Off-grid Sunrise Cabin in the Woods

About this space
Welcome pilgrims, forest bathers and nature revelers!

Hike-in to your fully outfitted off-grid cabin and stay the night in the Maine woods enjoying magnificent views of the pine, spruce, fire and sky that encircles you. Make a bonfire and watch the stars put on a show. Bring your sleeping bag, linens, food, and musical instruments to begin your incredible Maine adventure. The woods are waiting, get on your way!

“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.”
- John Muir
The space
Amenities include: Beautiful, but humble 140 square feet cabin, wood stove, with solar lights and an outdoor covered kitchen with a 2 burner gas cook stove, granite counter top, solar patio lights, solar shower, 100 watt solar array that powers lights, USB ports and small 12v DC appliances. We decorate with battery candles to provide low ambient light. An outdoor kitchen that has the basics to prepare a camp meal on the stove or Grill hotdogs and marshmallows over the open fire. A large stone fire ring, chairs, and total privacy. 5 gallons of potable water for each night you spend is provided.

“Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.”
- George Washington Carver

There is 1 futon (you bring warm sleeping bag/bedding/NO bedding provided in this space) and A loft that has a full mattress, ideal for kids or gear. Bringing your own bedding is not optional, it's a must. We can provide towels and bedding linens for $30 per person for those traveling from a distance. The bathroom is a comfortable, hand crafted outhouse with a solar shower in the great outdoors (you bring towel). There is nothing like the freedom of an open shower under the branches of fir and spruce. Bring your sleeping bag/sheets, towel, food, knapsack and mind open to inspiration.

“Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.”
- John Muir

Minutes from Acadia, Ellsworth, Bangor, Belfast. For those who desire privacy, beauty and peace. Ideal for writers, painters, hikers, retreaters, honeymooners, romantic get-aways, photographers, nature lovers, and revelers of summer Maine fun. A quick 10 minute orientation on arrival and the forest is yours the rest of the time.

“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
- John Muir

The cabin is fully outfitted with a woodstove for heat (including firewood for your splitting enjoyment--lessons provided by request), propane stove for cooking, solar lights to illuminate the kitchen at night, small outdoor kitchen with granite counter, cookware and kitchen basics, solar lights for overhead lighting, small dining table, several canvas chairs, strong cooler for cold items, game of cards, small library, and an outhouse complete with solar shower.

“I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
-Galileo Galilei

Bringing a warm sleeping bag will enhance your stay in cool Maine nights or when the mist rolls in. The key to staying warm is closing the windows at sundown, and then feeding the fire in the woodstove. We provide hardwood, you provide the human power to get it in the wood in the stove. Splitting and hauling.

There is no WIFI, microwave, oven, TV, game station, refrigerator, ice maker, dishwasher, jungle gym, slot machine, baby changing table, electric car charger, etc. This is a cabin in the woods to get away from those trappings.

Blueberry season: mid-July to mid-August
Lobster season: all summer and fall
Garden basket season: August-October

A small cabin in the woods, to contemplate the daily musings of a Maine vacation, make coffee in an outdoor kitchen, make an outdoor fire under the stars. This cabin is ideal for those who want to travel around and see Maine’s attractions: Acadia National Park, drive by Steven King’s house, and take a tour, stroll the coastal towns, Kayak the ponds, lakes, rivers and sea, eat seafood and other Maine delicacies. And have the comfort of your own private woods cabin to settle in at night.

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.”
- Henry David Thoreau

Come experience what Thoreau discovered. He did it and so can you.
Guest access
You have access to the surrounding woods on our property and the parking that is at the base of the trail (the trailhead). The parking area is gravel. The cabin is 600 feet from the parking area.

Mileage and time:

Mt Desert 23 miles/33min
Belfast 29 miles/41 min
Bangor 20 miles/32 min
Ellsworth 12 miles/17 min
Blue Hill 19 miles/26 min
Castine 23 miles/33 min
Other things to note
$30 pet fee per pet. (Per 3 night stay/ $10 a night per pet).
$60 2 pets (3 nights)
$90 3 pets (3 nights)
$120 4 pets (3 nights)

We are pet friendly. However, we do not accept all pets. Send a request to bring your friendly, well-trained, well-behaved pet. Please include breed/name/history/good pet report to get approved. We do not discriminate against large dogs. We have large dogs. Your dog will be expected to meet me and my dogs and interact appropriately. If your dog cannot do that, it is not welcome. Do not bother to inquire. We do discriminate against mean, biting, untrained and misbehaving ones.

Also, Maine is very dog friendly. There are few places you can’t take your pet.