Directions to Ross Lake Camps in the North Maine Woods

• Directions to Ross Lake Camps from Ashland
• Directions to Ross Lake Camps from Millinocket
• Winter Directions to Parking Lot

To Ross Lake Camps From Ashland (Printable Directions)

Directions to Ross Lake Camps through Ashland, ME

Take I-95 North to the Sherman/Patten Exit at Route 11. Take Route 11 North approximately 60 miles until you come into the small town of Ashland, Maine. Once in Ashland, Route 11 is also Main Street. You will come to the Ashland One Stop Variety Store on your left and Shell Gas station on your right, this is your last chance for fuel before entering the woods. Continue past the Gas Station another 1/4 mile to the stop sign at the 4-way intersection...the Post Office will be on the corner ahead of you. Turn left here to continue on Route 11, and you will immediately be heading downhill. Pass by the IF&W building, cross a set of train tracks, cross the Aroostook River and come to a 3 way intersection where you will be looking at a small trailer park directly in front of you. Turn left here and follow this road just a little more than a mile. You will come to the Gateway Variety Store on your right hand side. This is your last chance to purchase any soda, beer, batteries, fishing lures, or other miscellaneous items. As you pass the Gateway Variety, the road splits...take the right split to enter the woods. You will be on dirt road within 1/2 a mile after the store, and there will be a Cedar Mill on your left and a Bio Mass plant on your right. You are now on the American Realty Rd. and 83 miles from our lodge and camps.

Go 6 miles and follow the sharp curve around to the left. Stop at the gatehouse here to register and officially enter the North Maine Woods. Bear to the right just past the gate house to stay west on the American Realty Rd.

You will be staying west on the American Realty Rd. for another 57 miles until you reach Clayton Lake. Here are landmarks to look for along your way.
1. A big Mobil Gas sign at Machias Lake Camps around mile marker 20
2. Pratt Lake Campsite around mile marker 33
3. The Musquacook Lakes around mile marker 45
4. Umsaskis Bridge crossing over the Allagash Waterway around mile marker 57

Once you reach Clayton Lake and the logging camps there, continue west on the American Realty Rd. another 6 miles where you will see one of our Ross Lake Camps signs pointing left down the Poulin Rd. GO PAST THIS.

Continue another 4 miles west to a large 4 way intersection where there is another of our Ross Lake Camps signs. Turn Left here onto the Thibideaux Connector Rd.

Stay south on the Thibideaux Connector 4.5 miles until you come to a 3 way intersection. Turn Left here onto the Ross Lake Rd.

Go 1 mile and turn Right onto the St. Juste Connector Rd.

Go 2.2 miles and turn Left onto the Ross Lake Camps Rd.

Follow this road 3.3 miles to the end, and find the driveway entrance to our camps on your left hand side.

To Ross Lake Camps From Millinocket (Printable Directions)

I-95 North and Exit at the Medway/Millinocket Exit

Follow Route 11 West toward Baxter State Park…you will go thru the town of East Millinocket and then the town of Millinocket. Just after passing thru Millinocket you will see Katadin General Store and gas on your left side. This is the last chance for gas/bait/food/beer/general supplies before entering the woods. Be sure to zero out your tripometer at this store.

Continue on toward Baxter State Park (approx 8 – 10 miles) until you see a trading post on your right side and a sign for Katadin Air Service on your left (the road you are on here dead ends into a snow mobile trail in the winter time). At the flying service sign turn left onto the road that is adjacent to you. This is the Golden Rd.

Continue West on the Golden Rd. past Abol Bridge and Chewonki Campground until your tripometer reads mile 27. Turn right here onto the Telos Rd. You will immediately be on Telos Bridge over the Penobscot River. Be sure to zero out your tripometer again here on the bridge.

Continue on the Telos. Register at the North Maine Woods Gate, and pass the Telos gatehouse at mile 14.3. Continue straight until your tripometer reads 22.8 and your road will dead end into a “T” intersection. The big parking lot for Chamberlain Lake will be directly in front of you. Turn left here onto the Umbazookus Rd.

Continue until your tripometer reads 29.2, and you will turn right here onto the Grand Marche Rd. Continue on and pass a logging camp at mile 41.2.

Continue on to mile 44.8 and stay left onto the Narrow Pond Rd.

At mile 59.3 turn right onto the St. Juste Rd. At mile 61.5 there is a big sign that says Maximum Weight 230,000, go straight thru here.

At mile 66.9 there is a road on your right hand side with a sign that says “Brunos Road“, turn right onto this St. Juste connector Rd.

Go approximately another 9 - 10 miles and look for a 4-way intersection where you can make a right hand turn onto the Ross Lake Camps access Rd. This intersection is as you come down a hill, and it is right at mile marker 38 on the St. Juste Connector Rd.

Go 3.3 miles to the entrance to Ross Lake Camps.

From Ross Lake Camps From Millinocket

Zero out your tripometer before leaving!
Go 3.3 miles out the camp road to the 4-way intersection and turn left onto the St. Juste connector Rd.

At 10.6 miles turn left onto the St. Juste Rd.

At 18.2 turn left onto the Narrow Pond Rd.

At 32.9 bear right onto the Grande Marche Rd.

At 48.6 turn left onto the Umbazookus Rd.

At 55 turn right onto the Telos Rd. at Chamberlain Parking Lot

At 63.5 continue on past the Telos checkpoint gate

At 77.8 you will dead end into the Golden Rd.  Go left to get to Millinocket or right to get to Greenville

Winter Directions to Parking Lot ( Printable Directions)

I-95 North and Exit at the Medway/Millinocket Exit

Follow Route 11 West toward Baxter State Park…you will go thru the town of East Millinocket and then the town of Millinocket. Just after passing thru Millinocket you will see Katadin General Store and gas on your left side. This is the last chance for gas/bait/food/beer/general supplies before entering the woods. Be sure to zero out your tripometer at this store.

Continue on toward Baxter State Park (approx 8 – 10 miles) until you see a trading post on your right side and a sign for Katadin Air Service on your left (the road you are on here dead ends into a snow mobile trail). At the flying service sign turn left onto the road that is adjacent to you. This is the Golden Rd.

Continue West on the Golden Rd.past Abol Bridge and Chewonki Campground until your tripometer reads mile 27. Turn right here onto the Telos Rd. You will immediately be on Telos Bridge over the Penobscot River. Be sure to zero out your tripometer again here on the bridge.

Continue on the Telos. Pass the Telos gatehouse at mile 14.3. Continue straight to your tripometer reads 22.8 and your road will dead end into a “T” intersection. The big parking lot for Chamberlain will be directly in front of you. Turn left here onto the Umbazookus Rd.

Continue until your tripometer reads 29.2, and you will turn right here onto the Grand Marche Rd. Continue on and pass a logging camp at mile 41.2.

Continue on to mile 44.8 and stay left onto the Narrow Pond Rd.

At mile 59.3 turn right onto the St. Juste Rd.

At mile 61.5 there is a big sign that says Maximum Weight 230,000, turn right here onto the Cyr Rd.

Follow the mile marker signs just past #29 and look for the parking lot on your left hand side. Please back your vehicles and trailers in after unloading snowmobiles as to maximize parking for all other guests. The snowmobile trail down to the lake is in the back left corner of the parking lot. You will come off the trail onto the southeast shore of the lake. Head due west for approximately 3 miles into our camp yard.