Lily Bay State Park (maine.gov) has two campgrounds -- Dunn Point and Rowell Cove -- with a combined 90 campsites for tents, trailers and RVs up to 40 feet. The park's campgrounds typically are open from mid-May to early September. Campsites have no pads, electrical or water hookups, although each site does have a fire pit. Campers also have access to drinking water, several community restrooms, shower facilities and a dump station. The maximum stay is 14 consecutive nights, with a two-night minimum stay on weekends. Pets are allowed on the campground, but must be kept on a leash.
Lily Bay State Park is home to a number of recreational amenities you can use during your visit, including a sandy swimming beach, two boat ramps, picnic areas and a playground. The park also has a two-mile hiking trail between the swimming beach and the Rowell Cove campground that follows Moosehead Lake's shoreline and provides scenic views of the lake and surrounding mountains and woods. Though the park is staffed only from mid-May to mid-October, it remains open during the winter and is available for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ice fishing.
Lily Bay State Park is within a short drive or boat ride of several hiking spots that showcase the majestic Maine Highlands. Mount Kineo, which rises 700 feet from the waters of Moosehead Lake and is accessible by a boat shuttle from Rockwood, is home to five miles of trails and panoramic vistas. The four-mile Indian Trail follows the lakeshore before climbing to the top of the bluffs and winding along the open cliffs for about a mile, then joins the Bridle Trail to descend through the forest. Other nearby hiking trails are available at Big Moose and Big Spencer mountains.
During your trip to Lily Bay, you may want to visit other nearby attractions. The Moosehead Marine Museum (katahdincruises.com) provides the chance to take a Moosehead Lake cruise on the Katahdin, a 1914 steamboat, and view a collection of exhibits on the history of the lake. Or, visit the main campus of the Moosehead Historical Society & Museums (mooseheadhistory.org), which include gardens, a carriage house, barn and a circa-1890s Victorian mansion. To glimpse the region's most famous residents -- moose -- a number of local companies offer moose-watching tours and other guided trips such as fishing, canoeing and whitewater rafting. If you prefer to stay in an inn or lodge rather than in the great outdoors, the town of Greenville, less than 10 miles south of the park, has a number of accommodations options.
