Pumpkin Patch and Paul Bunyan Campgrounds

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Bangor, Maine - Pumpkin Patch Campground and  Paul Bunyan Campground - September 24th and 25th - Thursday and Friday

Great time, electricity, cable and internet at last!

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Thursday – September 24 – Pumpkin Patch RV Resort – Hermon or Bangor, Maine

This campground started in 2000 on what was once 19 acres of farmland so that is why all the street names are named after vegetables that were grown on the farm.  Shaded and open sites 75 of them but it sure looks like there were more.  The campground was about 80% full the night we stayed here in mid September.  It cost us $28 with a Good Sam discount and a $1.00 for internet.  The campground is not for tenters mostly for RV’s with showers, laundry facilities, fax machine, internet, electric, water, sewer, cable, dump station.  The small restaurant next to the campground (Hermon Family Restaurant) just recently opened up again with home cooked meals which was very good.  There are a number of snowbirds that stay here for the summer months from Texas and Florida and quite a few Canadians.  Bangor is the center of the Down East and campers do use this as a base to travel to a variety of different tourist sites.  Checkin was friendly, fast and easy and what I really liked is that they have typed out directions on small strips of paper on a board to everything that you can take.  Good stay and we stopped here because of recommendations from another camper that we met and also park reviews.  Since we had been in the north woods of Maine for two weeks without utilities we appreciated a night with it.  Great for a lengthy stay or a one night just passing through stay.  Opened May 1 – October 15. 

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  Funny thing happened when the waitress was waiting on us at the restaurant George was taking a long time to decide on what kind of pie he wanted.  So she said to me do you want to order now or wait until your Dad orders.   George of course says he didn’t hear it and I had a good chuckle for the rest of the night!  George with his no hair and white hair – she must of thought he was 90.  Ha Ha!

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Friday – September 25 – Paul Bunyan Campground – Bangor, Maine – Cost $26.  This campground is conveniently located off I95 on Union Street.  There are 52 shaded and sunny sites with some pull thru’s  30 & 50 amp service, water, electic, sewer, dump station, restroom, showers, childrens play area, rec hall, large pool, camp store, lending library.  Good for touring the Maine “Down East” areas and Bangor itself.  Campfires are allowed.  This campground is convenient to everything in Bangor – it is a small campground with some seasonal sites.  Nice playground and pool for children and easy and friendly checkin.

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    We passed Stephen King’s house with his black gates and birds ontop – interesting.  Went to the new super Walmart in Bangor for food shopping and also went downtown Bangor to the park where the huge Paul Bunyan Statue is.  We have seen this statue over the years and both of us believe that they must have painted it again within the past year.  Nice job on the painting – an impressive statue. Heading towards Acadia National Park tomorrow.