FEES As of Jan. 1, 2005
.NON-RESIDENT entrance FEE (Payable only at gate.)
  • A day pass or season pass is required for all non-resident vehicles entering Baxter State Park.
  • No non-resident motor vehicle shall be permitted to enter the Park without payment of a $12.00 entrance fee per motor vehicle per day.
  • A non-resident motor vehicle entering the park with overnight reservations covering one or more successive nights to be spent in the park, shall be permitted reentry upon payment of a single entrance fee of $12.00.
  • Motor vehicles shall not be permitted to enter the Park under any other circumstances, including day use, through traffic or reservations for non-successive nights in the park, without payment of the motor vehicle fee for each day.
  • Aseason pass under this regulation shall be available at a charge of $37.00 per non-resident vehicle.
  • This regulation shall not apply to motor vehicles bearing a Maine registration and license-plate.
Summer Camping Fees
  • Bunkhouse
    $10 per person per night - Reservation is for indidual bunk only. Facility is shared with other individuals or groups up to the capacity of the bunkhouse.
  • Lean-tos
    $9 per person per night, minimum of $18 per lean-to per night.
  • Tenting space
    $9 per person per night, minimum $18.00 per tent site.
    At TROUT BROOK FARM and NESOWADNEHUNK CAMPGROUNDS there shall be a family rate of $18.00 per site per night
  • Cabins
    $25 per person per night, minimum $45.00 for a 2-bed cabin, $60.00 for a 3-bed cabin and $75.00 for a 4-bed cabin. Children age 1-6 free, age 7-16: $15.00 person subject to minimum total cabin fee. Gaslights and firewood are included in cabin fee.
  • Group areas
    $5.00 per person per night, 6 person minimum charge ($30.) there is no charge for children under 7.
  • except that fees for groups of 12 or less requesting Avalanche Field or Foster Field group areas shall be $8.00 per person per night. Avalanche Field, Foster Field, Nesowadnehunk Field and Trout Brook Farm Field are the group areas within Baxter State Park. There is no per person charge for children under 7.

Winter Season Fees
  • Bunkhouse**
    Chimney Pond bunkhouse is $37.00 per person per night.
    Other Bunkhouse Rates - $18.00 per person per night.
  • Lean-Tos or Tent Site
    $12.00 per person per night.
  • Cabins
    $30.00 per person per night.
  • **Reservations is for individual bunk only. Facility is shared with other individuals or groups up to the capacity of the bunkhouse.
  • There will still be no entrance fee to Maine residents.

    REFUNDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ORDINARILY. THE DIRECTOR MAY (AT HIS SOLE DISCRETION) PERMIT REFUNDS OR MAY IMPOSE A SPECIAL REQUIREMENT BEFORE GRANTING REFUNDS. PORTION OF PAID FEE RETAINED IN EVENT OF REFUND, WILL BE $37.00. A FEE OF $15.00 WILL BE COLLECTED FOR SITE TRANSFERS

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    We accept Visa, MasterCard, money orders, and U.S. checks.
    Please mail your reservation with payment to:
    Baxter State Park Reservations
    64 Balsam Drive
    Millinocket, ME 04462
    Tel. 207.723.5140
    TDDY 207.723.9905

The park is completely self supported by Trust Funds, recreational fees and other Park revenue. Baxter State Park receives no tax dollars or other funds from the State of Maine. The Park's goal is to have Trust Funds and other Park Revenue pay 70% of each year's budget, with recreational fees providing the other 30%. Fees have not changed in 10 years and we have relied more and more on Park Trust Funds. We are mandated to keep the Trust Funds "sustainable in perpetuity" (available forever), therefore we must take modest amounts from this source.

Source: BSP website

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