Jump and Raft was an incredible experience. For a bachelor party we stayed in one of the summer…read morecamps. The accomodations were clean, comfortable, and well above camping. Bring your bug spray... the skeeters are legit. Spent WAY too much time in the Boatsman Bar but loved every second of it. All the staff is super nice, and fun as hell. Terrible with names but the Chef is a riot, and a phenomenal cook. Greg the Rafting manager is great people (apologize for the 4 hours I talked to you about rafting, probably repeating every question haha) and his team makes the river is a legendary experience. We had Jake has a guide on the mighty West Branch Penobscot and loved every exhilarating second. Though I am sure Jake would have preferred we paddled a little harder when he asked... All in All recommend the hell out of this place. For every bad experience you may have at a small establishment, you get rewarded with a really great one. This is one of those places. Will for sure be back, and recommend anyone reading this, book immediately!!

Such a blast. My instructor Owen made sure I found my way back down safely and had a great time on…read morethe way down. I think I have a new obsession!

I thought this place was pretty stellar. We stayed 3 nights and only white water grafted. Pur guide…read morewas great, the all inclusive package which was around 250 each included 5 meals. The grounds are nice(ish) and the food was pretty yummy. Just bar food type stuff. I would suggest this place!

For my 500th - I'd like to dedicate my review to my TRW family!…read more If you know me, you'd know that I've fallen in love with whitewater rafting, but not only that, but I also fell in love with Three Rivers' Penobscot Outpost in Millinocket! I'll review the rivers individually later. But for now, I'm going to focus on the facility here. If you've been to the Forks location, you'll find that this facility is a little different in that instead of an open field for camping, there are individual camp sites. Most of the sites you'll have an out-house instead of a bathing house that you can go to. Be sure to bring your own TP! If not, you'll have to continually walk back to the main bathroom with actual plumbing in their main building. OR if you're like me, I just use the wilderness that we have available, it's called the woods/trees! Each site has a fire ring along with a picnic table. And if you can afford it, they also have yurts, bunk houses, and platform cabin tents available. Yurts have plumbing in that you get a shower and a flushing toilet. I also believe the bunk houses have this option as well. I absolutely love this facility for some reason. Might be the atmosphere. Might be the fact that I'm in love with the P'nob. Might be the fact that the staff here are AMAZING folks! They are seriously the most accommodating people I've ever met. We had a group of 4 that came up for the first time. The second time, we had a group of 16. And let me tell you, getting 16 people into a camp site is not easy, when your facility is already booked to capacity, but Tony and his crew did it! They gave us an amazingly huge site to fit all our tents and cars! Seriously, always a great time! And even better if you hit up a theme night. They have Formal Friday Karaoke nights, Saturday Skirt Nights, and I believe Tuesday Taco, Wednesday Wing (?) nights. The bathrooms are immaculately clean, I know they clean it at least 3 times a day, I know this because I've seen this! The only thing I would have them change if they could, is probably put up a privacy wall between the stalls and the showers. If that door swings open, pretty much anyone that walks by can see you change after you get out of the shower. Other than that, I have to say I seriously like that their retail store is literally adjacent to the bar/restaurant, and that you have to enter through there in order to get to the restrooms and bar/restaurant. It kind of just brings all of it together. The best part of the Three Rivers experience though are the guides. The guides are what makes TRW the best company to raft with. I've been rafting with TRW for about 4 years now and have never been disappointed. If you get a chance, request for Cody or Rhino to guide you down the river. They have the most experience with the river and will give you the ride of your life! Additionally, for all you rafters, one quick tidbit if you thought you'd be getting your lunch/dinner after your trip like you normally would in the Forks, think again if you were planning on packing a snack/lunch! You actually pull over half way through the river trip to where the campsite is where the overnights stay, and the staff makes you your lunch along the river, which includes your choice of steak, haddock, chicken, burger or veggie burger, with rice pilaf, coleslaw, 4 bean salad, and a homemade chocolate chip cookie, served with lemonade and/or iced tea. Just be careful of eating too much because you will be rafting a few more hours to complete the rest of the river! And well you also need to be able to fit back into your life jacket! Trust me, I've been there and had to readjust my PFD! And don't forget, HAVE FUN!!! The P'nob is my favorite river by far! I heart it so much, I am doing it 3 times this year alone! And it made me think about becoming a river guide next season!

This was my very first rafting. The paradox is that I was in this place 5 years ago, but I could…read morenot get on the boat because of the weather. Exactly 5 years later, I come here, to the same place, with almost the same group of friends, and the next 6-7 hours pass incredibly. I want to mention one person without whom this trip would not have been so incredible - Sean. I know that everyone says this about their guide, but they just didn't raft with Sean. Then they wouldn't say that. I will not tell you how the briefing went, how we rode the bus, etc. Nothing was interesting about it (but the instruction is essential and clear). After getting into the boat and learning all the commands (it took about 5 minutes), we were immediately thrown onto the rapids of the 5th level. These were unforgettable emotions at the very beginning of our trip. I think this is what sparked us, and we wanted more "fire and flame." In general, we sailed the first part without losses. Then there was lunch. Very tasty! The steak and rice were free! The second part was more relaxed, except for a few thresholds. On one of them, we were thrown so hard that two people and a GUIDE!!!! flew out of the boat. The rescue mission was quite successful, and in a minute, everyone was already in the boat. In general, emotions overwhelm me so much that I was ready to repeat everything immediately the next day. Unfortunately, we had to drive back to Boston. But I promise we will come back to you next year. Sean, get ready. Next time we definitely need to turn the boat over. Our entire Russian team sends you huge greetings and thanks for the unforgettable emotions! Na Zdorovie!

Group Damage Report: 5 Overboard passengers…read more1 Lost Rainbow flip flop 4+ Bumped heads 1 Dislocated thumb 7 Whitewater rafters who were disappointed that it was over \O/ \O/ Save me! _____/_\______/_\______ _ / { } ' ###\\^^^~~~\O/~~~\O/~~~~~~\O/~~~~~~~\O/~~\O/~~~ We had a super fun guide named James who purposely tipped us out of the raft on the first fall. I was only annoyed because I lost one of my Rainbows and subsequently walked around sans one shoe the rest of the day. Sigh. I liked his style of teaching, which was more of a "Let's try it and learn along the way" rather than "Practice this, practice that." In the shadow of Mt. Katahdin, we drifted down the Penobscot River on nothing more than a giant balloon. The trip started off with class 2 and 3 rapids on the lower portion of the Penobscot River. It was complete with a stop by a huge natural water slide and more rapids before lunch. There's a couple hours of drifting and really taking in the beauty of wild Maine (which was a welcome and green relief from concrete NYC), so if you know all of your raft-mates, it's slightly more pleasant. We played games and riddles for a large portion of the drifting time. Poor James got stuck with playing our games too. A BBQ lunch is provided by Penobscot Adventures and it included all-you-can-eat steak or chicken or veggie burgers, pasta salad, an AMAZING rice dish that I would gladly consume again, bread rolls, cookies, sugary lemonade, and of course, water. After lunch, we piled back onto the buses for the best part of the whitewater rafting trip - the class 5 rapids. With names like Turkey Shooter, the Exterminator, and the Cribworks, can you really go wrong? The class 5 rapids were infinitely more fun than class 3 and 4. From now on, it's 5 all the way, baby! I wonder if I can convince my friends to make this an annual trip....

Wonderful experience! I feel we definitely got value for our money; the trip was several hours, and…read morehad rapids as well as more gentle scenic stretches where we could jump in the river and float along. Staff was super friendly and enthusiastic. Highly recommend!

went on july 20th on the kennebed river with our wonderfu guide Avery awesome dude Btw.read more

Had my bachelor party here 7/26 - 7/29 and it was just simply balls to the walls awesome. There…read morewas 7 of us, most came up in my fathers 35' RV, we chose the wilderness campsite so we could rage at all hours and not be disturbed by people looking for peace and quiet, great decision! The Wilderness site is about a qtr mile from the main campground and Lodge, which was fine because we would all pile into my buddys pickup and go back and forth. The site was basically a huge field with multiple sites laid right next to the Kennebec River so it was BEAUTIFUL! Def. bring mosquito and bug deterrent (obviously) Not once did any staff member come to check on us which we loved (nothings worse than feeling monitored) RV site had electric hookups which was great for my father so he could relax away from us party animals. The lodge is fantastic, corn hole tournaments, awesome bar with GREAT craft beer! They brew their own beer at the lodge downstairs, it is very delicious. We dined at the lodge our first night after 7+ hours of driving we didn't feel like cooking. Food was A+!!!!! The rafting was very cool, we were a rowdy group to say the least, the guide was very chill and laid back as we wrestled inside the raft trying to throw each other out of the raft even in the middle of rapids (which one of my groomsmen succeeded in doing so with me, it was a rush!) Hitting each other with our paddles, the guide couldn't have been better. Older guides would have screamed at us several times, def. made the experience very memorable letting us bicker amongst ourselves and have fun! It's a total hipster ran place which makes it totally chill, we are by no means hipsters but being around hipsters is never a bad time. Everyone who worked there was cool and relaxed. Not a single complaint! Shower house was clean and water was hot. Def bring gear and supplies, if you run out you're screwed, its about 45 minutes to the closest market of any kind. You're cell phone WILL NOT WORK here!!!!! The wifi in the Lodge is REALLY strong so you can make calls in the lodge once connected, don't expect to be on your Facebook if you're camping, you will be disappointed. Awesome campground! We are doing the Penobscot next year and hopefuly we find a campground as solid as this for that trip (Northern's campground at Penobscot doesn't have electric RV hookups so we can't stay there unfortunately but will use them for the rafting for sure!) Thanks for making my big weekend everything I envisioned it being Northern Outdoors!

This place is for anyone who loves the outdoors! White Water Rafting, Hiking, Tubing down the…read moreriver, and more. What really stood out was the outstanding woodwork in the restaurant & bar. We rented the King Pine log cabin for a birthday party. It sleeps 14+! I do have pictures that I will share but the beds aren't made because we were leaving & housekeeping does all of that. We all went to breakfast at their restaurant. Delicious & huge portions. Reasonably priced as well. There's a large hot tub, game room, swimming pool & pool table. Nice cozy couches in this area as well. The staff were some of the nicest people I have ever met. This is an all season place. It is definitely worth the trip!

This campground is a great option for exploring Baxter. Park sites and cabins fill up quickly but…read morethis place had space for booking a last minute trip to hike Katahdin. It's only 10 minutes from the Park gate. The sites were spacious and well taken care of, each with a picnic table and fire ring. Almost all are close to the water -- perfect for waking up with the loons! Outhouses were clean and the staff was chill. At the main lodge you can grab a beer, hang out in the indoor/outdoor communal spaces, or go for a paddle on the lake. I'll definitely consider staying here for my next trip!

We would definitely come back here! The Rapids were super fun, and the guides were very…read moreexperienced. I was terrified, and they made me feel at ease. Ask for Mullens, he's the best.

We have been rafting with US rafting Maine for 3 years now. we have never had a bad trip!…read moreGreat guides, reasonable lodging. No reason to go anywhere else. We usually go for "big release" dates & have enjoyed the extra thrill. Pig roasts are FABULOUS when available. Nice to have food back at base when done & ready to hit the road. Michelle is fabulous when booking your reservations & most helpful.

Had an amazing time. The rapids were great, the scenery was beautiful and our rafting guide Emily…read morewas great and knowledgeable. If you're in the area please stop by.

I was here for a family gathering to celebrate my sister's 50 th birthday. Our group stayed at a…read morecouple of cabins which were very nice and convenient. We went two days in a row. The first day was the full river trip and the second day was the ultimate on the Kennebec River. Both days were excellent!! It was my and my 16 year old year's first time white water rafting. We absolutely loved it!! We had a big group, 15 people the first day, 19 the second with a large range of ages 6-65 years and mixed of experienced and non experienced. We had the same guides both days-Jackie and Steve. Not only were they great guides but they are beautiful people! Everyone in our group had a wonderful time and we spent all night reminiscing.

What an amazing trip and terrific guide (Jackie)!!!! Rapids at the start and a beautiful relaxing…read morecruise at the end. Hot lunch once we all returned from the river with good food 10 out of 10, we would/will go for an other ride next time we are up in Maine.