Ark - Gull Pond home with walk in area to the water

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A two-story house with a green roof, surrounded by a grassy yard and trees with autumn foliage.
A wooden deck with red Adirondack chairs overlooking a lake.
A lakeside walkway with a wooden deck and a metal railing.
A spacious cabin interior with a dining area, kitchen, and a fireplace.
A wooden cabin interior with a kitchen, dining area, and a ceiling fan.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Firepit available
    One of the few properties with a dedicated outdoor firepit.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer/dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • High-speed internet
  • Onsite parking available

Explore the area

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Rangeley, ME
  • Place, Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Rangeley Lake
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Saddleback
    ‪21 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 16)

Main Floor - Main Lodge

2 Single Beds

Main Floor - Newer Addition

1 Single Bunk Bed

Upper Level - Main Lodge

2 Single Beds

Upper Level - Main Lodge

1 Queen Bed

Upper Level - Main Lodge

2 Single Beds and 2 Single Bunk Beds

Upper Level - Newer Addition

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms

Main Floor

Toilet · Shower only

Main Floor

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Main Floor

Toilet

Upper level

Toilet · Shower only

Upper level

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

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About the area

Rangeley

Located in Rangeley, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum and Wilhelm Reich Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Saddleback and Mrs. Duley Glades. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, and don't miss out on the sledging and snowmobiling.
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Rangeley, ME

What's nearby

  • Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum - 4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Rangeley Lake - 7 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Mooselookmeguntic Lake - 17 min drive - 21.1 km
  • Saddleback - 21 min drive - 19.6 km
  • Sugarloaf Ski Resort - 48 min drive - 53.9 km

Getting around

  • Augusta, ME (AUG-Augusta State) - 113 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sarge's Pub & Grub - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Looney Bin - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Parkside & Main - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Black Pearl - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Rangeley Hideaway - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Ark - Gull Pond home with walk in area to the water pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ark - Gull Pond home with walk in area to the water?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Ark - Gull Pond home with walk in area to the water?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ark - Gull Pond home with walk in area to the water?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Ark - Gull Pond home with walk in area to the water located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Rangeley Lake. Rangeley Lakes Trails Center and Cascade Stream Gorge Trail are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 43 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Family Space

Beautiful view, lots of space, very clean, and fantastic space to enjoy family time. The team was fantastic at making sure our stay was a 5 star experience, thank you so much for your hospitality.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent property!

Great location, clean, easy check in and check out!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hunting season

Great place to stay, great location. Hunting was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Nov 2024
Thank you for the great review! We're so glad to hear you had a successful hunting trip and enjoyed the location. We hope to host you again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

5/5!!!!

We had an amazing stay at this beautiful home! The house was spotless, well-maintained, and had everything we needed for a relaxing vacation. From the comfortable beds to the fully equipped kitchen, every detail was thoughtfully taken care of.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jun 2025
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you next year :)
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

5 Stars

The Ark is always a great place for vacationing with family . We have rented the Ark for several years and never disappoints !!!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Rental for our Family

We have vacationed at the Ark many summers with our adult children and grandchildren. Many wonderful memories. We hope to return.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great views

Was large and comfortable. Pond is nice and quiet with great views. We enjoyed the pond every day.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect for large family

This was our second year renting the Ark and it did not disappoint! It's perfect for our large family to gather and have privacy. The flat lawn and the shallow sandy lake was perfect for the kids to swim safely. The sunsets can't be beat! We hope to go back here again!
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Ark

This property is in a nice location. It is very spacious and user friendly.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Excellent

This rental is perfect for a large family or group. Plenty of bedrooms and the common space is so spacious. The outdoor space is open and flat and the sandy beach is perfect for little ones. We will definitely be back!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Another Great Week

We have been coming to the Ark each summer for 10 or 12 years. The grandchildren-once toddlers-are off to college! It is the perfect spot, larger enough, close to the water, and yet quite private. The addition of a large gas grill has made cooking for our crowd even easier. We look forward to returning.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A bit of heaven

The Ark was the perfect place for our 12 person family vacation . The home is spotless and spacious . The views of the pristine lake , nightly sunsets from the house and porches are breathtaking .The beds are very comfortable . This is our 2nd year at the Ark …. It's our favorite family gathering place . Thank you to the Barako family for sharing their treasured home .
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Perfect for our family

This was our fifth summer at the Ark.With many rooms, baths, and two complete kitchens, the Ark allows us to feed a crowd, join one or two others for a game or a puzzle, canoe, kayak, swim, read to the grandchildren in the "bunk room," or find a quiet spot to catch up on our own reading. We look forward to our week each year.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Family Vacation Spot

We had a great week on Gull Pond at the Ark. There was plenty of room for 6 families. The grassy lawn, the many deck choices, and the sandy shallow beach was perfect for our little ones! We can't wait to head back next summer! Morton and Furbish has great communication as well. Highly recommend renting through them directly instead of going through a third party site.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful getaway

We had an amazing vacation here. The kids enjoyed the clear and calm water that they could walk out on safely as it stays fairly shallow for a while. We also had a great time catching many little fish from the dock and canoe. We hiked three trails all within 20mins of the house and had dinner and ice cream one night right on the Main Street. The stars were a highlight every night of our stay. Highly recommend!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We love the Ark!

