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    Smuggler's Den Campground

    4.4 (28 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    New wash station.
    Sarah S.

    Great little place to stay about 30 minutes outside of Acadia. We stayed in a rustic cabin. But included a gas grill and a fridge/freezer! They also had brand new bathrooms by our site.

    Yahn C.

    Great camping spot, about a 20 min drive from the entrance to loop road and Cadillac mount. Also a mile walk through the woods to the Echo Lake swimming area Definitely a family based campground with a pool, huge field, a playground, and showers/bathrooms. I stayed here with a about 15 people (ages 23-26) at one of their group sites. We did get a warning for being too loud at night, and I can't disagree with them...we were being loud but most of us went to bed fairly early. There was another camp making tons of noise too and we all went to bed before them...they showed up at 11pm and started making tons of noise...so I honestly think the complaint was about the other site (but they assumed it was us because we had such a large group of young people). Either way I give them 4 stars for being clean and having tons of amenities and a great staff. They don't get 5 stars because the camp sites are very close to each other. Its not a deep woods campground so I wouldn't expect that...but I do wish the sites were a little farther apart.

    Our premium tent site. Very pleasant, private and a lovely view.

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    My kids loved the pool which proved to be stiff competition to all the hiking and site seeing in Acadia.

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    Seawall Campground

    Seawall Campground

    4.1
    (41 reviews)
    4.2 mi

    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.

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    Seawall outside of the camps entrance
    Seawall outside of the camps entrance
    Seawall is gorgeous and minutes away walking/biking!

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    Seawall is gorgeous and minutes away walking/biking!
    Blackwoods Campground

    Blackwoods Campground

    4.4
    (37 reviews)
    6.0 mi

    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!

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    Walked from our site to this overlook which is located right next to Loop A. Very short distance easy for kids too! Less than half a mile.
    Walked from our site to this overlook which is located right next to Loop A. Very short distance easy for kids too! Less than half a mile.
    Ocean path views - love hearing the ocean from our tent at night
    Ocean path views - love hearing the ocean from our tent at night
    Dish water disposal

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    Dish water disposal
    Mount Desert Campground

    Mount Desert Campground

    4.4
    (57 reviews)
    4.6 mi

    Nice setting for families. Big campground focused on cramming in sites. Not the quietest place…read more Hearing others snoring in next tent, etc. less sites and more trees between them would have been better.

    This is an excellent campsite and it's right in the heart of Acadia which can't be beat…read more Important to note that it's tough to snag a reservation during peak season. We stayed July 4th weekend and when we booked in January this was one of the last tent sites available. Granted it was July 4th, but still something to think about. There are a few lucky tent sites that overlook the water which would be incredible. Maybe next time we can book earlier and snag one. Each site has everything you will need -- a platform for your tent (perfect incase it rains), an electrical outlet, running water, a picnic table and a firepit. It is clean and well-kept, and you are never too far from a bathroom / shower facility. Just note that the shower is $1 for 5 minutes and you'll need quarters. There is a main house where you can buy wood and other supplies. During non-covid times they also have a gathering place where you can buy snacks. I believe the rate is around $50 dollars a night but I'm not sure if the rate changes depending on the weekend, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was higher than normal over July 4th. This is a wonderful campsite and I'd happily return. In comparison, I've also camped at the Oceanside KOA in Bar Harbor and this campsite is way better. Be sure to check it out!

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    The floating docks
    The floating docks
    Mount Desert Campground

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