Acadia National Park offers three wooded campgrounds: two are within a five-minute walk of the ocean on Mount Desert Island and the third is on Isle au Haut.
Blackwoods Campground is located off Route 3, five miles south of Bar Harbor on the eastern half of Mount Desert Island. More than 300 campsites are open year-round.
From May 1 to October 31, camping is by reservation only for $20 a
night. VISA and MasterCard are accepted. Call Biospherics at (800)
365-2267 or
National Park Service
Reservations.
From December to mid-April, camping is free and no reservations are required at Blackwoods. During this time, facilities are limited to picnic tables, fire rings, pit toilets, and hand-pumps for drinking water.
Seawall Campground campground is located on the western half of the island, on Route 102A four miles south of Southwest Harbor. Open from mid June to early September, Seawall Campground operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Camping is $20 a night, or $14 a night for the many walk-in sites. Although Seawall has more than 200 campsites, it's best to arrive early to secure a spot. The Kiosk hours are 8:30 A.M. to 9 P.M. during summer and 8:30 A.M. to 7 P.M. the rest of the year.
From early spring to late fall, these two campgrounds provide rest rooms with cold running water (but no shower facilities), picnic tables, fire rings, dump stations, and centrally located amphitheaters for evening slide lectures. Designated campsites can accommodate RVs up to 35 feet long, but neither campground has utility hookups. Public showers and camping supply stores are located within half a mile of both campgrounds.
Duck Harbor Campground is located on Isle
au Haut and is accessable by a 45-minute mail boat ride (no car ferries
available) from the village of Stonington Maine. The park maintains five
lean-to shelters (which can accommodate up to six people) at Duck Harbor.
Facilities include a picnic table, a fire ring, a pit toilet, and a
hand-pump for drinking water. Reservations are required and must be
received in person at Park Headquarters or be postmarked April 1 or later.
There is a $25 special-use permit fee. Applications delivered or
postmarked before April 1 will be returned without action, and telephone
requests are not accepted. Contact Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut
Reservations, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; (207) 288-3338.
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