...is located off Route 3, five miles south of Bar
Harbor. Year round camping is available at Blackwoods
Campground with reservations strongly suggested between May 1 to
October 31. Reservations may be made up to six months in
advance.
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Camping in Acadia National Park
...Blackwoods Campground, Seawall Campground, Duck Harbor Campground, and Wildwood Stables. Blackwoods and Seawall Campgrounds are the two largest, and are both located on Mount Desert Island, as is the Wildwood Stables camping area. However, Wildwood Stables caters only to people who are looking for accommodations for both themselves AND their horses!Duck Harbor Campground, although still an Acadia National Park, is remote and primitive on Isle au Haut and accessible only by boat. Mount Desert Campground - Acadia National ParkCamping in Acadia National Park does not include backcountry camping, or waterfront campsites, but instead provides other peaceful settings for an overnight stay. The campsites at Blackwoods Campground and Seawall Campground. the primary Acadia National Park camping areas, are all wooded and within a ten minute walk of the ocean. Although most sites are designed for small to large size tents, pop-ups, vehicle campers, and RVs up to 35 feet, can be accommodated at others. Both facilities, located at an Island Explorer Shuttle Bus stop, offer... ...restrooms with running water, nearby seasonal showers (fee required), evening campfire programs, accessible sites, and group reservations. There are no hookups or utilities at either campground. Campsite regulations include... ...no more than two tents and one vehicle per campsite, tents must fit within provided tent pads, party size is limited to six people per site - although the number may be exceeded to allow for one more immediate family member (parent or child), and limitations on recreational vehicle size. Blackwoods Campground, with 306 campsites...
Therefore, if you are interested in camping in Acadia National Park's Blackwoods Campground on July 4th you can make reservations as early as January 4th. Weather permitting, the campground is open during the shoulder seasons of April and November. And in the off-season, December 1 through March 31, primitive camping is available at a limited number of campsites. The campground entrance road is closed to automobiles during this period, making it necessary for winter camping enthusiasts to hike to their campsites. Seawall Campground, with 214 campsites... ...is off Route 102A, four miles south of Southwest Harbor. Open from late May through September 30th, the campground takes reservations, but only for a portion of its campsites. Nearly half of the sites are maintained on a first come, first serve basis. Wildwood Stables camping...
...the stables are located just off the scenic Park Loop Road - around one-half mile south of the Jordan Pond House Restaurant. Acadia National Park Camping Isle au HautDuck Harbor Campground, with 5 primitive campsites, is located off the coast of Stonington, Maine, on Isle a Haut. The island is accessible only by a freight and mail ferry from Stonington, which operates on a first come, first serve basis. Year round the ferry has a daily run from Stonington to Isle au Haut's Town Landing. However, from mid-June to late September it also includes a stop at Duck Harbor. Duck Harbor camping facilities include... ...five, three-sided lean to shelters, with a roof and floor (limited to six campers per site), fire ring, picnic table, composting toilet, and a hand pump for water - located 1,600 feet from the shelters. Open from May 15 to October 15, camping in Acadia National Park's Duck Harbor is available by reservation only. Stonington to Isle Au Haute ferry schedule and fare information is available at: Isle
au Haut Boat Services (note, this is NOT an
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