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Hog Island Plan Your Visit

Lodging on Hog Island

Enjoy the “Maine camp” experience in Hog Island’s historic camper quarters.

Hog Island Audubon Camp opened in 1936, and most of the buildings on the island pre-date camp. We have worked hard over the years to preserve the historic, rustic charm of the Hog Island camper quarters. You will get the classic ‘Maine camp’ experience that has drawn visitors to the island for well over 100 years.   

Standard Lodging  
Your registration fee includes a standard shared room (a double with 2 twin beds) and a shared bathroom. You will only be housed with one other person (with the exception of large Family Camp groups). Most of our guests will stay in our dorm-style housing in either the Porthole or Queen Mary buildings. If you are traveling with someone else, you will let us know in your registration form and you will be housed together. If you are traveling alone, you will be assigned a roommate. Don’t be scared! Many friendships have blossomed on Hog Island between roommates who started the week as strangers!  

Upgraded Lodging  
There is a limited number of upgraded accommodations available for an additional cost. Two upgrade options are a single room for solo travelers or a room with a private bath for two people traveling together. There are no single rooms with private bathrooms available. The Blackburnian, Guillemot, Eider, and Osprey rooms all have 2 twin beds and a full private bathroom. The Helm has a queen bed, day bed, and full private bathroom.   

Single Room
If you choose this upgrade option, you will have your own room in the Porthole Lodge or the Queen Mary, with a shared bathroom.

This classic Maine lodge, immediately adjacent to Porthole Cove, has two stories with 10 double rooms and four singles, a reading room, and front deck. Shared bathrooms are on each floor. Each bathroom has 3 sinks, 2 shower stalls, 2 toilet stalls, and an additional private room with a sink and toilet attached to the common bathroom.  All beds are twin size (double rooms have two twin beds). For Family Camp and Teen Camp we offer a couple of rooms that have 3 beds. Private room upgrades are located in the Porthole Lodge.

Additional bathrooms and a women's shower are located in a nearby separate bathhouse. 

Originally a ship's chandlery, the first floor of this late 1800’s building is a museum with collections of local birds, mammals, and minerals. The second floor has five double rooms, two bathrooms, and two shower rooms. Each bathroom is a separate small room with a sink and toilet, and the showers are in individual rooms off the main hall as well. Additional bathrooms and a women's shower are located in a nearby, separate bathhouse. The second floor of the Queen Mary also has a small sunroom with an adjacent deck, which offers great views of the bay. The third floor (loft) has a sleeping space for six women and includes a bathroom and shower.

All beds in the Queen Mary are twin size (double rooms have two twin beds). 

The outermost lodging along the trail to the wilderness part of Hog Island, the Crow's Nest, renovated in 2010 and again in 2015, is a three-minute walk from the Bridge and Fish House. There are three private rooms with private bathrooms: the Eider, Blackburnian, and Guillemot. The "Puffin" room has a private half-bath (sink and toilet). The other three rooms have 3 to 5 beds each, including adult bunk beds. No rooms have double beds. Some rooms have ocean views. There are chairs outside that provide a magnificent view looking down Muscongus Bay to the open sea. There is a large common bathroom with toilet and shower stalls and several sinks. 

Private rooms have private entrances, and the shared bathroom rooms and "Puffin" room have a single entrance from the front of the cabin.

This small, private cottage sits on the shore of Porthole Cove. The Helm sleeps two or three, has a sitting room, private bathroom, and large deck overlooking Porthole Cove. This is the only lodging on Hog Island with a queen bed and the sofa can serve as an additional bed.