Schoodic Woods Campground — Hotel in Winter Harbor

I am writing this review for two audiences: back-country/primitive campers, and public camp ground campers.

If you are in the latter “camp,” you will believe you have died and gone to camper’s heaven in this campground. It is as beautiful, clean and pristine as you can get, and quiet enough to hear your neighboring camper’s phone vibrate in silent mode (we came in early September, and did not really see or hear any kids, which had probably all gone back to school. That may be the reason for the quiet).

Which brings me to the next audience: if you have ever seen the movie “Vivarium,” you will understand how a primitive camper might feel in this campground. A design flaw is that the campsites are not staggered across the road from each other, such that the driveways are directly across from each other, making it possible to watch your neighbor across the road as he sits there in his tiny campsite, watching his tiny woods, with his back to your own tiny campsite as you sit and look into your own tiny woods. Did I mention the campsites are much smaller than they appear in the photos? At least, to campers like us who are used to “owning the forest” when we camp, this is how it will feel. But again, public campground campers will love it here.

If I ever come back to the campground, I would like to try the hike-in sites, which I meant to check out while I was there, but forgot. I understand at least one of them has a nice waterfront view.

Otherwise, the best tent sites I saw we’re A46 and A48, which seemed to be the most private. A46 was the only site I saw that did not have a campsite directly across the road from it.

No showers here, which we back-country campers don’t mind. If you get lucky enough to get a campsite with thickly shaded evergreens, you can take a birdbath in your tiny woods.

But hey, we came here to see the national park, right? So it’s a wonderful and peaceful...

Very well maintained campground with hookups available. Note that all four campgrounds within the Acadia National Park require advanced reservations. You cannot arrive at any of Acadia National Parks campgrounds and get a campsite the same day. No exceptions so plan accordingly. The bathrooms were very clean and there is wifi available at the information center. In addition to the camping fee, you are required to have a park pass. There are hiking and biking paths to enjoy. Please note that if you are bringing an ebike that many of the biking paths state that only Class 1 ebikes are allowed. I always find this to be silly as it would be more appropriate to just post a weight and speed limit similar to how roads are regulated. Please take a moment to contact your representative and ask them to work on changing these silly ebike regulations in our national parks. There are many people with mobility issues that benefit from having an ebike regardless of class or category. My best analogy regarding these silly regulations would be like saying you can't have a Porsche on the highway because it has the potential to go to fast or you can't have a Hummer on the highway because it weighs too much. If the current regulations are about safety or protecting the trails, let's use some common sense and regulate the speed on bike trails or the combined weight of the rider and the bike (similar to having a semi on restricted roads.) Sorry for the rant on the ebikes, it's just annoying that our National Parks aren't using...

Schoodic Woods Campground was a wonderful place to spend two weeks in the Acadia area. While it is a bit of a drive to the main section of Acadia, I found Schoodic Woods to be that place that offers quiet, wooded peacefulness and a much less tourist feel. Most of the campers enjoy evenings by their fires watching the abundance of stars. There are also a number of ranger led programs during the day and evenings if you just wanted to hang out at the campground for the day.

The campsites were spacious and the facilities throughout the campground were immaculate. The biking and hiking trails to the various sections of Schoodic Point were well kept and enjoyable. The sunset views from Schoodic Point should not be missed!

My only recommendations for improvements to Schoodic Woods Campground is the addition of shower facilities for tent campers. Also there is no septic at the campsites but we really didn't mind using the dumping station. It was easily accessed and very well laid out to make quick work of that chore.

Winter Harbor is the nearest town and offers several enjoyable restaurants and galleries and is worth a little stroll through town. JM Gherish's offers great breakfast and lunch options and turned out to be one of our favorites. Overall, we couldn't have been happier at this campground and intend to be...