Campgrounds In Bar Harbor, Maine

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Bar Harbor, Maine makes a great camping destination with its scenic natural features like soaring granite cliffs and rock-bound coast on Mount Desert Island. The area is home to the 41,000-acre Acadia National Park where visitors can marvel at its cobblestone beaches, glacier-carved mountain, fishing lakes, meadows, marshes and evergreen forests. Many campgrounds can be found in Bar Harbor providing easy access to all the recreational activities it offers.

Mt. Desert Narrows

Mt. Desert Narrows offers ocean-front tent sites, tent cabins and RV sites. Some tent sites are ocean front with water and electric hookups. Amenities include picnic tables, fire rings, shower and bathroom facilities, wireless Internet access, laundry facilities and a heated swimming pool. RV sites have full hookups with 30/50-amp service and cable TV. Campers can take advantage of all the activities right on-site including horseshoes, basketball and volleyball, canoeing and kayaking (rentals available) hayrides and live entertainment.

Mt. Desert Narrows
1219 State Highway 3
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-4782
barharborcampingresorts.com

Hadley's Point Campground

This campground is ideally located just within walking distance to the beach. The Acadia National Park is also just four miles away. Campers can pitch their tents and enjoy amenities such as wireless Internet access, bathroom and laundry facilities, shuttle bus service, heated swimming pool and playground. There are many activities to enjoy at Hadley's Point including hiking, mountain climbing, golf, canoeing, fishing, horseshoes, shuffleboard and whale watching. Tent sites are either primitive or with water and electric hookups. RV sites are available as well and come with full hookups and 50-amp service. Campers can venture out to downtown Bar Harbor, just an eight-mile drive from camp.

Hadley's Point Campground
33 Hadley Point Road
Bar Harbor Maine 04609
(207) 288-4808
hadleyspoint.com

Bar Harbor Campground

Bar Harbor Campground accommodates tent sites and RV sites with many amenities including heated swimming pool, wireless Internet access, playground, bathroom/shower/laundry facilities and paved roads. Picnic tables and fire rings are available at every site. RV sites have water and 30/50-amp electrical hookups. Activities on-site include swimming, hiking, fishing, bicycling, basketball, horseshoes, shuffleboard and a golf course within walking distance is available as well. The camp is only two miles from Acadia National Park.

Bar Harbor Campground
409 State Highway 3
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-5185‎
thebarharborcampground.com

Article Written By Rona Aquino

Rona Aquino began writing professionally in 2008. As an avid marathon runner and outdoor enthusiast, she writes on topics of running, fitness and outdoor recreation for various publications. Aquino holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications and English from the University of Maryland College Park.

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