Bar Harbor Campground

Arrived on Sunday, Aug 27th around 530ish.
We tow a 22’ TT and had several w/e sites to choose from. You check in at the office. They give you a map and then you drive around to find a site you like. We went with K26. It was fairly level front to back but left to write required us to be all the way up on our Andersen blocks.

We originally had booked in for 4 nights at $44 a night. Cash only. They have an ATM.
Laundry is clean. $1 wash $1 dry. Cold water k my for wash. 8 washer and 10 dryers. Quite busy. 8a-8p

We were enjoying the area so much we decided to make it an entire week. This got us the stay 7 nights pay for 6.

Shower house near the pool was clean and well cared for. $0.25 for 5 minutes. Lots of hot water. Some portable toilets and other bath houses throughout the campground.

Bus stop for the Island explorer is on site.

Pool was quite large. It is heated but we not quite enough for some of the cooler days we experienced.

They allow you to receive packages.

We got 6-8 channels with our OTA.

WiFi at our site was quite strong. Allowed us to stream shows.

Says two weeks max but looked like several folks spend a month or the season.

Lots of folks changing sites and reserving for friends coming.

Site K26 could easily have accommodated a longer rig. Likely up to 30’.

Friendly staff.

Arrived midday, maybe 2pm and there were a few sites to choose from with hookups. The wooded, shaded no hookup sites are even better and there were many available. So private and pretty. This is peak season in Maine! We felt lucky. V friendly staff who gave us their spot they were’t using. We needed hookups and good service for work..If you can, the view sites are incredible. By nighttime everything was full. Walked across the street for lobster rolls and ice cream (so good, and $$$) we opted to drive in early to Acadia so we didn’t use the shuttle but many did. Such a large campground with a great feel and fair price. The crazy Koa water park stuff is not for me but those are your other options close by. Love bar harbor

We arrived around 3pm on a Wednesday in late September and there were several water/electric sites available. We stayed 4 days and everyday people were coming and going so it seems generally easy to find a spot that works for your rig. Check out is at 12pm so if you come around then, you’ll have the best chances.

The best part about the campground is the free shuttle that takes you to Bar Harbor and throughout Acadia NP. Download the app “myStop” for bus routes/schedule times or google search the Island Explorer bus for details on their website.

We stayed in M loop which is very woodsy and spacious. Cell signal there was decent, 2 bars with Verizon and we could stream the football game. Loops A-H are not in the woods and therefore less private next to your neighbor. Loops L-O were woodsy and very spacious. When you arrive, you’ll first go into the office where they will give you a map. Then you will drive around the campground and pick your favorite spot before heading back to the office to claim it. Full HU is $48, W/E is $44 and dry is $38 a night. Cash only, but there is an ATM in their office. Showers are $0.25 for 5 minutes which is very reasonable compared to other places I’ve stayed who wanted $1 for 3 minutes.

With all the great things to do here (arcade, pool, playground, basketball court, free shuttle stop, mini golf across the street, etc.) the price is well worth it and I highly recommend you stay!

This family run campground is a real pleasure to be at. It's all First Come, First Serve, which I love. There are sites with electric and water, sites with full hookups, and dry sites. Generators are not allowed. I had a dry site, first in the woods then in the open area. If you stay for a week, the 7th day is free. There are places with a beautiful view of the sea and islands. The rest rooms are old but clean. There are also numerous porta-pottys conveniently placed. Each restroom has a dishwashing sink. A free shuttle bus that allows dogs stops at the entrance. Bar Harbor is a short hop away on the bus. Other buses go to various points in Acadia National Park. I loved staying here.

I normally avoid private campgrounds, but I wanted to visit Mount Desert Island and the national parks were jampacked, so after looking at my options I settled in here. It’s a first come first serve campground, but I arrived around 10 am on a Tuesday and had no trouble getting an electric/water site. They have lots of amenities, which I didn’t use because I was too busy shuttling around the island seeing the sights, but friends of mine stayed near the pool and loved that area. There is a convenient shuttle that you can grab to the visitor center at Acadia National Park and from there grab shuttles to anywhere in the park, including the village of Bar Harbor. It was so convenient. The campground is super clean, well-maintained and quiet. The wifi was decent in my location. I would definitely stay here again when visiting Mount Desert Island.

Beautiful tent camping in shade with lots of spaces. Just need to be aware of ticks since your in the shade of the trees. Showers excellent 5 minutes for 0.25 cents hot and have laundry for $1 wash and 1$ dryer. Campgrounds are spaced out well for tents. No hock ups for tent sites. Cell service is poor 1 to 2 bars of AT&T. Campgrounds has free WiFi but is just ok for steaming with multiple buffering slow downs

The campground is all first come first served. We arrived on the Tuesday after Labor Day around 11 am and had tons of sites to chose from. We opted for a water and electric site in the K area over looking the hill and although we couldn’t see the water from our rig we could see it from the edge of our site. If you need a full hook up site or have a very large rig the options were a little more limited. Overall in post labor day September there were always some sights available but Friday and Saturday nights were mostly full.

The campground is buy 6 nights and get the 7th free and doesn’t appear to have stay limits, you can also move your site around at any time if you see one you like better open up.

The location is great just 5-10 minutes into the park or bar harbor.

The showers are 25 cents for 5 minutes and get scalding hot and have great pressure. Laundry is $1 to wash and $1 to dry and there were 10-12 of each machine.

Verizon works great with high speeds and no issues. AT&T goes in and out and sometimes is great and sometimes doesn’t work at all. We also had decent luck using the campground WiFi (we try to conserve our limited Verizon data for emergencies).