Sebago Lake State Park

So beautiful! It felt mainly like a lake with lots of a private residences along the shores. We took a small motorboat out an explorer a bit. The lake itself is large with numerous scattered islands, both large and small. Very quiet lake with the occasional jet skis and motor boats.

This is my favorite place to spend a weekend (or more) camping. Enjoying the refreshing cool water and soaking up some sun on the warm sandy beach, watching the friendly wildlife scamper about, relaxing by the campfire with a cold drink under the bright star filled sky as the pine scented wood fills my lungs. Everything tastes better when cooked over and open flame or in wrapped in foil packets.
The sites are vast and well maintained with plenty of woodline for privacy and stringing up tarps. The prices are cheap and have options for RV, tent or tent sites with electrcity and water. The check in and check out process is easy and the park rangers are very friendly. You can call or make reservations online. They offer family friendly movies once a week in their stone amiptheater. There are lots of walking trails to enjoy all the wonders of nature as well as a large playground. They have restrooms that are relatviely clean with hot showers. They have sinks for dishes and trash.

Perfect.
The beach and swimming area has beautiful soft sand. There’s an abundance of pine trees for shade, and their dropped needles coat the ground, which is pleasantly aromatic.
Picnic tables and grills dot the shoreline, making lunch with the family easy. There are changing areas, and plumbed public toilets right off the parking.
The water is clean and clear. When I went recently (late July), the water temperature was 75 degrees. It was so refreshing, I had to force myself to quit swimming.

What a great place to have a cookout, picnic, swim, boating, relax, etc! Well kept park and very, very nice. There may be a lot of traffic to get in there, but it is well worth it. We attended a scheduled child’s birthday party there where areas supplied small grill and covered area along with many picnic tables right at the water very nicely covered with many, many trees for shade. Can’t wait to go back!

I went camping here for 4 days around the 4^th of July holiday and it was my first time at this campground. The location was great as we were looking for something close to Portland.
The sites were mostly good not as well kept and level as other state campgrounds I regular but not bad. Bathrooms were kept pretty clean and showers were free and pretty standard.
The beach was huge but a bit rocky. Sebago is so big there are a lot of boats so the water is wavy. Not quite peaceful but nice big swimming area.
All in all good state park In a good location. I still prefer white lake state park for a more peaceful and well kept park.

I think one of the largest lakes in the region.
What a great lake to visit. You can rent boats with little motors to fish or tool around in all day. Kayak and row your way around. I recommend that you rent a boat with a motor. It is probably around 80 to 100 a day. The lake is awesome and since you have a small boat you are able to get around everywhere. It is just awesome. You can drive up to some restaurants and other attractions.
Get your butt out there and do something fun.

I have only one complaint about this campground. NO DOGS ALLOWED. Of all the places in the world where dogs aren’t allowed, camping in the woods should not be one of them! Every year my friends camp there and my answer to their invite is the same, «I can’t, they don’t allow dogs!». It’s a beautiful place, and I do use the day use area, but wish I could camp there as well. What a very «un-​Maine» policy!

Gorgeous! Not crowded at all. Clean water. Lots of family fun on the beach and water!

Great place to camp and we got very lucky and got a spot that was lakeside. Too bad it was so early in the season that the lake was more icy than it would be now.
Our campsite was clean and well tended (and we strove to leave it the same way) and the bathroom facilities were far cleaner than past experience led me to think they would be.
Now if I could just track down some bald eagles to photograph…

This place is my new summer home! We went camping here this past week and it was great. We were somehow able to reserve a walk-​in (and by walk-​in, I mean a mere 50 feet from the parking lot and showers) tent site only a week in advance. The registration process was very easy and the rangers were friendly. There are also campground hosts in various spots, who I’m sure are helpful as well. We could walk to the beach and the ampitheater, where they show family movies twice a week. I was a little worried that the sites would be on top of each other, and while you could see some neighbors, it was still pretty spacious and private. Can’t wait to go back next summer!

