The most quintessential Maine setting. The grounds are beautifully maintained, the facilities are…read morepristine and the hosts were so friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend for a relaxing vacation. Great local food close by and minutes from Schoodic Point.

Absolutely stunning. We are a few days in for a two week trip and this campground is stunning…read more This is our third trip to the area but our first with a camper. I highly recommend this campground. Are there rules? Sure. However, they let you know about the rules before you even book. It's literally spelled out on the website. Sue, Pete, and Dave were all really helpful. We've always stayed in Bar Harbor and never explored this side of Acadia. We only had one night booked as this is a stop on a bigger journey and I would definitely book again. We took Sue's recommendation and drove out to Raven's Point and despite the rain and fog, it was amazing. We also grabbed dinner next door at Tracy's seafood and everyone enjoyed their meals. The shower house is clean and well maintained. As someone hoping to do some night photography on this trip, I appreciate no outdoor lights except campfires after 9:30 rule. It was too overcast this trip but fingers crossed for the next.

Reserving this campground is tricky. Exactly 60 days in advance of your desired trip, you must be…read moreon recreation.gov at 6am (if you're in CA) and have in mind a handful of spots that you'd like to park your tent. In fact, it's a good idea to check online which spots might potentially be available a few days before you actually book. If you make a mistake while reserving, may the good Lord have mercy on you because corrections are more difficult than the reservation itself. Camping in Blackwoods is pleasant, clean, spacious, has respectful guests, and plenty of trees to tie up a canopy to protect from the sudden rain showers. With much to like, there's quite a bit of inconvenience. Having no showers on the premises is my biggest gripe. After hiking for most of the day, there's no getting around needing a shower. If you drive (that's right, drive) down the road a little ways outside the campground, there's a place that sells showers for $3 in quarters (that's 12 quarters) for 4 minutes. Apparently, you can obtain 12 quarters with a credit card, but reviewers warned that sometimes the machine is out of order so BYOQ. While Blackwoods asks that you only bring local wood for campfires (within a 50 mile radius), our party found the local firewood (which can be purchased at the shower place or across the street from the shower place) too wet from the frequent showers. Thus, making a campfire was challenging and frustrating even for our resident Eagle Scout. Undeniably, the restrooms are clean, but I found myself without toilet paper in some of the stalls. Luckily, a friend was able to hand me some TP. Speaking of paper, there are no hand towels or soap in the bathroom; however, I did see one outlet in the bathroom that some were using to charge their phones. Another inconvenience is that there is no dishwash station. In fact, not only do you wash your dishes at your camping site by walking to the spigot to get water (make your own hot water), but you have to walk to a different and farther station to dump your dishwater out so as to not clog the pipes with food. When it comes to dishwashing, there's a lot of walking back and forth. Get your 2 buckets. Get some water for washing and another for rinsing. Walk back to camp site. Heat up the water. Wash your dishes. Rinse your dishes. Walk to wash water disposal. Walk back to camp site. For entertainment, the amphitheater had nightly presentations. On one occasion, we attended one on animals in the park, but at the first sound of thunder, the ranger called it and we all had to go back to our camp sites. Surprisingly, our campground and Acadia NP in general was bereft of animals. Living in the suburbs of CA, one can see more wildlife than in Acadia NP. Before arriving at the NP, I had full intentions of using the free shuttles, but the shuttle schedules and transfers could cost you hours of time so we opted to drive our own car and brave the limited parking. Camping successfully at Blackwoods requires grit and determination. If you got it, go for it.

Overall: stayed on the B loop and love the campsite selections. Restrooms were quite clean, roads…read morewere well paved so it was fairly quiet at night/morning. The entry was super streamlined and the cost of staying is incredibly reasonably priced!

Amazing location, great owner/host! I highly recommend staying at this campground! It was awesome!…read more Also very very clean!!

