This campground is amazing!!

Blackwoods has a great location on mount desert island. 15 mins from bar harbor, ocean path trail, Jordan pond and top of cadilac mountain. I came to Acadia for its beauty, so location is everything and crowds were expected. I arrived on a Monday in July and had to wait a half hour just to get into the campsite because there was a line of cars waiting to get in (mid afternoon-ish). We were surprised there were no showers on the grounds but there are some options in town for $5. There is also a rule against using any spigots or sinks to clean dishes on the grounds. Instead you are supposed to collect water, bring it to your site and clean dishes there. So pack a bucket if you’re coming to blackwoods! We arrived on a Monday and left on a Wednesday and we were kept up and woken up by our neighbors here. Quiet hours are not enfourced here. But the location is great and we are lucky to have been able to stay here! I’d recommend.

This was a great campground! Free busses to every part of the park and the village green in Bar Harbour. They have free firewood. Lots of shade. Short walk to the ocean overlook. Hope to be back next year! No electric, dry camping in rv. Staff is very friendly and will answer any questions re the hikes near by. Dump station. Potable water available.

This campground is spacious and fairly quiet. It is super close to some great hiking trails in Acadia National Park. It is also a 10-15mins ride to Bar Harbor. The bathrooms in the campground are nice and clean. The only downfall, in my opinion of course, is that you have to drive out of the campground to the showers, which you have to pay for when you get there. We have camped there now two years in a row and definitely planning on going back.

Close to many trails as well as the vast, beautiful ocean, clean bathrooms, close to island adventures/bar harbor restaurants and overall is a pleasant family campground. There are really nice showers within a two minute drive that are coin operated (ATM and coin machine inside though) and the campground also gives you an armful of free wood. Sites are not as secluded but the location and cleanliness makes up for that.

This was a great campsite to visit with our family. Was impressed by cleanliness and care of disposing of food waste to keep night time critters to a minimum.

This campground is a lot smaller than it looks on the map, which is not a bad thing at all. From our campsite, we had a five minute walk to the ocean path! This path brings you to a beautiful view of the ocean and mount desert island. There is also a trail by the rangers station that you can take that will bring you all the way to sand beach if you continue onto other trails! My boyfriend, dog (did i mention it’s dog friendly?!), and I had a great time!

We tent camped here, facilities were nice but sites were close to each other. Huge bonus for beautiful stars and hearing the waves crash and bouy bells at night! Several nice hikes in Acadia for all experience levels.

Simple leave no trace campground with carry in carry out laws. Super short walk down a path to the oceans edge complete with cliffs, rocks and waves!! Just really a lovely place to camp. Close to many other attractions in the park!

Campground located just outside of Acadia National Park. Spaces were close together but did have plenty of room on tent pads. Bathrooms were decent. No showers. Loved how close it was to the park and to Bar Harbor.

My daughter and I are tent campers, and this is the first place we check whenever at Acadia. Not only are the tent sites relatively private for as many campers as it fits, but the Staff which work here are super helpful and friendly. I’ve honestly never had a better experience camping than here, and we’ve camped here at least a dozen times. There are no showers on site, but across the street is a shower house which you can pay to shower... or just go down the road to the lake and take a dip! the bathrooms flush and have running water, you can plug in your devices in the bath. there is yummy fresh spring water spouts all over the place. clean trash and recycling areas. fire pits are always cleaned out. wood can be free if they have enough! we love it here. AND the ranger shows! I almost forgot about that! we love going to the ranger shows. lots of good information.

It’s a popular campground so expect to have some neighbors and to book in advance but everyone was respectful and kind plus it was nice waking up to the smell of bacon and egg sandwiches wafting through the breeze.

Easy to access. Can take the bus around the island. Camping sites are nice. Close to the beech.

very spacious and spread put campsites. The views of the water are stunning. Staff was friendly.

Although Blackwoods is busy, the sites are comfortably secluded. The facilities are clean and the staff friendly. There are no showers in the park, but private showers just outside ($2 for 4 min).

had a wonderful time, great campground close to the Cadillac mtn trail, walk right out the back to complete an awesome hike.

We spent 2 nights in Blackwoods while vacationing throughout New England. Our site was mostly private and clean.

Great hikes, cool wildlife. Bring your dslr.

The facilities were well maintained for it being off season. Sites were spacious and tended too. Sleeping to the sounds of boueys ringing off the shore and wind bustling through the trees is a one of a kind experience. You can spend your time tucked away in your site or take a few steps to meet the neighbors.

Stayed here for four days and three night in early May 2018. Super friendly staff, available to answer any questions. Easy direction at the gate and directions to our site. We had two vehicles, one per site, meaning we had to pack one in the overflow. The site was clean, had a picnic table and fire pit with grate. Fit both of our tents with extra room. The sites are a little close together but we had no issues with our neighbors. The bathroom area was clean and cleaned several times while we were there. There is a trash area and place to dump greywater.

Great location being about not to far from Bar Harbor. Walking distance of the Park loop, if you would like to drive the loop, it is down the road a bit. Access to several different trails.

With all of the hiking one can do in Acadia we used this spot to make dinner, have a fire, sleep and wake up for breakfast. Nice and clean, quiet site.

We stayed at Blackwoods for 5 days and 4 nights from Sept 28-Oct 2nd. It was our first time in Acadia and this was a fantastic campsite. The reason I give this 4/5 is the campsites are very close to rach other, overall I think we may have had the best site in the whole of Blackwoods, we were on the bend of the outer most loop that is not on the bigger loop road and so there was less thru traffic. Also we were away from RBs ehoch was nice. Overall this was a great spot—about a 3-5 min walk from a stellar overview of the ocean and just a 5 min drive from showers/firewood. We also were ablecto leave blackwoods and hike directly to some trails.

I absolutely love this campground and this park. I lived in New England most of my life and didn't make it here until later on. Very very stupid. Its really wonderful. Where the mountains meet the ocean, and some of the funniest people and best sea food exist.

The camp isn't too costly but is still in the national park. It was pretty quaint, quiet and relaxed. Fire rings, picnic, benches, bathrooms. Acadia NP is pretty much an entire peninsula and the park co exist with bar harbor a fishing town. It is the first place on the eastern sea board that gets to see the sun rise.

Lots of hiking, fishing, climbing, biking, eating, laughing. Just about everything here in acadia. Be prepared to drive and be stuck in traffic if you here in the summer. Everyone from maine to China seems to be visiting.

Cheers

We were at Blackwoods for two weeks - from October 3rd to October 17th in 2016. Perfect timing for fall color. It was beautiful. The campsites are primitive (no electricity, water or sewer) and there are no showers on site - there is a pay shower close by outside the park. But it was worth it to be in this beautiful pristine environment. The campsite is a short walk to an ocean overlook where you can watch the sunrise and the park has lots to do. We enjoyed great ranger talks before they ended for the season and I loved bicycling on the carriage trails. Don't forget your hiking boots! We had the trails to ourselves most of the time we were there.

The campground is pet-friendly. Most of the trailer sites are pull-through. The sites are not too close together and there are a lot of trees and shrubs between sites. Each site has a fire ring. They run a bus service around the park and there is a stop at the campground.

I cant wait to go back!