Blackwoods is a pretty standard National Park campground, and we definitely enjoyed our experience there. Clean wooded campsites, super nice fire pits with a grill that flipped up over the top (which came in very handy), and best of all a short walk from these amazing cliffs at the edge of the ocean. We walked out every night to listen to the waves crashing and take in the amazing Milky Way!

All the rangers are super friendly and helpful - especially Ranger Bob who told us all about the geological formation of the island during one of the nightly presentations at the beautiful amphitheater! And the price can't be beat - $20 a night total for 4 people (2 tents, 2 cars).

The only thing that was kind of annoying is that the bathrooms would get kind of gross on the weekend by the end of the day - probably due to the huge influx of people compared to midweek. It wasn't anything we couldn't deal with but hey - jus' sayin'. Otherwise our stay was awesome and we can't wait to head back to Acadia.

We are repeat visitors to Acadia National Park and Blackwoods Campground, and we recommend the area to many of our friends each year.

When I was younger (about a decade ago) I used to spend a lot of time in British Columbia camping in Provincial and National Parks all along Canada's West Coast and in the Rocky and the Coastal Mountains. Blackwoods and Acadia are the closest thing to that experience that I have been able to find on the East Coast.

The campground is well treed, clean sites, many of the sites have a great deal of privacy (although not all, so try to be picky when you reserve.)

The park is nicely located far enough from Bar Harbor that you are able to feel like you are really out in the great outdoors, but close enough for a quick drive in if you want to go see a movie or to get some ice cream for the kids. The carriage roads and hiking trails are all easily accessible on the Island Explorer shuttle, or by car if you want, and you can also get to some of the smaller communities on Mount Desert Island easily.

We usually use Blackwoods as a base-camp and spend our mornings hiking, afternoons either in town, or at Sand Beach or Echo Lake.

The only drawback to the campground is the lake of showers, although the pay-shower place by the park entrance is a feasible (though not amazing) option.

The park staff are friendly, although the last time we stayed (this summer) we had a problem with some rowdies, 8 20-22 year old guys in for a week of partying and staying up all night chugging alcohol and yelling at each other. We had a site VERY close to theirs (8-12 feet) with no trees between the two sites, so we were treated to a front row seat. We complained several different days at the front office, but saw no action taken by the park staff to quiet the guys down. Finally I had to go out myself at 1am on what turned out to be the 4th and last night of the guys' stay and treat them to an expletive-laced blast of my unhappiness. It was the third time I had talked to them about the noise, and my opinion when a person staying on a site has to go out and confront a group of 8 over-sized and very drunk young men by himself three nights in a row it shows a serious lack on the part of the park staff.

This was the first year we had the problem though, and after the guys left things went fine, so the hope is that it was an anomaly.

All-in-all a decent little place. Although book early because in the peak season reservations are almost impossible to get, and bring quarters for taking your showers. Maybe a tarp for under the tent as well, as the gravel of the sites will really do a number on the bottom of your tent.

At less than $30 a night though, you can't really go wrong.

We stayed here in a 33' fifth wheel and enjoyed our stay. Mostly tents and small rigs, not the best for big rigs. Great ranger program and nite sky. No hookups.

Simply put, this Campground is inexpensive, very clean, and has beautiful (very private) campsites. It is located right next to the coast and very near the main hiking trails. Try to reserve in advance if at all possible, since sites fill up very quickly. We didn't make reservations and so had to wait in line every morning to get another day at the campground. Overall, a great place to stay!