Letter: Greed is pricing Mainers out of vacationing in Maine

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 28, 2026

My wife and I wanted a brief getaway to go camping. I called a few local campgrounds in Old Orchard Beach. I was shocked by their nightly rates: Bailey’s quoted $146, Powderhorn quoted $150 and Paradise Campground quoted $100. Bailey’s has 700 sites and Powderhorn has 400. On holiday weekends, by my math, Baileys could make $102,000 nightly and Powderhorn $60,000. Add in store sales and rentals, and the only explanation is greed. ~ Doug Davis,Windham