Rent KLT's Solar Powered Eco-Cabins at the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary!

*** The Wakefield Cabins are now available for booking in 2025. Please use the Hipcamp link above.

The Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary has two historic cabins available for rent. Both cabins were renovated by the Maine Cabin Masters crew. Eco-cabin 1 was featured in Season 3 of the DIY TV show. For more information, visit the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary page.

To make reservations: Book with us through HipCamp. KLT members receive a 10% discount, members please call 207-377-2848 to receive the discount code.

 

Guests will enjoy a rustic, eco-friendly, Maine camp experience on the shore of Cobbossee Stream in West Gardiner, Maine. This is a special place, easily accessible to Maine’s population centers, yet it offers the solitude and relaxation of a much more remote location. The Wakefield family enjoyed these cabins for over 100 years and we are pleased to share the camp experience with the community and visitors to Maine.

We will accept reservations for a minimum two-night stay during the 2025 rental season: May 23 through October 15.

Sleeping:

Each cabin has two double beds upstairs. You must bring your own bedding. You are also welcome to bring sleeping pads to sleep up to 6 people in each cabin.

Access:

The cabins are only accessible by foot, about a quarter mile walk down a camp road from a small parking area (2 cars per cabin maximum). Luggage carts are provided to wheel luggage to and from the cabins, but please bear in the mind the road is somewhat steep, so pushing heavy luggage back up the hill may be a challenge.

Amenities:

  • The cabins are solar powered to run lights, small plug loads (think charging phones NOT running hair dryers or heaters), and to run the greywater pump system

  • There is a propane range for cooking

  • The kitchen has basic cook ware (pots, pans), dishes, soap, and cleaning supplies.

  • There is a hand pump with sink that pulls non-potable water from the pond for doing dishes. You must bring drinking water.

  • There is an indoor composting toilet

  • Canoe with PFD’s and paddles, however you may want to bring your own PFD’s, especially for kids.

  • There is a dock at each cabin for swimming and/or launching a canoe (and there is a canoe!)

  • There is a primitive fire pit with firewood that you can use IF THERE IS NO FIREBAN in effect. Do NOT leave fires unattended for any time period!

  • There are propane heating stoves, however these stoves are very finicky and oftentime don’t work. Therefore, we don’t guarentee that they will work and you should plan on there not being heat.

Things to keep in mind:

  • Carry in- Carry out: We ask that you use the same principles here as when you are camping: what you carry in, you carry out (all trash, etc).

  • No fireworks or sparklers of any kind permitted, and no smoking anywhere in or near the cabins.  Fire dangers can be high in certain seasons and these items are not permitted for use.

  • There are neighbors and sound carries easily across the pond. Please do not play loud music or otherwise be excessively loud. This is a place to enjoy natures sounds!

  • DO NOT leave fires unattended

  • Please leave the cabins like you found them! We are a non-profit organization with limited capacity to manage these cabins (these are not AirBNB’s). Our price reflects this.

Checklist for Campers to bring:

  • Bedding

    • Sleeping bags

    • Sheets/blankets

    • Pillows

    • Air mattress/sleeping pad/cot, if you need extra sleeping areas beyond 2 beds

  • Activity

    • Kayaks

    • Paddleboards

    • Fishing Poles

    • Bug spray** This area can be quite buggy . Bring everything you usually use for bugs and consider long pants/long-sleeved shirts and a head net.

    • Sunscreen

    • Board games

    • Playing cards

    • Books

    • Headlamp or flashlight for back-up, if you need more light to read, etc.

  • Personal

    • Toilet paper (a small amount is in cabins)

    • Towels/washcloths for washing

    • Bathing Suit

    • Soap

    • Tooth brush/tooth paste

    • Other personal items

  • Cooking

    • Water jugs for drinking/cooking

    • Coolers/ice

    • Containers for food storage


All revenue from the cabins will support the long-term maintenance of the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary, KLT programming including future workshops with guest artists, writers, and scientists, and the Kennebec Land Trust’s goals to protect wildlife habitat and water quality, provide low-impact recreation opportunities, and preserve local heritage and culture.