We camped at the State Park for the first time this summer and LOVED it. The park is conveniently located right on Sebago Lake. There are several types of sites, depending on your interest. We stayed in the walk in tent only area, which was excellent. The sites are very clean, as are the facilities. The bathroom and shower area appeared to always be clean when I used it. The staff also seemed very friendly and helpful. There are two beaches, though we only went to the one near the tent area (Witches Cove). It was on a weekday, but I think the campground was at capacity, yet the beach was fairly quiet and not too crowded. There were plenty of trails to check out and the day use is open to campers as well. There is a huge amphitheatre where they present nature shows and family movies. It’s well into the woods, but also pretty close by if you want to visit nearby attractions. Overall, a very pleasant experience.

My family loves to camp here even though it is only a ½ hour from our house. The park is very clean and well taken care of with a few host families on each side of the campground. If you have any questions or forgot a can opener you can probably borrow one from them. The modern bathrooms and shower «rooms» are always clean and private. There is also a spot to wash your dishes. The lake is very clean no icky bottom. Each site is good size and if you set up camp right you feel like you are the only ones there even though there are people everywhere. I have never met a rude or unhappy person there. Everyone says Hi and if you want they might even strike up a conversation with you. There are plenty of places around town to rent boats or canoes. They have an ampi-​theater where you can bring a lawn chair or sit on a wooden bench and watch a movie twice a week. If you choose there is a local twin drive-​in to go see new releases. There is a local grocery store not to far away (The umbrella factory) They have everything you need. Fresh meats & baked goods. You can ride around the lake and through the locks on the Songo River Queen. If it rains take a ride to L.L.Bean. We spend as much time as possible at camp. There are fire pits on each site, swings, horseshoe pits (bring horseshoes), teether ball, sandy beaches, fishing spots, nature trails to walk, we bring bikes to ride to the «candy» store. All of this is just $ 16.05 a night if you are a Maine resident. You pay like $ 10. more a night to get water & electric hook-​up.

My wife introduced me to Sebago Lake State Park, as she introduced me to camping. For her, it holds very special memories, as she’s been camping there with her family all her life, and her mom has been camping there since SHE was a kid. If she could give the park 20 stars, I’m sure she would.
But I’m limited to five, and I’ll give it the full five. I haven’t been camping at too many other campgrounds, but there is something special about Sebago. Once you go past the ranger station, it is a bit like crossing into another world — you are suddenly in the deep woods, and then you come upon a big, beautiful lake. The campsites are all big, and many of them have electric and water hookups. Most of the sites get a good mix of shade and sun, and while they are pretty open to one another, you never feel a lack of privacy.
The bathrooms and showers are kept as clean as can be expected with thousands of people walking through sand and dirt all day long — the camp hosts do a great job keeping up with things.
Most importantly, the people that come here are relaxed and friendly. People you pass on the way to and from the bathrooms or sinks will always say «hello» as will your neighbors.
The only downside to Sebago? Well, it is a little microcosm of how lake-​effect weather behaves. Rainstorms and thunderstorms can pop up surprisingly quickly as clouds gather on one end of the lake and quickly make their way across it to the state park. Once you’ve been through a few, you learn to recognize the «soul-​sucking» wind that is a warning signal of an impending rainstorm — it is like Mother Nature is taking a big breath before letting it rip.
However, weather is part of the experience there, and as we joke, «it isn’t Sebago without a thunderstorm.» The good part is that once the storm is over, all the motorboats are off the lake, and it often makes for great canoeing conditions. I can’t say that it is a great canoe lake the of rest of the time — the wind can cause some pretty good swells, and there are a LOT of powerboats pulling water skiers and water tubers around, which creates wakes going in about a million different directions.
However, that doesn’t affect the campsite, or the beautiful, relaxing experience that it is.

