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Swan's Falls Campground and Canoe Access is a serene destination nestled along the banks of the Saco River in Fryeburg, Maine. This charming campground offers a perfect blend of natural beauty and convenient amenities, making it an ideal choice for outdoor enthusiasts seeking a peaceful retreat.
- Prime Location: Situated at 198 Swans Falls Rd, Swan's Falls Campground provides easy access to the Saco River, known for its sandy beaches and idyllic setting for water activities.
- Camping Experience: The campground features well-spaced, large sites with potable water available at multiple locations. Five clean outhouses ensure comfort and convenience for all campers.
- Water Activities: Rent a canoe or kayak and explore the river, enjoying beautiful sandbars perfect for picnics. Bring your own tubes and cool off on a hot summer day with a relaxing float trip.
Swan's Falls Campground also offers a camp store with essential items and firewood available for purchase at $5 per bundle. The facility is pet-friendly, allowing guests to bring their furry companions along for the adventure.
- Customer Feedback: Guests highlight the campground's beautiful location and spacious sites as major highlights. While the pricing is higher than typical campgrounds, many feel it's justified by the unique shore stay experience, especially during peak events like the Fryeburg Fair.
If you're looking for a peaceful escape surrounded by nature, Swan's Falls Campground and Canoe Access offers an unforgettable outdoor experience. Whether you're camping, canoeing, or simply seeking a quiet retreat, this campground is your perfect destination.
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Service options
Onsite services
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Payments
Camping fee
Credit cards
Children
Good for kids
Parking
On-site parking
Pets
Dogs allowed
Sam Shirley
Sep 28
It's expensive, but other than that it's an outstanding state park campground! They charge $20 per person per night, instead of charging per site like most campgrounds. However, it has a beautiful location with a sandy beach on the Saco River and the sites are all plenty large and well spaced apart from each other. There are 5 clean outhouses for the 20 site campground and there is potable water available in 2 different locations. The camp store has all of the expected basic products and firewood is $5 per bundle. We stayed here the Friday night before the Fryeburg Fair, and we were surprised to be one of only three groups in the entire campground! It was a very pleasant place to stay, and I feel that it justified the somewhat higher price for a shore stay.
Achille Belanger
Aug 20
We just paid to park and Tube Down River from Swan Falls Dam to Canal Bridge. It’s a relaxing Trip with lots of Sandbars to Picnic on. We brought Our own $4 Tubes from Walmart and Mardens. Beautiful Views. Great way to get cool on a hot Summer Day. You can Canoe or Kayak from there too.
Sarah B
Sep 03
I absolutely love this campground not only is a very centrally located but there is very great officers that patrol the land and make sure all the bears and bobcats stay away on top of that there is a great package store right around the corner for anybody that wants to relax for the night. Just an FYI there is only one outhouse so I would highly recommend bringing commodes or buckets.
Tom Pike
Aug 13
Absolute worst people I have ever encountered. Dishonest; threatening; and fleece every cent they can. Went to river and were told it's too dangerous. There were no beaches; no where to camp. EVERY WORD A LIE. tricked us into paying for campground then at end of trip stole $20 per car saying we would be reimbursed because we had a camp site. Went to office it was closed. Old man just took the money and ran. Charged another person a 100 dollar "barge deposit" then close the office and no answer when it says they are open until 7pm. How can they close on a Saturday afternoon the busiest day of the week and most amount of people liability on campground. There needs to be leadership changes here to fix these issues.
Nicole Alder
Aug 25
We loved it here. So quiet and peaceful , the owner Mike was great treated us like family I would recommend this place to anyone. Safe for kids clean well taken care of land. The spots are separate and your not on top of each other you get Allot more privacy then most other camp grounds. Great prices $. You have access to the saco river a one minute walk from any camp site and it's right near the fairgrounds. We loved this peaceful trip and can't wait to go back again.