I have endless great things to say about this campground, not only is it beautiful and clean the…read moreowners are wonderful. Lori is such a sweet human, so hospitable and kind. Even when you first meet her it's like visiting an old friend. My husband and I came last year in October and stayed here for an anniversary trip. The campsites were spacious and private and the trees large and beautiful. The outdoor showers were his favorite part. Everything is clean and tidy. This year we came back in the summer with our kids. It's really just a great place and we can't wait to go back next year

Where to start on this most anticipated stop....we arrived and Jillian greeted us and asked if we…read moreneeded any assistance getting to our site, we didn't and she said that we had an arrival "gift bag" and could she bring it down now or did we need sometime to set-up. It's awesome having someone ask if they can wait or if you are ok with them coming down right away. We were ok with a visit while we set-up and Jillian told us about things in the area. If you are going to visit I would recommend a week at the min. due to how the weather changes. We arrived and it was nice and sunny but by that evening it was quite overcast. I wanted to get a picture of the sunrise and set my alarm to get up at 4:45am.....just to see a heavy fog over the bay, oh well back to bed I went, but check the weather forecast to see if there are clouds / fog before trying to get the sunrise picture! We took part in the lobster and oyster dinner that was offered during our stay. Baked beans were on the menu and all of the guest brought a side dish, Rob goes over lobsters and how to prepare them, and then we ate our meal. Afterwards they had a fire and Rob played the guitar and sang, he is quite good and if you play he welcomes all to join. Since I only play the radio I wasn't much use for this part of the evening. Rob and Peggy have done a great deal of work making this a travel destination when visiting Maine. My wife loves working in the "dirt" and they have a communal garden that she loved spending sometime in during our stay. She planted items and seeds and I even helped with some weeding. Also had some packages shipped here prior to our arrival and Peggy kept them safe until we arrived. The stairs down to the water, while they still needed a handrail are plenty wide enough for two people to walk down holding hands it's called the "Sweetheart Stairway" so as to keep your balance. They do not have onsite showers or any laundry facility's currently. We have a washer and dryer so it wasn't an issue for use. The WiFi was awesome, able to stream on our TV's and do anything we wanted with our laptops. We loved our time here and have it bookmarked as a stop for any future trips to the area. We purchased a week long pass ($35) to Arcadia National Park and went there just about everyday. You can park in several areas to walk the trails or bike (no e-bikes allowed on the trails) NOW FOR THE BEST PART.......LOBSTER.....We had lobster rolls from Knotty Lobster and picked up some fresh at Chipman's Wharf and you won't be disappointed if you love lobster.

Peggy and Rob are the most gracious hosts possible. We enjoyed four days and nights at West Bay…read moreAcadia Campground. We chose staying here based on other reviews that we read and we loved every minute of it. We drove to Bar Harbor on two occasions and took the nearby passenger ferry on another day. We highly recommend the ferry as the views from the water were amazing. Don't pass up an opportunity to also visit the "other" Acadia National Park / Schoodic Point here on the Winter Harbor side. The other major plus of staying here is the spectacular dark night sky with all the magnificent stars.

Yes, a little pricey but WOW what a nice RV park! The staff is one of the kindest and most…read morehelpful we have ever seen. The park is wonderful and well maintained. The restrooms were always immaculate. The Honey Wagon was only $21.00 to empty 3 holding tanks. Very nice service. It has been raining a lot so definitely be prepared for mud and mosquitos. VERY NICE RV PARK!!!

I can't begin to say how NOT worth this campground is. First the beach areas are very small and…read morefilled with rocks so you can't comfortably stay on the beach. The Cafe is wayyyyyy OVERPRICED, the campground is boring and overcrowded. The General Manager is awful doesn't care about any complaints or concerns you have he's nasty and unwilling to help with concerns. The staff is nice they treated you friendly. It's way way way to overpriced isn't child friendly with only one playground that's not that nice. The maintenance staff is very nice and help in anyway. Not to mention Bar Harbor itself although beautiful downtown restaurants food is awful and with only t-shirt shops or ice cream stores so if you're looking for some shopping you'll only get t-shirts. So all and all I'd skip Bar Harbor and go to Candem Maine but if you go definitely ski the KOA.

