We wandered across the road from our campground on arrival day to Gateway Lunt’s Lobster Pound to have some seafood for dinner. When in Maine…. Always nice not to have to cook on a travel day!
Pretty tasty.
Narrows Too Camping Resort
We stayed at Narrows Too Camping Resort in Trenton, Maine. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A Thousand Trails campground in the northeastern corner of the US, convenient to Arcadia National Park.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-06-22
- Check out: 2025-06-29
- 7 nights
Weather:
- Partly sunny
- High temps 64-87°F, lows 56-64°F
- Little wind, gusts to 17 MPH
Noise:
- Some road noise
- No train horn noise
- Little neighbor noise
- Frequent airplane noise from nearby regional airport
Site:
- #848, front-in, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
- Fairly level site; a little high in the back; used hydraulic leveling
- Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 20 feet wide
- 30 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Just grass between sites
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- Tall shrubs behind site
- Clean site
- Elevation 30 feet, front facing SW
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 50 PSI water, conveniently located
- Unthreaded sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 90-190 Mbps down, 10-30 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
- RoamLink: 3 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 170-210 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
- AT&T: 5-15 Mbps down, 0.03-0.15 Mbps up, 100-490 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Pool
- Waterfront
- Package delivery to building near office; no charge
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Good base for Acadia NP
We were initially assigned a short, very narrow site crammed in between two trailers, even though the park was mostly empty. We went to the office and asked if we could move to another site that would be a better fit (and not wedged between other campers), and the very friendly and helpful young lady was able to move us across the road into one of the front-in sites, which was much nicer and even gave us a peek of the water from our windows. The site was level and plenty long for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle. The utilities all worked well. They also accept mail/packages with no charge. We camped at Narrows Too Camping Resort in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Walk across the street to Gateway Lunts Lobster Pound for excellent lobster rolls and fish. Sugar Bakery is also good, but they are only open early in the day and only accept cash.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
A glimpse of water from our site:
Adding the Arcadia National Park sticker to our slide from the inside, since this slide was broken:
There’s a local airport near the campground, so occasionally have planes flying over:
Activity center:
Other sites:
Cabins:
Area used by nesting bald eagles:
Waterfront:
We’d be happy to stay here again, though are unlikely to go to that area of the country again.
Video: Wells to Trenton, Maine motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 197 miles from Wells to Trenton, Maine.
Travel from Wells to Trenton, Maine
We drove our coach 197 miles, about four hours of driving, from Wells to Trenton, Maine.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading northeast:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
A nice farm stand:
Narrow roadworks:
Toll plaza:
Downtown Portland… Maine, that is:
Classic cars:
Exit:
Service plaza:
BK and Dunkin for lunch:
Toll plaza:
Rest area:
Exit:
Arriving at Narrows Too Campground:
Office:
We were assigned this short and narrow site, despite the campground being mostly empty:
So we went back to the office and asked if we could move, and ended up in a much better site; sometimes it pays to ask:
Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
We drove north from Salem along the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway.
An interactive map of our route:
A few scenes from our drive….
Beverly, Massachusetts:
Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial:
Gloucester, Massachusetts waterfront:
Island with two lighthouses:
Big houses:
Rockport, Massachusetts:
“Rotary”… an interesting name for a roundabout:
Welcome to Gloucester:
Mercy Tavern
We had a drink and snack at Mercy Tavern in Salem, Massachusetts.
Menu:
Frozen cocktails:
Truffle fries:
Refreshing.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
We visited the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the first National Historic Site in the US, established March 17, 1938.
The Salem Armory Visitor Center:
Custom House:
A couple of neighboring buildings in the park:
Waterfront:
Light:
Salem Witch Museum
We visited the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, a somewhat cheesy but interesting presentation of the history of witch trials in Salem, in an old church.
The main presentation has a narration with lights highlighting scenes arranged around the room:
The second presentation is a bunch of exhibits on the history of witchcraft:
Examples of witch hunts though history, with fear, trigger, and scapegoat examples:
Gift store:
Witchside Tavern
We had lunch at Witchside Tavern in Salem, Massachusetts, with appropriately witch-y themed decor:
Menu:
Our lunch:
Pretty tasty.
Bull N’ Claw
We had dinner at Bull N’ Claw in Wells, Maine, as Jenn wanted to experience a classic Maine lobster dinner.
Menu:
Chowder:
Lobster dinner:
Fish and chips:
Jenn with her lobster dinner:
It was an experience… that she didn’t feel a need to repeat.