Sleeping Bear Campground & Cabin Lodging
Outdoor Wedding & Event Venue
The Bear offers the most unique and affordable outdoor event venue in Central and Northern Maine. A hidden, woodland, gem located in the heart of the Maine Highlands. Our property is a little over an hour from Bangor and 25 minutes off the interstate and is ideal for your intimate party, large reunion, weekend wedding celebration or anything in between!
You Deserve More Than a Day!
With our campground and modern cabin lodging ,located on 24 acres of Maine woodlands, you will be able to enjoy a weekend of fun with your nearest and dearest in a casual, comfortable setting close to nature.
Take Your Wedding Glamping!
Our wedding package is a weekend package that includes use of our beautiful 40×60 outdoor pavilion along with accommodations that include 5 RV/tent sites, unlimited tenting and beautiful, modern cabins that offer full amenities and accommodations for 16 to 25 people (*depends on # of cabin availability of your chosen dates) . Our weekend package runs from Friday 2pm thru Sunday 11am – after all your wedding is a special moment in your life and deserves more than just a few hours – so make the moment last and celebrate with your family and friends over a full weekend.
Spend Friday morning and afternoon decorating with friends & families. Be inspired! Our warm rustic backdrop can be dressed up or down to suit your style. Consider us a blank slate enabling you to create your own unique and custom day!
Extend your rehearsal dinner to include yard games, corn hole or horseshoe tournaments and even better sit by a bonfire catching up and reminiscing with those you hold dear beneath the stars.
Nestled in the woods, the bride and bridesmaids can sleep in one cabin, the groom and groomsman in another – both enjoying laughs, and making memories that will last a lifetime. Wake up , use the grills or a cabin kitchen and hang out having breakfast together and casually get prepared surrounded by your family & friends, for the main event— Your Wedding!
The best way to see if Sleeping Bear is the perfect venue for you is to arrange a visit. Please call Nancy at 207-242-9121 or email sleepingbearlodging@gmail.com to arrange a tour.
*A special thank you to all the photographers and couples who shared sleeping bear and have captured its special uniqueness and spirit.
We are fully booked for weddings & events weekend packages for 2023, and have a few weekend dates available for 2024. For information and to schedule a tour please call Nancy 207-242-9121
Our Event Weekend
Availability is June to the 2nd weekend of October
Our weekend package runs Friday 2pm to Sunday 11am
Our 2025 weekend package rate is
$6,500
Our 2024 season is fully booked & we are now taking reservations for 2025
AMENITIES INCLUDED
- 40X60 outdoor, open pavilion with capability to seat up to 140 comfortably (including wedding party) and still have room for dancing. Our Pavilion has electric & lights, along with adjoining covered, lighted serving area. The 6ft overhang roofing and lawn area provides additional seating space.
- A prep kitchen is available in the barn close to Pavilion for your convenience
- Utilize your own caterer or have an old fashioned family pot luck
- BYOB is allowed – if serving alcohol we require utilizing a licensed, & insured alcohol service.
- (30) 60” round tables that seat 6-8 with white linens included
- (24)Picnic table seating for 140
- 200 solid white resin folding chairs for ceremony and reception
- Adjoining lawn area and arbor for your ceremony and space for lawn games.
- Group fire pit with chairs (wood not included)
- A variety of sizes of banquet tables for serving and “Head Table”” with white or black linens included
- Bathhouse with 4 fully stocked private restrooms – no porta toilets needed! (toilet paper, paper towels & hand soap provided) Staff on site to maintain cleanliness and stocking
- Garbage and recyclable receptacles with liners – Staff on site to maintain
- BBQ grill with propane
- a variety of lawn games, that include corn hole, large Jenga & large connect four
- 4 beautiful Cabins providing overnight accommodations for up to 25 people. All cabins have full amenities (see cabin amenity sheet for details) –perfect for day of bridal suite, groomsman space, & accommodations for bride & groom on wedding night, not to mention providing the perfect atmosphere for a local weekend destination wedding for your family & wedding party.
- 5 RV sites have water & electric—Dump station on site
- Unlimited tenting ability
- Parking in upper field, staff on site to help with parking
Other Services available at additional cost:
Additional overnights for full facility or individual Cabins/RV sites -$
Propane patio heaters: $35 per heater per day
* A rental agreement signed with a $1,000 non refundable date retainer deposit will be required to reserve and hold your date. A refundable $550 security deposit and proof of purchase of Host Event Liability Insurance is required 30 days prior to event date.
Please click cabin link below for info on cabin amenities
Day rental of pavilion with no accommodations is limited with guest max amount & end timePlease call 207-242-9121 for details and rates
Day Rental includes: use of pavilion, use of pavilion grounds, 14 picnic tables, banquet tables, bathhouse, yard games & firepit. Reservations for a Saturday Rental can only be made 3 months out of required date.
