Bar Harbor Campground
I can't believe I didn't rate this trip... Arcadia
I absolutely love this campground. When you first pull in its clean and everything is right there. You pull up at this little store to your right and its not that big but has the basic things if you need and that's where you check in. To the left I think there was an arcade, but we did not visit it. They have an abundance of spots some are open towards the back of the park then they have wooded areas, and then the ones closer to the view of the Bay do not have trees. We stayed in the back area I heard its risky to leave your awning out closer up from sometimes the wind picks up. The whole place is surrounded by blueberry plants that you can pick from and they taste amazing. They have a big laundry room on site and it was clean I am still up in the air if I liked the app to pay for the laundry or not. They have a heated well-maintained pool which you can watch the sun go down in. THere is a playground up by the pool area which has tons of things to do on it.
The campground had trails around it where you could walk, we did bring our bikes but we warned you do have to pedal up some steep hills. There is a opening to a BBQ restaurant and ice-cream place which you can easily access on foot and / or bike and the food was good but the ice cream is amazing. Its like everyone in the whole town ends up there at night. The campground is in a great location we barely interacted with the staff but I'm sure they are great. The campground has a bus that stops out-front to bring you into the town or to the Arcadia National Park.
We came for Arcadia National Park and to hike some trails, we also however explored downtown at night and enjoyed the live music down by the water. We watched sunsets and the land bridge disappear but then also came back and walked it the next day. We took a boat trip with Captain Ed and it was the most informative, fun, awesome thing for kids to do while they are there and its worth every penny. We travelled to the lighthouse on the south end of the island and ate at this little food truck with the most amazing burgers you could have. We dug in tons of tidepools and my daughter found sea stars and crabs.
I think everything about Arcadia was beautiful and so was this campground, it left you close enough to the mainland if you needed something but left you feeling secluded away from real life. It allowed up to take a trip to some train bridge trails to bike ride and explore. I would definitely stay here again the location was the key and the amenities it offered sealed the deal.












