Campgrounds in Maine's Aroostook (The County) Region

Northern Maine was made for outdoor enjoyment. Highlighted by a low rolling countryside, Aroostook County offers more than 2,000 lakes, streams and rivers, and plenty of opportunities for camping, hiking, biking, golfing and canoeing. Known simply to Mainers as "The County," it is larger in area than the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Dotted with rolling farmlands that produce more than 40 million bushels of potatoes each year, the countryside is covered each July with white potato blossoms.   Outdoor enthusiasts especially love "The County" because it offers unlimited opportunities for hiking, fishing, unrivaled canoe trips and whitewater rafting during spring runoff.  

While Presque Isle and Caribou are the commercial centers of "The County," much activity is centered in smaller towns such as Fort Fairfield, which hosts the annual Potato Blossom Festival, and New Sweden which celebrates its Swedish heritage with a traditional Sommerfest each summer.   A highlight of the region is its strong Acadian heritage, especially in the St. John Valley in Northern Aroostook County and local voices carry a Francoise lilt, and menus in most restaurants highlight several traditional French-based offerings.   Another highlight is the fact Fort Kent is best known as the northern end of Route 1, which begins in Key West, Florida, and became a federal highway in 1926.