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USFSWhite Mountain National Forest · Maine

Wild River Campground

Visitors can enjoy a variety of recreation opportunities around the campground, including fishing in the Wild River, strolling along the easy grade of the Wild River Trail, or exploring the rugged Wil
Sites0all reservable
Elev.1,181ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Portland2h25real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,181 ft, Wild River Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 8 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on cool nights.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 9
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 23.
59°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Portland
79 mi
2h25
02
Bangor
156 mi
3h43
03
Boston
189 mi
4h25
By drive time
Portland · 2h25Bangor · 3h43Boston · 4h25Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.9 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
56
Peaks
8
Viewpoints
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.9 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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