trail itself from the south approach is short, on the order of 1/3 mile. It's pretty steep, but not too challenging given its brevity. Once on top, the hiker is rewarded with sweeping views in all directions. The view of Eagle Lake is terrific, as is the gander at Cadillac Mountain. This is a very rewarding hike for such a short trail, and combined with a bike ride circumnavigating Eagle Lake, it makes for a terrific 3-hour jaunt.... |
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