Black woods was a very large, very diverse campground that provided all the amenities needed for a comfortable night after a long day on the trail. Admittedly my legs were quite sore after 2 days of hiking, so by the time we reached this site, it was a little difficult to step up into the leanto…. this was easily remedied by carrying over a rock to use as a stepping stool into the shelter. The restrooms were just a Short walk from our site and provided extra large handicap size amenities… which was nice to get changed in comfort with ample space. The roads and trails were well maintained and they had some downed trees along the sides of the road into the site, which the rangers offered to let us have the wood for free if we cut it ourselves.

There was easy access to the stream from our site and we were able to get plenty of water for bathing and cooking, and plenty of trees for hanging gear to dry and to hang our hammock for relaxation. I would absolutely recommend this site to others. Only downfall is that the site can be noisy due to the number of hikers there. But the drive-in site is ideal

Katahdin Stream provides the perfect site to give you a restful night’s sleep before taking the Hunt Trail up Mt Katahdin/ Baxter Peak. The tent sites were flat and spacious and though we had downpours all day, there was no puddling or pooling of water in the site. All tent sites and lean-to sites came with firepits and tables, and plenty of trees around to hang wet articles of clothing to dry after the rain passed. The campground was clearly marked and provided parking for 1-2 vehicles at each site, but not much more than that and the day use site campers were very friendly and engaged with the overnight campers, offering us BBQ and other leftover food which very welcome after an 11 hour day of hiking.

Katahdin Stream is easily accessible and provides an excellent source of fresh water, as water is limited once you start up the Hunt Trail. Therefore I highly recommend taking as much water as you can reasonably carry. We had 2- 2 liter bladders and 4 Nalgene bottles on our trip and we ran out by the time we reached the end of our trip. (Between two hikers- went up Hunt and down Abol and back around to Katahdin Stream for a second night’s stay).