Colby's Cabin

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16 reviews

· Carthage, Franklin, Maine · 10 acres

Hosted by Aranka M.

Cabin

· 6 guests max · 4 beds

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Colby's Cabin has everything you need for your stay in a beautiful, off-the-grid, rustic log cabin on 10 acres in a wilderness area minutes to Webb Lake, Tumbledown Mountain & Mt. Blue State Park. Many kinds of trails all around. In Maine’s finest hiking, hunting, fishing, skiing, hiking and boating territory. A perfect place for adventure, romance, celebration or serenity. An escape from the electronic world! But there is good cell/data service too. The cabin has solar and battery lights but no power or generator. Hand water pump in the kitchen during spring/summer/fall. 6 gallons of wash water provided in the winter. Spacious outhouse, solar shower, etc. (See Winter Conditions below). Glamping at its finest! This is a cozy place with led lights & solar lights, candles, gas cook range, gas refrigerator, wood stove, a dug well with hand-pump in the kitchen (pump can not be used when the temperature is below freezing) and a log cabin outhouse. King bed in bedroom; twin bunk beds and queen pull-out futon couch in great room Fully outfitted with dishes, utensils, pots,/pans, linens/blankets/pillows, books, games, oil lanterns, camp/bag shower and more. Firewood is included in the rental price. Propane, paper towels, toilet paper and dish soap are also provided. All Wheel Drive or 4WD is needed to access the cabin in winter and mud season. WINTER CONDITIONS (when ground is frozen): -4-wheel drive or All Wheel Drive needed. -There is NO running water from the well pump when the ground is frozen. The sink can be used with a bucket underneath. Bring extra water for washing. -Really big storms can cause reservations to be rescheduled -Extreme Cold Weather: When temperatures fall to 15 degrees or below, use the propane heater in the bunk room with the woodstove in the great room. Feed the wood stove every couple of hours. Snowmobilers! You may have to unload your machines at the bottom of the hill to get your trucks up the hill with trailers hitched or leave trailers at the bottom of the hill in a plowed out parking area, ride the snowmobiles up separately. -Shooting/Target practice is NO longer allowed due to lack of respect for safety by several sets of guests. Off the grid = NO ELECTRICITY! There IS cell/data service Bring your own drinking waterGet away to a beautiful, off-the-grid, fully furnished log cabin on 10 acres. Located in a large wilderness region, minutes to Webb Lake, Tumbledown Mountain and Mt. Blue State Park. Great trails of all kinds right out the front door. In the middle of Maine’s finest snowmobiling, hiking, hunting, fishing, kayaking, ice fishing, boating and much more. Fully amended for your comfort with linens, dishes, paper towels/toilet paper, dish soap, tea lights, fire wood and more . A perfect place for couples, families, and groups of friends to gather for adventure, romance or serenity. An escape from the electronic world. However if you want to remain connected the cell service is great. Check in is 2PM and check out is 11AM. This is a cozy place with led battery operated lights, solar lights, a gas cook range, a gas refrigerator,wood stove, spacious outhouse and a dug well with hand-pump in the kitchen (pump cannot be used when the temperature is below freezing). Everything is here: 1 set of twin bunk beds and 1 queen size futon couch in the great room and a king bed in the bunk room. Fully outfitted with dishes, utensils, pots, pans, bedding, books, games, toys, camp/bag shower and more. Fire wood is included in the rental price. Propane, paper towels, toilet paper and dish soap are also provided. All Wheel Drive or 4WD is needed to access the cabin. I have a Subaru Forester and have no problem getting up and down even in heavy snow. Off the grid = No electricity: bag shower, outhouse, gas appliances. Cell service is good. It is possible to stream movies etc off a mobile hotspot. There is a gas refrigerator, so you do not need to bring coolers to store your food. You MUST bring your own drinking water to be absolutely safe. The dug well is fed by springs and runoff. Dug wells can be contaminated by heavy rains, and wildlife. Drinking the well water is at your own risk. This is mosquito and tick country. Use bug spray and do tick checks twice a day. Dogs are welcome. Dogs left unattended and alone in the cabin are NOT allowed. Do not leave waste piles in the yard around the cabin; it may be thrown in the woods where people are not going to be walking. Cigarette smoking is not allowed in the cabin, but we are fine with renting to smokers who smoke ONLY outside. Cannabis smoking is allowed inside. Please make sure to properly extinguish smoking materials and do not clean pipes out in the sink. You may leave all of your food garbage and trash in the cabin at check-out and we will dispose of it for you. However, we request that food garbage or food scraps are NEVER left outside. Shooting and target practice is NOT allowed on the property. It used to be until that privilege was abused by several sets of guests shot at trees and killed them, and left hundreds of spent rounds on the ground. Please do not feed the bears or any other wildlife, including birds, squirrels, fox, deer, coyote or anything you may see here at Ridgeview Cabin. Feeding wildlife results in a negative impact on the lives and environment of the animals, including possible death or extermination of the animals, and presents a potential risk to your safety. Feeding animals means intentionally leaving food out for them, or even simply leaving a bag of garbage outside where animals can get into it. This means that taking care of your food garbage is extremely important. You are welcome to use the garbage bags found in the cabin. If you must remove food garbage from the cabin, please store it in the outhouse or your vehicle until check-out. There are year round residents uphill and downhill of the cabin within half a mile. Please be respectful of their quality of life and refrain from long sessions of target practice, aggressive snowmobile/4-wheeler riding around the cabin/up and down the road, yelling and loud music. WINTER SEASON RESTRICTIONS-Rates are discounted when the temperatures are below freezing because there is no running water. Winter Wash Water: you can use the sink in the winter draining into a bucket in the cabinet. Please dump wash water downhill from the cabin or in the outhouse. Cold Weather: When temperatures fall to zero degrees or below, we recommend that you use the monitor heater in the bedroom to help with general heating. During extreme cold (10 degrees or below) it will be necessary for you to feed the wood stove every few hours. Do not go without feeding the wood stove for more than 3-4 hours on a slow burn to maintain a comfortable temperature.

