I'm 47 years old and I grew up camping from the age of 5 to 30 in East Douglas, Massachusetts. Now,…read moreI am married and have three sons and we owned an adorable cottage on Post Road in Wells, Maine. The only problem was they did not allow fires in the evenings so my children were inside playing video games or watching TV once the mosquitoes came out to play around 6 PM. This past summer, my husband and I decided we don't want "cottage kids" we want "camping kids." We sold our cottage, bought a camper, and found the perfect home and Moody Beach Campground with manager Rick and his team. I don't know where to begin with the compliments for Rick and his entire staff. They are helpful, kind, friendly, loving, and they made us feel like we belong to part of the family that has been created at this amazing campground. Examples of this include, when I had packages delivered directly to the campground, because our primary home is in Washington DC, I was either notified about the packages immediately or they were literally dropped off at my site. Another example is when my new babysitter was NOT watching my young toddlers, two and three years old, swimming with floaties in the pool, instead she was on her cell phone texting. One of the cleaning people, brought it to my attention on the QT and I cannot thank her enough because ultimately she could've saved my children's lives by giving me this information. I was so PROUD to have guests come to my site to experience the family like atmosphere that Moody Beach Campground provides. At night, someone literally drives around in the golf cart dropping off/selling wood for people who need it. They have hayrides around the clock during the weekends. They also have a bus that takes you to the beach which is a little over a mile up the street and will pick you up at the beach to take you back. Not to mention, there are a ton activities for the kids, and amazing playground, a huge super clean pool, and the list goes on and on!! In conclusion, if you are looking for a place to call "HOME" for the summer or simply home for a weekend, or a week or two, look no further!!! If I were ever to hit the lottery for millions of dollars I would give a huge chunk to Rick (and Christy - she's sooooo awesome, and his entire team, especially the loving and friendly women who clean the cottages) because he is every camper's dream-come-true manager!!! Thanks Rick for your unrelenting kindness, for all your smiles, hellos, and help!!! #RickRocksMoodyBeachCampground

Arrived late August for a six night stay. First site was super tight with tall trees. You park one…read morebehind each other. Like a pull thru with a drive way down the middle. The staff were very nice. They have a heated pool however we never used it. It's in a great location in wells, behind a huge mini golf course which was always packed. Gas station and grocery store down the street.

This is such a nice place with a comfortable warm and beautiful atmosphere. The grounds have a…read moregreat assortment of trees and nice landscaping touches and other decorative features and the owners Tonja, Sam, Don & Darlene, who live there, are friendly, helpful and accommodating. And they are so very much in the process of adding to and improving the place (they bought it recently). From the clean, bright Salt water swimming pool to the excellent bath house to the friendly vibe among residents, this is a great find in the world of RV campgrounds. Also, located between the very happening, amenity-laden big town of Biddeford and the legendary historic Kennebunk, with beautiful beaches just miles away, the location is gold!!

We are new to the park this year. We've lived in this area for many years and have watched it go…read moredownhill over that time. The new owners are absolutely wonderful people and we are thoroughly impressed with the way they are taking care of things and bringing it back to life. Hope to have many years of wonderful adventures here with them.

We are seasonal here and absolutely love coming every summer! Can't wait for May! Pricing is…read moreoutstanding . Campground is amazingly clean. Staff enforces rules but are very gracious!

Stayed here years ago on a trip around america,this place was hands down he best run cleanest…read morefacility of any campsite we stayed at ,dont believe the cheap review people,you get what you pay for.. Big plus its next the greatest Donut shop too..

Been there going on 9 years. It's family owned and Owners and staff are very approachable and…read morealways around. The grounds are well maintained and.....there is a coffee truck and ice cream shop right outside the gate!!!!

