About Camden
Camden is a small unincorporated community in central Maine.
Officially, Camden is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.77 square miles.
📰 Camden News Today
- Camden Summer Sounds free concert series presents: Once An Outlaw Boothbay Register · Aug 18
- Camden suspends paid parking for rest of season newscentermaine.com · Jul 22
- Behind the scenes of Camden town manager ousting Bangor Daily News · Aug 13
- The Banquet, Camden, Maine (2023.) by Cig Harvey - For Sale Artsy · Aug 8
- Paul F. O'Brien Obituary (2026) - Camden, ME - McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield Legacy obituary · Aug 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Camden Unique
- One of 14 places in the US named Camden — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Camden
📍 Athearns Corner📍 Carvers Corner📍 Clarks Corner📍 Drake Corner📍 Ducktrap📍 East Union📍 Grants Turn📍 Lake City📍 Melvin Heights📍 Payson Corner📍 Simonton Corners📍 Slab City📍 South Hope📍 Stevens Corner📍 Townhouse Corner📍 Youngtown
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Camden
- Graffam Brothers Seafood Market — seafood
- Lobster Pound — regional
- Long Grain — asian
- McLaughlin's Lobster Shack — seafood
- Peter Ott's on the Water — seafood
- Salt Wharf — pasta
- Sea Dog Brewing Co. — american
- Bagel Cafe (café)
- Blue Sky Cantina
- Calderwood Hall — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Conway House Museum · Museum
- North Haven Historical Society · Museum
- North Haven Museum · Museum
- Curtis Island Lighthouse · Museum
- Indian basket · Museum
- Islesboro sailors memorial · Museum
- Knox Mill Museum · Museum
- Mary Meeker Cramer Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Camden
- Camden Hills State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fernald's Neck Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- A.W. Smith Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Appleton Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bald Mountain Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Barrett's Cove Beach reviews ★
- Beauchamp Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Breezemere Park reviews ★
- Broad Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Camden Amphitheater reviews ★
- Cramer Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Camden
- Appleton Village School
- Camden Hills Regional H S
- Camden-Rockport Elementary School
- Camden-Rockport Middle School
- Hope Elementary School
- Islesboro Central School
- Lincolnville Central School
- North Haven Community School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.77 sq mi
Coordinates44.2138, -69.0685