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Campgrounds in Mount Desert, ME

32 campgrounds in and around Mount Desert, Maine. Check open sites for your dates.

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Search 8,900+ campgrounds across 50+ booking sites, with live availability

Right now: 51 campsites open this weekend near Mount Desert at 5 of the 12 campgrounds we checked.Availability read Nov 8, 8:35 AM ET

We search 50+ booking sites
  • Recreation.gov
  • Michigan DNR
  • & 43 more

Mount Desert has 1 campground, with 31 more within 25 miles. 8 list full hookups and 15 list sites of 40 ft or longer. You book through Hipcamp, Campspot and Maine State Parks.

More ways to stay near Mount Desert: glamping & cabins (3) · RV rentals (3)

Available for your stay

Available this weekend near Mount Desert

Nov 13 – Nov 15 · open every night of the stay.

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Camping style

RV camping near Mount Desert

Full-hookup campgrounds8 parks50-amp sites6 parksBig rigs (40 ft+)15 parksPull-through sites9 parksRV resorts & KOAs2 parks
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campgrounds near Mount Desert

Parks in Mount Desert first, then everything within 25 miles, nearest first (straight-line distance).

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Private campground

Acadia Retreat

Bar Harbor, ME · 4.2 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Lamoine State Park

Lamoine, ME · 8.7 mi away
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49 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Ellie's RV spot

Lamoine, ME · 11.8 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Backroad to Acadia

Ellsworth, ME · 13.5 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Green Apple Grove

Ellsworth, ME · 13.5 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

The Point

Gouldsboro, ME · 13.8 mi away
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2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Egypt Acres

Franklin, ME · 17.7 mi away
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7 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Birch Meadow

Franklin, ME · 19.2 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Private campground

Dan Farms

Orland, ME · 24.9 mi away
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2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
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Build around it

Things to do near Mount Desert

Tours and activities from Viator; you book with Viator.

Guides for this trip

National parks near Mount Desert

Acadia National Park · about 0 mi

From the National Park Service · Acadia National Park

person climbing up rocks with a ocean view in the distance
Photo: NPS
Hike Beehive Loop

1-3 Hours

This is a 1.4 mile loop trail that ascends a 450 ft cliff face. Exposed cliffs, iron rungs, and granite staircases climb this trail revealing scenic ocean views.

Boardwalk through a forest of white birch trees
Photo: NPS
Hike Jesup Path and Hemlock Path Loop

30-60 Minutes

This forested path continues to a boardwalk with multiple interpretive signs and benches. It opens up to a meadow before looping back on an old fire road. Views of Dorr Mountain…

Large, narrow building with stone walls, peeled log columns, cedar shingles, and a stone patio
Photo: NPS
Waysides at Schoodic Woods Ranger Station

There are two waysides featured on a wall at the Schoodic Woods Ranger Station. "Exploring Schoodic," offers an aerial view of a peninsula with a rugged coastline. The land-mass is…

Source: National Park Service (Acadia National Park). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

How it works

Find it here. Book it with the park.

  1. Find open sitesSearch by place and dates; we check each provider's calendar for your whole stay.
  2. Check the fitHookups, amps, rig length and pull-through come from each park's own listing. When a listing doesn't say, we leave it blank.
  3. Book with the providerCampspot, Recreation.gov, ReserveAmerica, KOA and state park systems: you complete each reservation on their site.

A few good questions

How many campgrounds are in Mount Desert?

1 campground in Mount Desert, and 32 counting everything within 25 miles.

Which campgrounds near Mount Desert have full hookups?

8 of them list water, electric and sewer at the site; 6 list 50-amp service.

Can I bring a big rig to Mount Desert?

15 parks within 25 miles list sites of 40 ft or longer (up to 75 ft), and 9 list pull-through sites.

What's near Mount Desert?

Acadia National Park (about 5 miles, straight-line).

How much do campgrounds near Mount Desert cost?

Of the 8 parks that list a nightly rate, the middle starting price is about $47 a night. The park's own site has the final price for your dates.

Nearby

Destinations near Mount Desert

Acadia National Park5 mi away
Nearby

Cities near Mount Desert

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Why we're different

The most campgrounds in one place

8,900+ public, private and glamping campgrounds from 50+ booking sites, including 46 state park systems, side by side.

Real open sites, not just listings

For 8,400+ of them we read the booking calendar, so you see which campsites, cabins and glamping stays are open for your dates.

Book on the official booking site

When you find your spot, you reserve on the campground's own booking site. We don't take payments, so Basecamping never adds a fee.

All 32 campgrounds near Mount Desert

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