Allow us to reintroduce ourselves; we are the Rubys of ‘Rubys on the Road’. The blog posts will be slowly coming back after about an 18 months hiatus. Did we stop doing what we do? Nope. Did we just run out of free time to write about them? Yup. We aren’t big on social media but we tried to keep that updated with most of our Maine adventures, but finding time to write and publish posts has been on the lower half of the parenting priority list. A couple things that have remained steady over the last year and half is the website traffic and also the constant comments of “why don’t you post anymore?”. Never did we ever imagine so many would follow along or use the information as a resource in the ways people have. We were even recently featured on “Maine Environment: Frontline Voices,” the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s podcast: Listen Here. So we figured with this camping season it was time to come out of writing retirement.

What better way to bring the blog back than a return trip to a place we’ve gotten the most heat about over the years. You might have read our Sebago Lake State Park post back in 2019. We don’t often reread our old posts but when we do, gosh it’s enjoyable. So looking back, we were a bit tough on one of Maine’s most popular state parks. We had told ourselves that we probably wouldn’t return to camp here until the girls were older (middle schoolish) but when planning our annual 4-5 camping trips, we wanted to camp closer to home for the first one. Talk about spoiled, we dragged our feet to stay somewhere for a long weekend that tourist come from all over to visit and often max out the two-week reservation limit. You may disagree, but we would still only camp here based off available waterfront campsites.

We did have the best Memorial Day weekend and zero complaints. But 75% of that had to do with our amazing site (11!) and the other 25% was the freakishly warm May weather we had. In all the years we’ve swam or spent time on Sebago Lake, this was the earliest we’ve gone in the water. You may be wondering, why return with a post about Sebago? Well, we just want it to be known that we think it’s a really great park, but still most of that is determined by where you park a trailer or pitch your tent. Honestly, your site is the biggest determining factor on your experience. Not counting the precious time with your loved ones! This may not be true for others, who want amenities like water or power hookups. Our site was sandwiched between a semi-private beach with lake access and a playground. It was a home-run!

We do want to circle back to some comments from 4 years ago. The staff here have a heavy lift that doesn’t compare to the other 11 state park campgrounds. There was a sign when we checked in that said “we are processing over 150 reservations today.” The lady who checked us in this time could not have been nicer at 7:30pm on a Friday night and with a sign like that, she was clearly exhausted. Looking at the line stacked behind us, it was hard not to jump behind the counter and help. The burden of this park staff is just built differently, so please have patience. We certainly have a better understanding now.

So, will we be back before the girls hit 6th grade and want to be with their friends more than us? Sure, if we can score shorefront property. Camping at Sebago lives up to all the hype if you are one of the few who are able to stretch your legs and have a little privacy by the water, otherwise, we have some other spots in Maine that might be a better fit.

Link to Campground Fees
Link to Campsite Photos

We stayed at site 11: