Dead River Lodge

06/04/2026

05/16/2026

Dead River Lodge, your base camp for adventure! On the Dead River and nestled in nature. Come and enjoy the outdoors.

05/12/2026

Forks Area Scenic Trail (F.A.S.T.) 🌲🚶‍♂️🚲

Where the River Sets the Pace

The Forks is known for big outdoor energy — whitewater rafting, snowmobile miles, ATV routes, waterfall trips, mountain hikes, and the wild pull of the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. But the Forks Area Scenic Trail offers something quieter and just as valuable: a slower way to experience the river country up close.

Our new Maine travel blog post explores F.A.S.T., a broad, mostly level riverside route along the Kennebec River in The Forks. Depending on the section you choose, the trail offers roughly four to five miles of gravel or crushed-stone tread suited for walking, running, biking, family outings, relaxed exploring, and winter snowmobile use. It is not about racing to a summit or testing your limits. It is about letting the Kennebec set the pace. 🌊

This guide covers why F.A.S.T. is one of the easiest ways to feel The Forks, how to find the best access points, what the trail feels like underfoot, how it connects to local history, and how to pair it with nearby adventures like Moxie Falls, whitewater rafting, Mosquito Mountain, Pleasant Pond Mountain, Route 201, and a post-walk meal at Northern Outdoors.

Read the full travel guide here: https://thedeadriver.com/forks-area-scenic-trail/

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05/11/2026

In this world there’s guys, there’s men, and then there’s also hardworking men- and within that there’s people who live their hardworking lives changing other people’s lives.
Yet, the thing is those people never know that’s what they’re doing.
EVERY SINGLE DAY even.
Every single season.
Every single year.
These people are rare.

Then there’s Cliff.
Cliff Stevens- A man who never knew he was changing people’s lives, daily.
A man who created a community,
created the most lasting of friendships,
created a town that was filled with friends who all became basically as close as ‘next of kin’ to each other- all because of him.
HE created hard working men, woman, children.

He was a man who created ALL of that, and more- with his family by his side.

Most people don’t get the honor to know many like that.
How lucky are we all to live in a community that was surrounded by him.
How lucky to have such a white water deity in our small community.

He was a man who didn’t just own one hell of a business in town but he created hard workers, he created better people.
He created a community within his business.
He never wavered at a helping hand.
He never stopped.

So- to all, fill your glass with some tanqueray, top it with some tonic, add a lime and cheers to one of the greatest men to have lived.

Both sides ahead.
Damn, will you be missed.

🌊💙

05/10/2026

It never gets old spending time at Moxie Falls. Each visit reminds me of how lucky we are to have this in our community.

05/09/2026

Good morning everyone from the Dead River Lodge. We have started replacing the old screens with Screen EZ screening system. The attached photos are before and after shots. Ez to install ( no pun intended) and superb at stopping bugs. Have a great weekend

05/08/2026

We've got a full kitchen here at Dead River Lodge, but we don't recommend you use it tonight or tomorrow night 😁

05/06/2026

Good morning from the Dead River Lodge. Your base camp for adventure!