Duck Puddle Campgrounds — Hotel in Nobleboro

We come here every two years for weeks at a time and our stay is always pleasant. We always have a huge lobster boil for our family who lives here in Maine every time we come. In fact, one of my cousin keeps a camper here year round because the campground is so nice and family oriented. We have always been treated kindly and have never had a problem with anyone here. However, this years visit was a little off and has me questioning whether or not we will camp here again. The morning of the lobster boil my husband informed the office we had family coming to visit and even invited the ones in the office to come and join us. That night we where approached by a gentleman who flew up to our campsite on a gator (whom i later found out is the husband to the actual owners daughter). He honestly had dust and rocks flying. He stops the gator and so it goes...

Us: Hello, how are you? Male: is this vehicle with you (pointing to my brother in laws truck)? Us: yes sir Male: well are they visiting? Us: yes sir Male rudely: Well did they check in? Us: no sir, not yet. We told the office this morning we had family coming. Male rudely: Well have they even paid to be here then? Us: no sir, we didn't know they had to pay. Male rudely: Well someone needs to go pay for them and tell the office they are here..you know I like to know who is coming in and out of MY campground.

I was speechless, never have we ever been talked to so rudely by anyone at this campground. Yes, there is a sign posted visitors must check in, and my fault for assuming that letting the office know that morning we were having visitors was enough. We truly didnt know that they had to pay to visit. So i walked down to office, i was shocked at how he spoke to us and i am sure my face showed it. As I approached the office I saw the same gentleman outside as he saw me as well. So, he follows me inside and he stands beside me. So it goes...

Male: "Do they know that the speed limit on this road inside the campground is 5 mph?" And since he gestured his hand towards me, it lead me to believe he was talking about my brother in law. Me: "I am sure he does sir, but i will advise him if you feel he was speeding." Male: "We have had children almost hit by vehicles here." Me: I understand, I am sure you have, I will let him know. Male: I mean literally we have almost had children hit by vehicles here. Me: I heard you sir. I will let him know.

I am pretty sure he just wanted to show his authority towards me one more time by throwing the "speeding" part into the mix. Our campsite is not even in the busy part of the campground, infact it's at the very beginning of the campground, right after what "use to be" the guard shack. So, I have to disagree with him that anyone from my crew was speeding, especially after the way he approached our campsite with dust and rocks flying every which way and then after the way he left.

I will not give this campground a bad rating because it truly is a nice family oriented campground with lots of activity or because of one person who possibily had a bad day. But, as a paying returning camper of the camprground, he definitely should have approached and spoke to us better than what he did, especially infront of my family who had never been there before (first impressions are important and that put a bad taste in...

I had high hopes for this campground based on reviews but we were very disappointed. Our site was small, rocky and far from level. Electric wires are not secured and run along the sites, and in places where one could trip over them. The only positive aspect of the site was a nice rock fire pit.|I had to return to the office to request a map and the wifi password, and received a very sarcastic response when I asked for the password. |The interior roads are full of potholes and and rocks. People (including staff) zoom around in golf carts far above the posted speed limit raising huge dust louds which came into our camper through the screens. |The worst part was the noise. Loud music till well past midnight, obviously intoxicated people hollering (obscene language) at all hours made us stay indoors with the windows shut. I am so glad we only had reserved 4 nights! We were relieved when the weather turned stormy cancelling the bonfire.| There is only 1 bath house which is insufficient for the number of people in the park. |There is a pretty lake, but it wasn't enough to outweigh the negatives. |To top it off, they charged $50/night. I would understand if it were in the midst of a high touristy area like Bar Harbor, but it is effectively in the middle of nowhere.|We have spent the last 6 weeks exploring and enjoying Maine. There are many lovely campgrounds here. This is NOT one of them. |We will never...

We stayed in a cabin as we are not truly campers. For $150 per night I would hope for a resting spot or shelf for my luggage or phone or toiletries. Not the case. A couple of hooks behind some doors is all we had. When we arrived, there was dirty silverware in the sink. We did not use the kitchen as it wasn't a friendly place to cook, so we left the silverware there until we left. The bathroom was clean, but not well lit and the water sprayed out on the floor making it slippery. We brought our own towels as instructed, but not enough to put on the floor. There was a kitchen table with one chair. We used the table for luggage and the chair in the bathroom for toiletries and clothes/towels. The bed was ok, the futon needed help, was well worn and sketchy. Our family stayed in an RV site that was very lovely. We were with them most of the time which made staying there tolerable. The most positive thing was the staff. They were personable and helpful with their son (?) attending to many in the campground with firewood and care. Upgrade the cabins at that price and we'd be back, otherwise, we'll stay in town. I don't expect a TV or A/C, but I do expect more at that price. Also the loft was just not a good idea. Straight up and down ladder, two twin beds - someone will fall off of that loft and get hurt. ...