Lots To Do at Beautiful Lakeside Resort - Highlights

Name: Highlights | Lots To Do at Beautiful Lakeside Resort | Bridgton, Maine Hotels & Resorts
Brand: RealAdventures
Price: 85 $85

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Bridgton is a great place for people who want to "get away from it all". Just a short, day-time trip from almost 1/4 of the U.S. population, Bridgton brings back the peace and tranquility of yesteryear, with its 18th and early 19th century homes, its public beaches, hiking trails, and quaint antique and specialty stores. It has a beautiful but challenging 18-hole golf course, plus several other 18-hole courses within 20 minutes of its downtown. The lakes, ponds, and streams provide excellent fishing for anglers plus quiet waterways for canoes and kayaks. There are many hills and mountains to hike, and a newly-created downtown park with hiking trails includes scenic views for those who want to get out and enjoy Mother Nature's beauty.

Wintertime, too, brings plenty to do in Bridgton. Home to Shawnee Peak, with 47 trails and the largest night-skiing in New England, the area offers much outdoor fun. The newly-refurbished and well-groomed snowmobile trails take sledders through woods, fields, glades, and mountainsides for unsurpassed views. This is not the place for fast, reckless racing, but rather a family trail system with "snowmobiling for the civilized". The multi-use trails also host cross-country skiers and sled-dog teams, and the annual Winter Carnival and Mushers Bowl sled dog races bring thousands of people out to enjoy the crisp days of winter.

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Summer activities include swimming in the clean, clear waters of Highland Lake from the resort's large sandy beach. Alongside the beach, a long dock with bench seating lets parents watch their children in the water, or provides a great place to "catch some rays".

From April through October, perhaps you want to take out one of the resort's free row boats, canoes, or pedal boat for awhile. The lake is teaming with large- and small-mouth bass, brown trout, lake trout (touge), white and yellow perch, hornpout, and pickerel. Temporary fishing licenses are available intown, or online through our web site. And nothing beats the view of the lakeside foliage from a canoe on a crisp, autumn morning! Less water-oriented? Try out our tennis court (balls and racquets available) or the lawn games. Play some badminton, volleyball, football, or soccer.

If the weather's not cooperating, or winter is here, you can use the ping pong table, billiard table, and foosball in the game room, or pamper yourself in our Spa and Fitness Center. There's plenty for people of ALL ages to do at the Resort all year!

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115 No. High St., Bridgton, Maine 4009

#1) From Portland, ME: Take Route 302 west. Go through Windham, Raymond, Casco, then Naples. When you get to Bridgton, proceed to the SECOND traffic light. (Yes, the town now has a NEW traffic light at the new Hannaford grocery store!). At the second light (by the Food City grocery store), you must take a left to continue on Route 302. Do so. Our facility is approximately 1.2 miles from the light, just on the other side of town. We are on the right. Look for the big green sign that says Highland Lake Resort.

#2) From Maine Turnpike
From the South: Take Maine Turnpike to Exit 48 (Formerly Exit 8, Westbrook). Take right when leaving tollbooth area and go through 2 lights. At third light, take left onto Route 302. From there, follow directions in #1 above.

From the North: Take Exit 63 (Formerly Exit 11, Gray). After leaving turnpike, take left onto Route 115, heading towards Windham. Approximately 10 minutes later you'll come to Route 302 intersection in Windham. Take right and head on Route 302 west for approximately 30 minutes to Bridgton. Follow directions above from traffic light. (You can also bypass traffic between Portland and Westbrook by coming this way from the South as well.)

#3) From Central and Northern New Hampshire: Follow Route 302 east into Fryeburg, Maine. Approximately 10 miles after Fryeburg, you'll cross the Moose Pond Causeway, with water on both sides and Shawnee Peak looming on the right. We're located approximately 5 miles after the causeway on the left. Look for the big green sign that says Highland Lake Resort.

#4) From Southern New Hampshire or Massachusetts south: Follow Interstate 95 into Maine, continuing up the Maine Turnpike to Westbrook, and following directions under #2 above.

Or, follow Route 16 from the Spaulding Turnpike up to Conway, NH, then cut across Route 113 to Route 302 headed East. Continue as listed under #3 above.