Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine

Samoset Resort is an oceanfront resort in Mid-coast Maine. Take advantage of the state-of-the-art health club, which includes a cardio theater, pilates, yoga, aerobics, saunas, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, basketball, and a children's playground. Play golf on the 18-hole, oceanside, championship course, which has been featured in Golf Digest and now offers the ESPN golf school. Downhill skiing is nine miles away at Camden Snow Bowl. Visit the renowned Farnsworth Owls Head Transportation and Maine Lighthouse museums.

The Samoset Resort offers 72 time-share units, all with private balconies or patios and spectacular ocean views. Sixty-one- one bedroom units feature a kitchen area with microwave oven, dining/living area with queen sofa bed, master suite and full bathroom. Some units feature a whirlpool. Maximum occupancy 4 people. Eleven two bedroom ocean view units feature a kitchen area with microwave oven, dining/living area with queen sofa bed, master suite and bathroom with a whirlpool. Second bedroom includes two twin beds and bathroom. Maximum occupancy 6 people. Great for romantic getaways or family vacations.

On site you will find a health club, so if you're new to the exercise routine or a seasoned veteran there is something for you. One of our group exercise classes may be just what you need to exercise your stress away. The Strength Room and Cardio Theater offer state of the art strength and cardiovascular training.Outside you will find tennis, basketball, outdoor pool, shuffleboard, volleyball, badminton, croquet, horseshoes, playground and tetherball.

If you like this area, you may also want to try The Sea Mist Resort. The Samoset Resort has something to do any time of year. In winter, go cross-country skiing by the water's edge or along groomed woodland trails, or go downhill skiing at Camden's own ski area. For a special thrill, try ice-boating on a frozen lake, or climb onto a toboggan and speed down the 400-foot-long chute. If you visit in the summer, swim in warm lake waters or the brisk Atlantic. If fishing is your thing, cast a lure for mackerel or stripers. Slip a paddle into the water and canoe down a quiet river or kayak across the bay to an island campsite.