Camden Hills Hiking Guide

The rocky, coastal mountains of the Camden Hills form a beautiful backdrop to the towns of Camden, Rockport, and Lincolnville on Penobscot Bay. The Camden Hills State Park, which encompasses most of the mountainous area, boasts over 30 miles of hiking trails on five prominent peaks, while the George's Highland Path provides another set of trails on three more mountains. Despite providing extraordinary views over the ocean and several nearby lakes, the crowds on the mountaintops here are much smaller than similar coastal mountains in Acadia National Park, making the Camden Hills one of the highlights of Maine's State Parks system.

The State Park is also home to a very nice campground, which provides a peaceful and inexpensive alternative to the fine lodging along much of the rest of the Midcoast region.