I decided to camp Sebago to celebrate my 25^th bday with two of my closest girlfriends. We arrived at about 8pm on Friday and the woman at the front registry was so sweet. She let us know the site were all pretty much vacant so that if we found a site we liked better we were more than welcome to grab that one instead of the one we had reserved. We drove down the mile stretch to the campsites and she was right… there werent many people there. There were some RVs all clustered together near the entrance but the back half was empty. We chose a big site right on the water off by ourselves. We knew we’d be up late, we’d be loud and 2 out of 3 of us smoke cigs so we didnt want to disturb anyone. We went to a local canoe rental place the next morning (after an amazing nights sleep) and they DELIVERED a canoe to our campsite about 30 minutes later. We paddled around the right side of the park and found this little sandbar that stuck out from the shore. It had legit white sand on it and was completely empty. It was just us girls, our beach towels and out Twisted Teas. We laid out and I even caught a ride on a jetski which was fun. The bathrooms are super clean and not typical camp smelly. The people are so nice a helpful… We will be back!

I’m in love with this campground. It’s THE most beautiful state park I’ve ever been to!
Important things to know:
* Our tent site was big and on it’s own private beach! There were NO campers around us (it was quiet weekend) and we got to frolic in the sand all day without being harassed.
* The campground staff /​hosts are very polite! Even when we got a little lost on the way in, the staff gave us directions over the phone. My friend and I decided the hosts name was Earl. He walked over to our site to great us and let us know what we should do if it rained on us.
* There’s cellphone reception. Peace of mind in the woods is key.
* The bathrooms were VERY clean and the showers were free! Even better, you got your own big shower room with no skeezy shower curtain to stick to your leg.
* There were hiking trails of all sorts within the park.
* LOTS of wild life, but I don’t think any that would really eat you. Or at least they didn’t make themselves known :)
Basically it was everything you would want a campground to be. I HIGHLY recommend this state park and I’m already planning a return visit!

Sebago Lake is the deepest but second largest lake in Maine. Sebago Lake State Park is at the north end of the lake and covers the area where Crooked River enters the lake. It has sandy beaches, picnic areas, camping, nature paths and the part I love the most, a piece of living history in the form of a river lock.
What’s this you ask? Why it’s the last of the hand operated (hand operated!) locks on the Cumberland and Oxford Canal that allow boat travel between Lake Sebago and Long Lake… and it’s still in use today. This what intrigued me most about this run-​of-​the-​mill state park. In fact I spent less than 30 minutes touring the beaches, the camp sites, and the rest of facilities and 1 ½ hours at the lock talking with the state park ranger about the lock, its history, and his job as the ranger for the lock… and I got to see it in action as a boat came through. It also seems to be were the locals hang out as there were several fishing from the bridge that crosses the tiny dam. I even understand there is a river boat cruise that traverses the lock on it’s way from Long Lake to Lake Sebago. Cool, in my book, but then I’m a little bit of a geek too.
I guess if you’re a beach bum, then this is great place to be. Lake Sebago is huge and beautiful and there are a ton of water sports to be had. (Local boat launch included.) it has some well-​worn nature trails (notice I don’t say hikes) which would be good for when the beach is too crowded or too hot. The parks facilities are as clean as can be, so that’s a plus. The camping is seasonal and it’s best to make reservations as there were a TON of people camping when we went and every camp site was filled. They tout hot showers and flushing toilets, but I didn’t try them so, I don’t really know about this. There are fees to pay for camping, but none for the park itself.
All in all, it’s your average state park with a cool piece of history. Which makes it cool in my book.

You ever notice when you look at a map of Sebago Lake, it looks like Africa? Am I the only one that finds this amusing? Ah well.
Sebago Lake is this huge lake in Maine, slightly north of Portland. I come and visit dear Sebago Lake once (or twice) a year when I go to my beloved Camp Sunshine. Camp Sunshine is located basically on the top of Sebago Lake. Driving along Rt. 302 there are a couple of places where you can dock your boat, which I think is a neat thing to do.
The North part of Sebago Lake is really pretty, filled with lots of trees and is great for canoeing, kayaking, paddleboating, general boat riding, and even swimming. Though the water can be pretty chilly, when I go in August, it’s pretty much tolerable.
I’ve heard that Sebago Lake is pretty deep, though I think that’s more in the middle, but I can’t be sure. It varies in my section, going from about 6 ft to immediately dropping to who knows what.
I like Sebago Lake a lot. I’m hoping that eventually, some day I can go to a different part of the Lake and compare which I like better. But I do enjoy being on the water when I come to Camp.