Please note the northbound lanes of I-295 between Topsham and Gardiner will be closed until the end of August. The Bowdoinham and Richmond southbound on-ramps may be closed as work crews prepare for the full closure. Northbound traffic will be routed on and off the newly rehabilitated southbound lanes via temporary crossovers. Southbound drivers can take Route 201 for local destinations or the Maine Turnpike/I-95 for Portland and points south. During the summer, northbound peak travel times are Friday afternoons and evenings and regular weekday commuting hours.

Take I-295N. Go 26 miles. Take exit 28 for Coastal Rte/US-1 toward Bath and Brunswick. Merge onto US-1 and follow US-1 for approximately 49 miles.

Follow Rt. 1 north though Rockland down Main Street. Go approximately 1 mile and turn right at lights by Littlefield Baptist Church on Waldo Avenue. Samoset Resort entrance is ½ mile on right

Alternate directions

95 North to Gardiner exit 102. Turn LEFT onto Rt 126 (Lewiston Rd), follow Rt 126. Turn LEFT on  Rt 201 (Maine Ave). Turn RIGHT onto bridge, turn RIGHT onto Water Street. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto Rt 226, continue to follow Rt 226. Turn RIGHT onto Rt 17. Continue to follow Rt 17 Turn LEFT on Rt. 90 (West Rockport) and follow until it reconnects with Rt. 1. Turn RIGHT at this light onto Rt. 1 south. At this point you are 4 miles north of the Samoset. Follow Rt. 1 south, At the fifth light turn LEFT onto Waldo Avenue, you will pass Home Depot on the right and Walmart on the left. (Tim Horton’s is on the right at the fifth light) The Samoset entrance road is ½ mile down Waldo Avenue on the RIGHT.

From Augusta, ME: (45 mins.)

From Bangor, ME: (75 mins.)