Schoodic Woods Campground

Schoodic Woods is located in breathtaking Acadia National Park on the Maine coast. Set on the Schoodic Peninsula, the campground is 1.5 miles (2.5 km) southeast of Winter Harbor and approximately 60-70 minutes from Bar Harbor and the main section of the park. Visitors venture to Acadia for its picturesque scenery, historic sites and recreational activities, including walking, hiking, biking and kayaking. No RVs, trailers or vehicles larger than 21 feet are permitted on Schoodic Loop Road beyond the day-use parking area and campground; oversize vehicle parking is available in the day-use parking area at Schoodic Woods. Acadia's Island Explorer shuttle buses provide free service between park destinations and local communities, with service on the Schoodic Peninsula from late May to mid-October. There is no shuttle service between the Schoodic Peninsula and Mount Desert Island. The Schoodic Peninsula provides numerous recreational activities without the congestion of Mount Desert Island. A six-mile (10 km) one-way loop road offers views of lighthouses, seabirds, and forested islands, with vehicle turnouts to stop and enjoy the scenery; stopping on the road and parking outside of designated pull-offs are prohibited. There are over eight miles of hiking trails on the peninsula and an additional eight miles of bike paths. Arey Cove Road leads to Schoodic Point, a windswept, rocky point providing spectacular views of Mount Desert Island. All sites except group sites and hike-in sites have electric, and B-Loop sites have electric and water. Flush toilets, potable running water, and a dump station are provided, as are picnic tables and fire rings in each site. All sites have ADA picnic tables, and all campground roads are paved. There are no showers in the campground; showers are located in Winter Harbor, where grocery and supply stores are also found, 1.5 miles from the campground. At all hike-in campsites, setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using a campfire, including charcoal, is prohibited, though stoves and grills fueled by petroleum fuels such as liquid propane gas, butane, or white gas are allowed. Acadia is comprised of a cluster of islands on the Atlantic coast of Maine, with mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches within roughly 50,000 acres. At Schoodic Woods, all sites are wooded and within a 15-minute walk of the ocean. The park is surrounded by scenic island harbors and quaint towns; the Schoodic Institute, near Schoodic Point, has an Education and Research Center supporting science and education initiatives throughout the park, and Rockefeller Institute is a public facility. Lamoine State Park is just 21 miles from Acadia, with boating, fishing, and scenic views of Frenchman's Bay.