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Albion, Maine
Men-only, clothing-optional campground and lodge in central Maine with a bar, pool and sauna
Twin Ponds Lodge is a men-only, clothing-optional campground and lodge in central Maine, about 70 miles north of Portland between Augusta and Waterville. It is a members-only space for gay men; membership is $40 a year, valid for 365 days, and is open to men 18 and over who identify and live authentically as men. Each visit also needs a day pass or a lodging booking, and membership is finalized in person with photo ID. Stays range from tent sites and transient RV sites to full-hookup RV sites, seasonal sites, travel trailers, cabins and a line of canvas Never Tents. The posted rate card starts tent sites at $59 a night and Never Tents at $119, with trailers, cabins and RV sites priced on the rates page; lodging includes the day pass. Day passes on their own run $35 standard, $45 on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays, $20 on Tuesdays, and $20 on Wednesdays for members over 65. The lodge side adds a full bar, heated pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room and lodge lounges, with trails out the back. The season runs on weekends through the end of October, with RV water on from May 1 to October 1, then two posted winter weekends, a holiday party November 20 to 22 and New Year's December 30 to January 3. The 2027 schedule is posted in December and reservations open January 15. Pets are welcome in certain cabins, trailers and tent sites with a cleaning fee, but not inside the lodge.
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