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CAMPING ADVENTURE AWAITS for your family and fur babies too!!! DowneastDogNews.com
Volume 20 • Issue 6 • JUNE 2025
Let Your Adventures Begin! GREATER BANGOR'S PREMIERE FAMILY CAMPGROUND FAMILY MEMORIES START HERE! Dog Friendly - Dogs Welcome - Spacious Dog Park Activities Every Weekend!! 45 Mansel Road, Hermon, ME 04401
207.848.5127
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(207) 934-4477
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27 Go Camping Way Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
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By Susan Spisak
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he days are warming and there’s plenty of things to see and do! Maine boasts unrivaled regions, and you’ll find beautiful beaches, soaring mountains, clear rivers and lakes, hidden gems, and everything in between! Plan your outings, pack up your favorite buddy, add a few friends, and you are in for days of fun and memories. Let your adventures begin! Downeast and Acadia Region’s big draw is top rated Acadia National Park, with its trails, paths, driving loops, wildlife, sea views, and Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the eastern seaboard. If you’re chatty, you and your pooch can become Acadia National Park’s Bark Rangers. (Bark means bagging waste, always using a leash, respecting wildlife, and knowing where you can go in the park.) You teach the importance
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Overnight & Seasonal Camping Deluxe RV Sites | Cabin Rentals | Camp Store | Pools | Kids Pool | Hot Tubs Cable TV & WiFi | Arcade | Two Playgrounds | Dog Park | Sports Courts & Field Trolley to the beach, restaurants, shops and more!
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Basic Training Tips
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Dog-Friendly Camping
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Dogs for Adoption
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