My family and I stayed here for well over 30 years. My mom and dad had 4 different trailers here. I…read morehad my own for a few years. Years ago the fields that now have trailers and rows of roads where once strawberry fields.. yes,years ago... The Bachelders worked very hard to have one of the nicest trailer parks in wells and If not southern Maine. Mr B and Mrs B started a great summer place and Mark and Sandi with the hard work of there sons and significant others continue the charge. Reading reviews of disgruntled yelpers all I can say is read your contract before signing it. There's no hidden agenda. Everything is spelled out and always has been on how the park is and how its run. It's a family park and a friendly park. If people dont abide by the rules then they will be delt with in the best way possible. As I remember alcohol was the only thing I can remember over the 30 years I was there that caused problems but where delt with professionally and swiftly by park management. When your in a trailer setting like beach acres and your a seasonal or daily renter you have to be respectful and neighborly to all around you. They have camp rules for a reason. To make things nice for all involved. In mine and my famlies 30 plus years there we met fantastic people and we gained lifelong friends and that even included the wonderful people who run Beach acres. They have a great business because generally there's a waiting list to get in there. Unfortunately my folks passed last year but the best days of my parents lives as well as my extended family was at beach acres. We have the best memories ever.They had rules then and my whole family abided by them whether it was for a day,a weekend,a week or a whole season. I'm glad we had the privilege of doing business with such a great family business. My parting comment to yelpers if you want to go here for however long.....know the rules and fully read and understand there contract if your a seasonal renter. There's no hidden secrets..Its just pretty straight forward... 3 sets of my extended family where seasonal renters and we never once had a issue or a problem. because we knew there contract and we new the park rules. It's a beautiful place to get a way and make great memories....Go and have fun ! And be respectful !!! PS..The store and office staff where always the friendliest and best !

The campsite too is unkept and one bathhouse hasn't been cleaned for a long period of time. It…read moreappears the construction was never completed. Don't buy a cabin nor stay at this campsite.

We have vacationed here for over 25 years This is our…read morefavorite resort In the outdoor world campgrounds Good home base for touring the scenic area. Lots of traffic in the area most of the time Best to use the trolley system for getting around Van ride to Footbridge beach for one dollar 50 Cents Best Way to get to the ocean and enjoy the day Children are free

They don't answer reservation requests or return phone calls. I guess they don't need customers?…read moreNot sure why they even have a website.

Customer Service. Web page says they will call you back, even if the Park is closed. We tried…read morebooking several RV'er here 10 months before our trip. This was in the middle of a 2 month trip and we simply needed an answer, so we could make other arrangements if we couldn't get in. I called and emailed Red Apple 3-4 times a week. Silent for 6 months. Then when they finally returned calls, they did t go in order received. One friend got a call and got a poor site, with his first call to them two months after all of our calls. When they did call back,the woman was incredibly rude. She offered me the only site available and said, "we have regular returning customers", who we book earlier than our normal calendar and they book a year in advance. This would have been nice to know. My discussion with this woman, wasn't about the site, but was how they advertise. She wanted to argue and could only repeat that she was NOW returning my call (months later and weeks after the park was open) and said "take it or leave it. Traveling with 5 others, we had to leave it and found an amazing RV Park a few miles away. The employee there welcomed all of us. What a contrast. Especially after booking at 25 other rv Parks on this trip. I had heard this is a nice park. I don't doubt that, but what a disappointment. No zero's available for this park, but def zero for their reservations and favoritism system.

10 days in the Maine woods and minutes to the beach- perfect!…read moreThe Trolley to beach stops right out front- easy, no beach parking issues. Pat and Mike are wonderful- thank you.

We stayed here the last few days of June '13. The…read morereservation process: Easy - Called the phone number, talked to a lady who took down my CC number and immediately charged me for the first night. The location: Not as far from Wells Beach as the maps make you think it is. Yes, there are campgrounds that are closer, but not by much... and then the reason we picked this was because those closer ones were all booked! The campground, in our opinion looked like a trailer park if you look at it from the gates/road. We sat in our car and contemplated on what we are getting into for a few minutes! The checkin process: Was hilarious. The caretaker/owner is ex-military... and he will make it known to you. He's very friendly... not charming, but very straightforward and thorough in explaining the rules and ways to contact him! His weather report was spot on (and contradictory to what the news channels forecasted... he attributed that to - his days in the army!) Anyway... after about 15 minutes of smalltalk we finally got our access card, got to know our camp site location, and we were on our way. The site: We got site #92. It was one of the more remote sites AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! So, the camp/tent sites are at the far end of the campground - which was fine with us (being as far away from the trailers as possible). Maybe it was the heavy rains the night before and the fact that it was to rain that night, but there were just two more occupied tent sites... the rest of them were open. The camp site does indeed have a great tree cover and the site is perfectly level. We noticed the water runoff patterns from the night before and set up tent keeping that in mind. The noise level: Other than the train that rumbled by the first night (and it seemed distant), there was minimal traffic noise. There are bugs... big, persistent mosquitoes. But I wouldn't hold that against them... That's what I've had to deal with in MainE! The things that we weren't happy about: 1. The bathroom/toilets are TINY! I mean, a 6' 2" person's knees would be jammed against the door if you were using the toilet... and you'd graze your elbows if you didn't tuck your arms in while turning around in the shower! They were clean for sure, but the size of the facilities makes me wonder if it was designed for Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. 2. The fireplace was a hole in the ground lined with a metal circle. This after how the caretaker bragged about not having to put the fires out at night because his fireplaces are awesome... was a disappointment. Add to that the fact that the wood we got from the office was expensive AND DAMP! I had to use a whole box of fire starter pieces (from Kittery Outlets) to get a smoky burn going the next night! I'd stay here again for the well maintained, level, soft pine grounds and the tree cover... but I hope they renovate their bathrooms accommodate taller adults!

