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The 31st annual Ship Shape Weekend at Campocean offers a week of free camping in exchange for helping with various projects, from building a greenhouse to expanding trails. Daily activities include meals, chores, and communal gatherings. Participants are encouraged to bring tools and clothing for variable weather. Extended stays are…

We took over the campground more than 30 years ago. Reservations often came in envelopes through the mail with a SASE. We wrote each reservation onto a huge grid of cardboard. Then we mailed back confirmations. How I wish we had saved one of those monthly grids just for the…

An Armenian Picnic is a traditional party with food, music and community in the summer air

Fiber College of Maine Presents: Labor Day Weekend Open Studios! Artist and Makers will be at Searsport Shores Ocean Campground to teach and sell their…

I’m Astrig, the creator and author behind this blog. The campground and the art spaces sprinkled through our organic gardens are my passion. My mission is to facilitate camping experiences that invigorate all 5 of your senses while soothing your overworked mind. Travel is my passion and I want your experience to be one of the best you’ve ever had.