Our group booked a group campsite (Group Camping area - past C loop) which was perfect for our…read morelarge group. This campground is a little farther to the main Arcadia attractions (~30 min drive). Bring cash to buy firewood on the way to the campgrounds - sold by locals along the road. The rangers at the campground's entrance were super helpful. Bathrooms were super clean, and there was a faucet with potable water near our campsites. There are no showers if that's what you want but these were by far some of the cleanest bathrooms we've seen in a campsite near a national park. Our group campsite came with a few picnic tables and firepit grills. There was an apple tree in our site and a very cute porcupine eating the apples in the tree at night.

Amazing. Granted, it did rain for the first 36 hours of our trip. But that isn't Acadia's fault…read more And once that let up-- WOW. The Seawall being right there (a few minutes bike or walk) is an incredible benefit of this site. My husband is an amateur astronomer and he set his telescope up at the Seawall. Even with just our eyes, we could see the Milky Way. I've never seen stars like that. Bathrooms are very very clean, which is impressive. There are no showers but there is electricity and running water. Up the road a mile there are paid showers, which my husband reports are also "clean enough" and had hot water.

Amazing! such a nice campsite and the staff in the office is so nice. checkin was simple. site was…read moreclean and spacious. the picnic table dried quickly from dew. trees were nicely spaced for hammocks. there is a nice 20-30min walk to the echo lake beach!! this was our favorite part with a great view of beech mountain. the bathrooms were clean! showers were hot! and plenty of hooks in the shower to keep things off the ground. also outlets and a spigot. there was even live music one day. also a pool we never used. the field by the pool is great for star gazing. loved this place!!!

We love this campground. Very well-maintained. The bathroom on the far side is clean and bright…read more Hot showers. Convenient access to potable water throughout the campground. The kids could play games and run around on the big field. They also enjoyed swimming in the pool. We have stayed at a tent site and in a rustic cabin. Both are great!

super close to acadia, showers work great and are hot :) would definitely recommend staying thereread more

Drove in to take a look but fee was $6 per person from those out of town. We were looking for a…read morehiking trail which we were told they had one about an hour hike. It looks to be a campground and boating facility. We took a look around but decided not to stay.

Folks, I don't really know what to say other than 'you just gotta come here!'…read moreI love this place! I came through on a hum last year, stayed for 2 nights and 3 days. Told Shirley (the owner) I would be back "next year" to help out, and here I am, Aug. 8th, 2019, sad to leave after spending 4 weeks in the grand teepee, helping out around the camp. Off route 1, into the woods, to grandmama's RV we go! But it is so much more... tent sites, group sites, great trails, and great vibe from the surrounding community. But what you really want to know is; this is a great base for exploring coastal Maine & Downeast. Now understand 2 things... Downeast is on the coast, but when the term 'downeast' is used, it is very much a reference to the culture of the folk who grew up and live here and have also known it through the generations of their family. Once you get here, you're in the thick of what "coastal Maine" really is without the crowds of Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, etc.. from Cottonwood you will find within 20 mins. Never crowded beaches with all the beauty of those other places... and you can also make a day trip of getting to Easport or Calaise and just breath in New Brunswick! Oh yeah, bring your passport... One of the other things I love about camping here, are the various small sites that are suitable for bicyclers and bikers who travel with minimal gear and need to stop for short stays. Even though its right off the road, once in, you're cast into the woods! Oh yeah, and I can't think of another camp with such a great bath house along this route... Cottonwood Camping is truly a great experience and my pick as a base for exploring Downeast, Coastal Maine, the far north on the east side of the U.S. Shirley Cotton makes it happen! She is the BOMB!!

I can honestly say this place was easy to find and very photogenic. Easy to recommend.read more