Maine State Parks · Maine
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Maine State Parks · Maine, United States
- Sites
- 35
- Hookups
- 35 no hookups
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 295 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Pownal
- Address
- 528 Hallowell Road, Pownal, ME 04069
- Phone
- (207) 688-4712
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
About
Bradbury Mountain State Park, about halfway between Portland and Lewiston-Auburn near Freeport, is one of Maine's five original state parks (opened 1940). Its campground has 35 numbered campsites (size classes up to 35 ft - no larger sites exist here, a confirmed RV length ceiling, unlike most other Maine State Park campgrounds) plus a separate walk-in group camping area near park headquarters, none with electric or water hookups. No RV dump station exists at this park (a permanent, statewide-confirmed exception). Also home to the annual spring Hawk Watch and Feathers Over Freeport birding festival.
Fees
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands statewide camping fee schedule (maine.gov/dacf/parks/camping/reservations/campground_fees.shtml), per night, shown as Maine Resident / Non-Resident (an asterisk marks parks with a higher rate for sites with a water & electric hookup, shown second): Aroostook $15/$25 (hookup $25/$35); Bradbury Mountain $15/$25; Camden Hills $25/$35 (hookup $35/$45); Cobscook Bay $20/$30; Lake St. George $20/$30; Lamoine $20/$30; Lily Bay $20/$30; Mount Blue $20/$30 (hookup $30/$40); Peaks-Kenny $20/$30 (hookup $30/$40); Rangeley Lake $20/$30 (hookup $30/$40); Sebago Lake $25/$35 (hookup $35/$45); Warren Island $15/$25. An additional $5 per site, per night is charged for reservations, and a 9% Maine Lodging Tax applies to all camping fees. Maine residents 65 and older receive free day-use admission (camping fees still apply). Statewide season: online reservations open February 2026 for the 2026 season and run through 9/12/2026; after 9/14/2026 remaining sites become first-come/first-served for the rest of each park's own season. Pets are allowed at this campground under Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands' statewide policy ("Outdoors in Maine" visitor guide): leashed pets under the handler's physical control, not left unattended, waste picked up immediately; pets are not allowed on any Maine State Park beach April 1 - September 30.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 16° | -6° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 18° | -12° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 28° | 3° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 36° | 26° | 70° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 48° | 36° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 56° | 48° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 64° | 56° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 64° | 57° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 58° | 50° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 47° | 35° | 70° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 33° | 16° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 24° | 3° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Winslow Park & Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 7 mi · 100 sites
- Sebago Lake State Park · Maine State Parks · 20 mi · 250 sites
- Salmon Point Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 27 mi · 60 sites
- Crocker Pond · USDA Forest Service · 43 mi
- Province Pond Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 46 mi
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