Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Jun–Sepbest months
About First Lake Tentsite
- Managed by: Baxter State Park
- Where: 21 mi northwest of Patten, ME · 46.16358, -68.80595
Weather by month
22°2°Jan
26°3°Feb
35°14°Mar
49°27°Apr
63°38°May
73°48°Jun
77°54°Jul
76°52°Aug
68°44°Sep
54°34°Oct
40°25°Nov
28°12°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Good to know
Cell signal
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Pristine
The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (Dark Sky Sanctuary), 21 mi.
RV essentials
Propane: 12.7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Togue Ledge Tentsite 1.5 mi
- Billfish Pond Tentsite 2 mi
- Trout Brook Farm Campground 2.2 mi
- Matagamon Wilderness 2.2 mi
- Campsite · 23 mi NW of Patten 2.2 mi
- Long Pond Outlet Tentsite 2.6 mi