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Carter's Cross Country Ski Center and Shop has been a family-owned business since 1984. The land on which the trails have been built on has been in the Carter family since the late 1700's. The first Carter that came to Bethel was the first Doctor in the area that helped Mollyocket, a Native American medicine woman.
All the different generations that came along after were either farmers or loggers or both. Carter's XC Ski Center is located on the banks of the Big Androscoggin River, and meanders through the Maine woods all the way up to Farwell Mountain, overlooking Sunday River Ski, the Presidential and Mahousic Mountain Ranges and Mt Washington. Nearby is Middle Intervale Farm, owned by John Carter, who grows his own vegetables and raises beef cattle, pork, and lamb.
Guests can enjoy the property's views and amenities, such as hiking, kayaking, skiing, snowshoeing, biking, bird watching, and relaxing. Enjoy the peacefulness and tranquility of our cabin in the Maine woods.
The cabins don’t have running water, but we provide potable water in gallon jugs for cooking and cleaning. You can drink it too, but should probably bring extra. Since this is a rustic cabin, there is only an outhouse. We provide toilet paper and hand sanitizer, but you may want to bring wipes too.
The cabins are located on our trails, which means the cabin rental includes trail passes to our ski center and access to the trails during the off-season. During the winter season the trails are great for xc skiing, snowshoeing, and fat tire biking. During the other months our trails are excellent for trail biking, trail running, hiking, and walking and the Androscoggin River is great for swimming, canoeing, and kayaking.
Put 786 Intervale Rd. Bethel, ME (Carter's XC Ski Center) into your GPS. Stay on Intervale Rd. for 1/4 mile. Take a right onto Swan Hill Road. Follow up this gravel road around a 90 degree turn. First parking lot on right that says Carter's XC Ski is for Farwell Mountain Cabin. If you are heading to Camp Fern or Stonewall, continue on Swan Hill Rd. Take the next right onto a dirt road called Howling Hole Rd. Follow this past a private house called "Above the Pines" then park in the cabin parking lot. Stonewall is directly straight down the ski trail/path on the left. To get to Camp Fern take a right and follow for about 100 yards, and Camp Fern will be on the left.
