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Camden, Maine

Camden is a town on Penobscot Bay, in Maine’s MidCoast region. The High Street Historic District features 19th-century homes and Camden Public Library, with its landscaped amphitheater. The restored Camden Opera House stages music, film and dance. Trails line the slopes at Camden Hills State Park, with views of Camden Harbor and the bay from Mount Battie. Curtis Island, with its 1830s lighthouse, is in the harbor.

Address: Camden, Maine
Population 3,570
Established: 1791
Climate: typically varies from 14°F to 75°F and is rarely below -1°F or above 83°F.
County: Knox
Median Home Price: $$364,000

Did you know: Camden, located in mid-coast Maine has been called the prettiest spot in Maine. It is one of only two places on the Atlantic seaboard where the mountains meet the sea.

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WHY YOU NEED TO SEE IT

  • Mount Battie & Camden Hills State Park. A pleasant and easy two hour hike up the Camden Hills that loom above the charming harbor village of Camden will take you to the verdant 5,700 acre Camden Hills State Park.

  • Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre. Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre are two beautiful parks in Camden, located on the grounds of the city's stately Public Library, just off Main Street.

  • See Merryspring Nature Center. Merrysping Nature Center is a nature-lovers paradise. This 66 acre park is open to visitors for free from sunrise to sunset every day.

  • The Camden Windjammer Festival is a showcase of Camden's rich maritime history.