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Camping |
There are two campgrounds in the park: Blackwoods and Seawall Campgrounds. All park campsites are situated in woods, within a 10 minute walk of the ocean. One vehicle, 6 people, and 2 small tents or one large tent are allowed at a campsite. Designated campsites accommodate trailers up to 35 feet. Neither campground has utility hookups.
From early spring to late fall, the campgrounds provide comfort stations, cold running water, dump station, picnic tables, fire rings, and water faucets. Showers and a camping supply store are within 1/2 mile of both campgrounds.
Located on Route 3, five miles south of Bar Harbor; remains open during the off-season at which time facilities are limited to picnic tables, fire rings, pit toilets, and a hand pump for drinking water.
NEW. Online Reservations for Blackwoods Campground are available here.
This is run by the park service, and allows you to reserve some space up to five months in advance, starting on the fifth of each month. You can read detailed information on the campground here, and find out if any reservations are free, how much they cost, get detailed directions and find out if any tours are available.
| For telephone reservations call: | |
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| USA | 1-800-365-CAMP (2267) |
| Internatioan | (301) 722-1257 |
| TDD (Hearing Impaired) | 1-888-530-9796 |
| International Reservations | 1-301-722-1257 |
| Daily reservation office phone hours: |
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| 6:00 - 6:00 AST |
| 10:00 - 10:00 EST |
| 9:00 - 9:00 CST |
| 8:00 - 8:00 MST |
| 7:00 - 7:00 PST |
| Types of payment: |
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| VISA, MasterCard, Discover |
| Check and Money Order - no less than 20 days in advance of arrival at the park. |
For mail-in reservations, write:
NPRS* Mail-in reservations can be made no earlier than two weeks before the call dates listed above. Reservations received more than two weeks in advance will be returned.
P.O. Box 1600
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
When making a reservation, you are simply securing a space in the campground; it is not possible to reserve a specific site or adjoining sites.
Cancellation Policy:
All changes of a reservation will be considered a cancellation and charged a $12.50 cancellation fee. Cancellations made on the day of arrival will be charged an additional one night camping fee.
During late July and August, plan to arrive at Seawall early in the morning. There is a great demand for campsites and a line forms each morning. As campers check out, others from the waiting line are assigned available sites. Station hours are 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
At Blackwoods and Seawall, five group campsites accommodate 15-20 campers per site. Group campsites, used only by educational organizations or other formally organized groups, are reserved through the park. Write to the park after January 1 for a group camping reservation form. Return the completed application on or after March 15.
Group campsites contain 2 or 3 fireplaces, picnic tables, and a nearby restroom with cold running water and flush toilets. Rates are $30 per night per site.
All camping must be done in established campgrounds. Overnight backpacking is prohibited in Acadia National Park because the park is small and fragile.
Camping fees are subject to change. Camping fees and entrance fees are separate charges.
| 2/11/98 |