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Newly Opened Acadia East Campground Cherishes Peace & Quiet
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Portland Press Herald's website.
Acadia East Campground offers visitors a rare opportunity not usually found at commercial campgrounds: much needed privacy and silence. When camping near such as a popular national park, this us a hot commodity fir families who need a break. Acadia East Campground tested out the unusual concept when it opened on July 1. Although it’s located on Route 1, the site offers primitive campsites, spread out from one another that are meant to simulate the wilderness camping experience found in more remote areas.
According to Deirdre Fleming of the Portland Press Herald, "Acadia East owners Tom Tash, Jason Ridley and Zach Pushard are from Winthrop. The campground is the first site offered by their new company, Pocket Parks Campgrounds, and they plan to open other wilderness-style campgrounds in Maine and across the country." There are six tent sites on the 8.8-acre campground, which is a 10-minute drive from Acadia National Park’s Schoodic Peninsula District. Next year four campsites will be added, and ultimately 30 sites will be offered. Kathy Dyer, executive director of the Maine Campground Owners Association, says for a commercial campground near a busy area – such as along Route 1 – to exclusively offer the wilderness-camping experience is unusual.Others in the campground industry wonder if Acadia East can be profitable. Most U.S. campgrounds average 13 to 15 campsites per acre, according to the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds. Acadia East, at its height, would have only three to four campsites per acre.
For more details that describe the opening of Acadia East Campground in Maine, click here for the Portland Press article.