Maine Vacations

Your Maine vacation… snowmobiling all over Maine’s 13,000 miles of trails in the winter, whitewater rafting Maine’s three rivers and fishing remote waters in the summer, ATVing trails right from your cabin porch in the fall, hiking to waterfalls and up mountains all four seasons, and kicking back next to a fire with a Kennebec River Brewery fresh craft beer. Below are travel guide ideas (and trip reviews from guests) for outdoor recreation near our adventure resort in The Forks, Maine — Moxie Falls, the Appalachian Trail, Kennebec River rafting, Dead River rafting, snowmobiling to Grand Falls, riding up Coburn Mountain — and our Katahdin Adventure Base Camp next to Baxter State Park where you can join us for a rafting trip down the wild and mightily scenic Penobscot River… hike Mount Katahdin, swim in waterfalls in Baxter State Park, explore ice caves and camp by the river with moose and deer making appearances in front of Maine’s Greatest Mountain. Join us on our adventures and post your Maine vacation photos with #NorthernOutdoors to be featured in our taproom.

Video of the Week: High Water Kennebec River Rafting

Kennebec River rafting is always fun. Throw a little extra water into the mix and the trip becomes down right AWESOME! The standard water level for Kennebec River rafting is 4,800CFS (cubic feet per second), and this past weekend we rafted on 8,500CFS of water.

Dead River Rafting Part 1: Creation of Maine’s Largest Man-made Lake

The Long Falls Dam, where water is now released for us to enjoy Dead River rafting, impounds the waters of Flagstaff Lake.

Maine Whitewater Rafting: Yankee Magazine Recommends Northern Outdoors

Yankee Magazine rates Penobscot River Rafting one of Maine’s Best Adventures in 2011 and recommends Northern Outdoors.

Dead River Rafting Part 2: Rising of Flagstaff Lake

Slaid Cleaves and Nicole St. Pierre, with photos contributed by the Dead River Area Historical Society, produced this song and video titled “Below” which chronicles the 1940’s flooding of Flagstaff and Dead River in Maine.

Dead River Rafting: Huge Water Scheduled for May

Braving the rapids in the summer is quite a thrill, but spring rafting is truly an excellent time to catch exciting water levels in Maine. As the spring thaw begins, the rivers swell to levels higher than what we typically see in the summer.

Northern Outdoors is Founding Partner in Collaborative to Promote Maine Adventure Vacations

Northern Outdoors is pleased to announce its participation as a founding partner of the Maine Woods Discovery Initiative. The program will market Maine adventure vacations and experiences and promote nature-based tourism. Our winter adventure package on Maine Woods Discovery is Inn-to-Inn Snowmobiling.

Experience Maine Snowmobile Trails with our Sled into Spring Special

In March, when long sunny days are upon us, Northern Outdoors celebrates by offering our sled into spring or SPRING FEVER bogo lodging special. Ride, save and get a sun tan too! In Maine, life doesn’t get much better.