Mount Desert Campground

A unique and scenic campground on Mount Desert Island - waterfront & wooded sites

2025 Reservations will begin in January

Office Hours:

Will resume in January 2025

For 2025:

Reservations for 7 nights or more will commence at 5 am on January 6, 2025

Reservations for 3 nights or more will commence at 5 am on January 7, 2025

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Mount Desert Campground is located in the heart of Mount Desert Island, just minutes from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Spend your days hiking the mountain trails or biking on the 50+ miles of carriage roads. Plenty of sightseeing and shopping and dining experiences around the many local towns such as Southwest Harbor and Northeast Harbor await you! Sail on a schooner, go rock climbing in Acadia, or spend your afternoon at Sand Beach. You can even rent a kayak right here at the campground and explore beautiful Somes Sound.

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Gathering Place

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Campground Features Include:

Tenting Sites

Trailers & RV's (20 ft maximum)

Facilities with metered hot showers

Salt Water Fishing

Salt Water Swimming

Kayak, Canoe & SUP Rentals

Picnic Tables & Firepits at Each Site

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Ice Cream, Coffee & Pastries

Launching Ramp

Cellular service & WiFi

Deepwater Moorings Available

See What Our Campers Are Saying

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Beautiful site (even though it was not waterfront - if you have that option, grab one!)! Facilities were super clean. The Gathering Place (the camp store) was a great place to start the day for coffee, local bakery goodies and wi-fi. The floats provided wonderful… read more

happy camper Jeannie F.
Maine

This campground is awesome. It's better than the National Park sites. There are a lot of great sites on the water. There are a lot of great wooded sites. The bathrooms are modern. The water taps are plentiful. The views of the water sublime. It's one of the better… read more

happy camper Jason M.
Boston, MA

My wife and I just spent two weeks at Mount Desert Campground and it is the nicest campground we have ever stayed at. The tent platform provided for easy set up of our tent and drained well in the rain. We had a beautiful view of Somes Sound from our campsite… read more

happy camper Dan B.