Great campground. Very quiet, clean, great size and fairly private and best of all reasonable…read more Owners are very nice and accommodating. Stayed on weekdays. Would definitely recommend.

The place is clean, not loud. Trailer spaces are great. Big. Not on top of each other like other…read morecampgrounds. Has music on the weekends and even 2 teens loved it. People running it are great! It's in an out of the way place, not a waterslide, pool, kid ride place. But a really nice campground you can actually " camp" in. Best secret around!

This location is affordable for the area. Everyone is pleasant and helpful including your…read moreneighbors. Most trailers and annual campers and park year round commuting up for weekends. I am confused reading some of the 1reviews tho. Yes everyone is very close together but it works for the area. Pool is decent and there is so much to do close by: Drakes beach is a short drive or bike ride($5/hr parking) and Wells Nat'l Estuarine is a must for nature lovers. Great biking trails near by...I bike everywhere even to Kennebunk. Showers are free and private. Laundry room is available and well maintained as is the restroom. Never an issue with the septic for the trailer. Campfires are allowed. WiFi is definitely the worst, not enough band with for the capacity-don't expect much-I use my hot spot. Sad to read the poor reviews but it's also a campground not the Waldorf Astoria.

Oh geez where do I begin. SWAMP SIDE NIGHTMARE…read more the "river" is a 5 foot wide mud trench on the side of a major roadway and train track. Blocked by 20 feet of overgrown brush. Don't look! It's a mosquito breeding site. Quiet time is 11 but the train blows all night. "BE QUIET THE TRAINS COMING" First of all, the man in the office is so rude and unprofessional he should be fired immediately. And if he is the owner, he has no business working with families. No soap in the bathroom No hot water in showers Actually there's no hot water lines going to showers, that building was put there so he meets handicapped requirements by the state. A ramp leading to a shower. But they never even put a hot water line in. The kids were swimming in the pool, my step daughter grabbed ahold of the saftey line and it broke. He drove his golf cart over to our site and complained about it like she did it on purpose. She's seven.. I had to talk to him in a "good dog" voice to make him leave. "It's okay to be frustrated sir she's just a kid" literally... He finally grunted and drove away. Then he tied the "safety" rope back together and put it back and called it a day. SO SAFE Then he'd drive back and forth giving us the stink eye stopping to say he didn't approve of the twisted tea cans on the picnic table. "Im concerned about the alcohol". We were on vacation and we're drinking malt. Minding our own business. Nothing in the rules about that. He had just decided he didn't like us I think. The campsites are super small. Leaving barely any room for tents and truck, yet you're charged 60/night. He comes over AGAIN and says "you know someone will be arriving for that campsite right " in a very rude tone. No hello or anything. how would we know that? He asks us to move our truck to the site across from ours. So we do, and get a bolt in our tire. If I was more bitter I'd say the jerk did it on purpose. The playground is covered is small sharp stones and I told my husband that I think it's because he hates children. And enjoys listening to them cry. He's a monster Don't go here Oh and a bag of ice is 5 bucks, but he's never in the office to sell it to you, so you best go to Cumberlands. Our family had a wonderful time camping out, going to old orchard beach, salmon falls, and cascade falls, but SWAMP SIDE NIGHTMARE had no part in our wonderful time. Or the nightmare people who stayed there. Thanks for reading.

AWSOME camp I have been coming here with my family since I was 3,everyone if friendly.Love the…read moreowner she is very friendly.great pool and overall AWSOME place

Love this campground. Best one I've ever been to, it's…read morealways fun to come up here during summer.