Camp Kippewa

A rare sand beach on the pristine shores of Lake Cobboseecontee is just one of the highlights retreat groups find at Lakeside Retreats at Kippewa. Located about 15 miles from Augusta, Maine, and within easy driving distance from the airport in Portland, Kippewa is a great location for groups who want an intimate beautiful location or easy access to the best of the Maine outdoors... mile-high Mt. Katahdin, the Kennebec River, Acadia National Park, and Cadillac Mountain are all nearby.

Kippewa is located just one half mile from Lakeside Retreats' other Maine property, Cobbossee. The two facilities can be rented in tandem by very large groups that require separate facilities (split by gender, age or corporate divisions) but still want to meet as a large group and have some shared activities.

Beach Volleyball Court
Basketball Court
Campfire Area, lit for nighttime use
Climbing Wall, high & low ropes, zip line
Equestrian Facility - 20 Box Stalls, 2 regulation-size sand rings, 1/2 mi. trot track
(horses available for rent at additional fee)
Lakefront with boating and canoeing
Multi-purpose sports field for soccer, softball & other field games
Tennis: 6 courts; 4 lit for night play
Theater with stage
Track: 1/2 mile oval grass track for running, jogging, walking, etc.
Archery

CABINS: 30
BEDS: 160
BATHROOM FACILITIES: Toilets, sinks and showers in all lodges.
PRIVATE HOUSING: Available
DINING: Family-style and buffet-style meals served in the Dining Hall. Lakeside picnic area.

PlayHouse Theater with Stage (seats 100)
Dining Hall
Lakeside Sundeck

Experience the quintessential Maine retreat at beautiful Kippewa.

MAKE A RESERVATION > Make a reservation request for
Camp Kippewa now!
SEE ALL OUR CAMPS > Feel like browsing, or you already have a
specific camp in mind? Get your info here!

Corporate Meetings
Family groups
Sports Teams
Youth Retreats

Click here to see the printable directions

Camp Kippewa
1 Kippewa Drive
Monmouth, ME 04259

Acadia National Park
Cadillac Mountain
Kennebec River
Mount Katahdin
Moosehead Lake
Permaquid Lighthouse
Popham Beach State Park
Reid State Park

Directions to Camp Kippewa

Print directions

From Portland Airport to camp
Take I-95 (Maine Turnpike) North toward Freeport, Brunswick, and Augusta. Get off at Exit 86, Sabattus/Lisbon
Exit. Turn left onto ME-9/Middle Road for .76 miles. Turn right onto Pleasant Hill Road; go straight at the stop sign
onto 132 North for 8.5 miles. Turn Right onto Rt 135, go approximately 4 miles and the Camp Kippewa sign will
be on your right. Follow the long driveway to the office.

From the New York Metropolitan Area
Including Manhattan, Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester and Connecticut:
Take I-95, The New England Thruway, Conn. Tpke, North towards Connecticut. Stay on I-95 to I-91 North heading
towards Hartford-Boston OR take Rte. 15 (Hutchinson River Pkway - Merritt Pkwy to I-91. I-91 then joins I-84 East
to the Mass Tpke, I-90.

From the mass TPKE - I-90
Take Mass Tpke heading East towards Boston. There is only one service area on the Mass Tpke before you exit.
This is your last chance to get gas directly on the highway until Maine. Exit the Mass Tpke at Exit 10 towards
Worcester, follow signs to 290 North. Follow 290 North to I-495 North. Stay on 495 North until it connects with
I-95 at Amesbury, Mass. Route I-95 becomes the New Hampshire Tpke, which then becomes the Maine Tpke.
Follow above directions from Portland Airport.

From Philadelphia
Take NJ Tpke to Exit 11. Exit onto the Garden State Pkwy. Continue North to the end of the Garden State entering
the New York Thruway at Spring Valley. Proceed to the Tappan Zee Bridge via the Thruway. Once over the bridge,
exit onto the Cross Westchester Expy - Rte 287 East - Exit onto I-684 North towards Brewster. Pass Brewster and
continue on 684. Exit onto Rte 84 East, towards Danbury. Continue following 84 East to Hartford and the Mass
Tpke. Follow above Directions from Mass Tpke.

From Montreal
Go over the Champlain Bridge and take Rte 10 East until you reach Rte. 55. Take Rte. 55 South to the border. Rte.
55 becomes 91 South. Stay on this until St. Johnsbury. Stay on highway and follow signs for Rte. 2 East. Take Rte.
2 across Vermont, NH, into Maine. Rte. 2 becomes Rte. 17 East, near Dicksfield. Take 17 to Rte. 133 South, to Rte.
202 East, to Rte. 135 South. Go right on 135 and go 5 miles to Camp Entrance on your left.