This was our family's 7th summer of gathering at the Ark. It is perfect for our vacation: room for children, spouses, and grandchildren. The swimming area is great both for the teens and the toddlers. We love the loons and the sunsets, but most of all we enjoy "cousin time," good food, and a relaxing setting. We will be back.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

The Ark

This was our family's fourth year spending Labor Day weekend at the Ark. It was spectacular as always. Swimming, boating, fishing... the fun never ends. It is so wonderful to have a comfortable home to spend time with our entire family. We all look forward to another year at the Ark.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Stay

Our family would highly recommend “The Ark”. The space is massive and easily accommodates large parties. Two kitchens and two living rooms is unheard of - this rental offers that. The waterfront is also ideal with sandy bottom, weedless swimming and plenty of space. We enjoyed canoeing and fishing, lawn games and relaxation. If you’re planning a vacation for several people, this is the place to book!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Ark

Our family has thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Ark for the past three years. The home is clean and equipped with everything we need for a comfortable stay. Our children and grandchildren never have a dull moment with fishing, boating and swimming every day. This past stay was spectacular with the weather. We could not have asked for better. We hope to keep this tradition going for many years to come. Labor Day weekend 2024 here we come!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Awesome Home!!

We came for a week of ATV'n with 9 people total. Other than a gas grill, which I saw in another's review, the house lacked NOTHING! We brought our own grill :) We will schedule our next trip around the availability of this unit. Both kitchen's were fully furnished and plenty of HOT water for the showers...and plenty of room for 9-15ppl to spread out. Ample parking for 3 trucks and trailers...Cant wait to go back!!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Returning Vacationer

This is our 2nd trip to the Ark...and where we will return to again! Spacious is an understatement. We had 4 couples and a single with PLENTY of room for more....House was clean, neat, and tidy. This trip the weather got cool enough to turn on the gas wood stove in the evening which really heated the house up quick. Enough parking for 4 trucks and trailers - tight, but manageable. No complaints! Look forward to returning again....
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Excellent Vacation Home!

My family and I stayed at the Ark 1 and 2 for about 10 days. There was plenty of room for all 6 of us to spread out. It was great to have two full kitchens, two sets of washers and dryers, and two full living rooms. We had additional family staying in another rental in Rangeley and when they came over, still plenty of room for evening dinners and sitting around chatting. The view from Gull Pond is wonderful.....it was a bit too cold to enjoy the porch and dock seating but we intend to return and get some use out of those and also getting out onto the water. Plenty of dishware and bowls, etc. to cook dinners - fully outfitted. The road in was great to get some exercise on in the mornings, everyone is very friendly. Just loved staying at the Ark and are planning on staying again. The owners really have decorated and made the Ark comfortable to stay in. The furniture in the living rooms are very comfortable! Just can't say enough about how great this accommodation is!!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019
From a partner site

8/10 Good

A Good Stay with Some Disappointing Issues

My family and friends stayed in the Ark (both sides) early summer 2024 and had a great time with some issues. The Good *It's very close to the water *The water is shallow and warm. Perfect for little and big ones. *The bottom is mostly sand for quite a ways out from shore with a very gradual drop. *Less than a 10 minute drive to all the amenities in town. *The huge Great Room is an excellent gathering place. I dare say perfect. *The Morton & Furbush folks were had excellent communication and follow-up. *Beautiful pine board walls and accents through most of the place. *WiFi works well and handles a good load *The kitchens were well stocked with everything we needed. The only thing we wanted that they didn't have was a soft spatula. *The provided kayaks were great. The Bad *There are some maintenance issues. Such as a toilet that wouldn't flush as a piece was broken but replaced with a paperclip. *There were two leaks during a rainstorm that came through the ceiling. One of which we were asked to catch in a bucket. We did, but it needed to be emptied throughout one night. That put quite a damper on my following day. But they asked and it seemed like the right thing to do. *Some of the beds are exceptionally uncomfortable. The most notable example is the bed upstairs on the small side of the Ark. It's like sleeping in a bowl. *Goose poop. There is goose excrement everywhere between the building and the water. All over the lawn, the dock, the deck, etc. definitely not hygienic to go barefoot anywhere here or let little ones play without VERY close supervision. *There is no air conditioning. If high heat and humidity are a concern, you may want to consider staying elsewhere. We enjoyed our stay and may return with appropriate preparations first, such as brining our own air mattresses. Despite some concerns, the excellent communication from Morton & Furbush is definitely noteworthy.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Family Camp Week

Our three generational family have returned to The Ark each July for 10+ years. We love the bunk room for the cousins, the proximity of the swimming area, the room to play board games and do puzzles, and the two kitchens to cook family meals.We look forward to returning.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

The Ark

Our family absolutely loves the ARK - we stay in both sides as we have a large family. It fits us all with room to spare. We used the canoe and paddled around Gull Pond. The loons are fun to see and we saw deer near the house. The large dining room table fits us all for family dinners and is the best part of the day for my Dad. Down town Rangeley has great restaurants - especially Furbish - nice to sit outside! We rented ATV's and spent the day having a lot of fun. The Alpine shop and other shops have some great stuff. Overall a great vacation and a great place to stay.
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