What to expect

Cabin

You'll have this Hipcamp all to yourself.

6 guests max

Campfires allowed

Firewood provided, firepit, wood burning fireplace, private

Toilet available

Pit toilet. There is a specious one hole outhouse with a small battery powered light. Toilet paper and hand sanitizer are provided.

Pets allowed

On leash. Dogs are welcome. However, NEVER leave dogs unattended outside or allow to run at large. Year-round neighbors uphill have dogs that will be alerted to your dog(s) running at large. NEVER allow dogs to venture on the opposite side of Lamb Road or into neighbors' driveways. DO NOT leave dogs alone in the cabin. Please toss any waste deposited on the yard into the woods.

Showers available

There is a 3 gallon bag shower that can heat up in the sun, or can be filled with warm water and can be hung from the outhouse roof.

Bins available

Recycling bin, trash bin. Guests leave trash in the cabin at check out. Bottles, glass, and #2 plastic must be separated.

Cooking equipment present

Bbq

Picnic table present

No potable water

Bring your own water, purify from pump. There is a well pump in the kitchen that is not tested for potability, but it is fine for cooking and washing. It can be filtered for drinking. To be 100% safe guests must bring their own drinking water.

No wifi

Hot Tub absent

Things to know

Getting there

Check in: After 2:00 PM

Check out: Before 12:00 PM

On arrival: Head straight to site

Cancellation policy: Moderate

Minimum nights: 2 nights

Accepts bookings: 12 months out

Park at listing

No wheelchair access

Max 3 vehicles

4WD recommended

During your trip

Follow the

Leave it better

Inclusion policyWe have a zero-tolerance policy against discrimination at Hipcamp. We are committed to helping our Host and Hipcamper communities be inclusive.

ExtrasAvailable at checkout

Half dozen eggsgood

$5.00

Colby's Wicked Fresh Eggs, from our own well loved chickens.

Dozen eggsgood

$7.00

Colby's Wicked Fresh Eggs from our own well loved chickens.

Reviews

100% Recommend19 ratings · 16 reviews

Ben G.

1 month on Hipcamp

Recommends

· April 2025

Base Camp for Adventure / Peril

Colby's Cabin was just great. I used it as a base camp to investigate surrounding waterfalls in Maine and New Hampshire over a few days. Note: If you're going after Angel Falls during the spring season of road washouts, rent a tank. Those roads are treacherous! I made a bunch of new memories, took some great pictures, and endured the consequences of my own poor choices! Back to the cabin, it's well-appointed for an extended stay. The kitchen is well-equipped, the propane stove works well, and all the solar-charged LED lights work very well. The JoTul wood stove is perhaps oversized for Colby's Cabin; that thing is a blast furnace! Guaranteed to keep you toasty even in the cold winter. If there's anything to be wary of, it's the road up to the cabin. An all-wheel drive vehicle with good ground-clearance is absolutely required. Also, owing to its construction and orientation, the inside of the cabin is on the dark side even during midday. Thankfully, there are plenty of lights and candles available! I also enjoyed the guestbook, reading about all the warmth and love that has passed through the cabin over the years.

Carol D.

1 month on Hipcamp

Recommends

· March 2025

With kids

Cabin was absolutely cozy and it’s nice to go back when times are simple. A simple walk in nature with a child experiencing and teaching things that we learned as children was so meaningful for all of us and we anticipate returning for a longer stay. Aranka by far is the best hostess I have encountered. The farm fresh eggs were delicous. Can’t wait to return.

Audrey G.

2 reviews

Recommends

· February 2025

Cozy Cabin

With pets

The cabin was great!!!! We were very cozy, the wood stove worked like a charm. Everything we needed was there, was a lovely long weekend.

Henry S.

5 months on Hipcamp

Recommends

· January 2025

Winter Getaway

Super relaxing, the cabin had charm to it. If you need an escape from the noise of modern-day life but don't want to rough it this is it. The cabin stayed very warm on cold winter nights getting close to single digits. We plan on visiting again. Aranka was an incredible host!

Kelly B.

2 reviews

Recommends

· January 2025

cozy log cabin retreat

Lovely cabin! The log walls lend so much charm. The Jotul wood stove is easy to work with and burns very efficiently. We loved the motion-activated lighting that made it easy to move around (with few windows, the interior of the cabin is quite dark). Several solar- and battery-powered lamps located throughout create very nice ambiance, but if you need lots of light for focused tasks (like reading, assembling puzzles, and knitting) you might want to bring extra lanterns and headlamps. During our 2-night stay, some of the lamps burned out and we were glad to have headlamps to fill in. There's not a lot of room to roam around outside the cabin (we went for a walk in the woods but encountered No Trespassing signs before we'd wandered too far) but if you're ready to drive to activities, or to cozy inside for quiet cabin time as we did, this is a fantastic retreat.

Adam S.

25 reviews

Recommends

· November 2024

Early November at Colby’s Cabin

One of the best Hipcamp experiences that I’ve had. Colby’s Cabin was clean and cozy. Aranka has thought of so many small things to make the stay comfortable for guests. Highly recommend.

Location

Carthage, Franklin, Maine, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Wabanaki (Dawnland Confederacy) and N’dakina (Abenaki / Abénaquis) First Nations according to

Native Land Digital.

To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking