▁logging ▁camp ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Maine ▁Wood s . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁The ▁cam ps ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁border ing ▁the ▁West ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁River ▁in ▁northern ▁Maine ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁included ▁a ▁main ▁l odge ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁cab ins ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁satellite ▁cam ps ▁for ▁housing ▁log gers . ▁The ▁cam ps ▁are ▁a ▁ 2 . 2 ▁mile ▁hi ke ▁from ▁G ulf ▁H agas ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 . 2 ▁mile ▁hi ke ▁from ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il ' s ▁f amed ▁ 1 0 0 - M ile ▁W ilder ness . ▁They ▁are ▁located ▁approximately ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Green ville ▁and ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Brown ville . ▁ ▁Le ased ▁to ▁private ▁individuals ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 2 0 0 3 ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁G ale ▁and ▁Mary ▁Tor rey ▁of ▁Poland , ▁Maine ▁le ased ▁the ▁cam ps ▁and ▁land ▁from ▁several ▁paper ▁companies . ▁There ▁were ▁very ▁few ▁roads ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁access ▁was ▁via ▁a ▁ 4 - w heel ▁drive ▁road ▁starting ▁from ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ▁at ▁Big ▁Ly ford ▁P ond ▁near ▁K ok ad jo ▁and ▁proceed ing ▁sou ther ly ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁River . ▁The ▁cam ps ▁were ▁open ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁warm ▁months ▁and ▁c ater ed ▁primarily ▁to ▁fly ▁fish erman ▁looking ▁for ▁bro