Blackwoods Campground
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- 292281 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
For Blackwoods campsites, 90 percent of campsites are released six months in advance on the first of each month at 10 am EST. The remaining 10 percent are released at 10 am 14 days ahead of a desired arrival date on a rolling basis. For example, if you plan to arrive on May 24, you can make an online reservation starting at 10 am EST Dec 1 from the first release or starting at 10 am EST on May 10 from the second release. All campsite reservations must be made through recreation.gov. 90% of campsites are available six months in advance, and released on a monthly basis as described above. Keep reading
10% of campsites are available at 10:00 a.m. EST. fourteen (14) days in advance of the desired reservation date. Visitors are able to make same day reservations if campsites are available. All reservations must be made through recreation.gov. Reservations cannot be made through the campground office or in-person. Blackwoods Campground is located in breathtaking Acadia National Park on the Maine coast. Visitors venture to Acadia for its picturesque scenery, historic sites and recreational activities, including hiking, biking and canoeing.
Recreation
From gentle walks along the rugged coastline, mountain hikes, tree lined carriage roads for biking and lakes for kayaking and canoeing, Acadia offers many opportunities to get outside and be active. Park rangers at Acadia offer a variety of programs to suit every interest and activity level. Programs include walks, talks, hikes, narrated boat cruises, bike rides and more. A 27-mile, historic loop road system offers outstanding views of the park's ocean shoreline, coastal forests and mountain silhouettes.
Facilities
The majority of Blackwoods' sites are for small and large tents; other sites can accommodate travelers with RVs. Flush toilets, running water, and a dump station are provided, as are picnic tables and fire rings. Roads are paved. *** There are no showers in the campground. Fee shower facilities are located 1/2 mile from the campground. The use of portable showers is prohibited.*** Natural Features Acadia is comprised of a cluster of islands on the Atlantic coast of Maine. Mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches are all found within roughly 50,000 acres comprising Acadia. At Blackwoods, all sites are wooded and within a 10-minute walk of the ocean. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (207) 288-3274.
Nearby Attractions
Acadia National Park is surrounded by scenic island harbors and quaint towns. Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, and Isle au Haut offer plenty of visitor services including restaurants, shops, museums, and tours. Please check with local Chambers of Commerce for more information.
Charges & Cancellations
In addition to the changes and cancellations outlined in the reservation rules above, a no-show refers to a camper who does not arrival at the campground and fails to cancel their reservation by check-out time on the day after their scheduled arrival. If you have not arrived by 10:00am EST the day after your scheduled arrival, your reservation will be canceled and incur a $20.00 service fee along with forfeiting the first night’s camping fee. Early Departures If you choose to check out of your campsite early, you must notify us in person at the Campground Ranger Station before 10:00am EST to receive a refund for your remaining nights. If you check out after 10:00am EST, you will not receive a refund for that night.
What the agency tells you
Please have the following reservation information ready when you arrive at the campground (primary occupant, site letter & number, and check-in date). Cell coverage is poor at the campground so printing or writing it down may be best. Check-in time is AFTER 12:00pm.
An entrance pass is required in the park and while staying in the campground. Acadia National Park charges the following entrance fees: $35 per vehicle, $30 per motorcycle, or $20 per pedestrian/cyclist. Visitors may purchase the Acadia National Park annual pass for $70. Buy your Acadia National Park pass online at www.recreation.gov Each non-US resident aged 16 and older visiting Acadia National Park must pay a $100 nonresident fee (in addition to the standard entrance fee), unless they are admitted with an Annual or America the Beautiful Pass. This includes nonresidents entering as part of a commercial tour group, commercial use authorization (CUA) group, or concessioner tour group.
Arriving after hours? Proceed directly to your reserved campsite. Campground can be reached at (207) 288-3274 or by calling recreation.gov 1-877-444-6777. Review the rules on the Rules & Cancellations tab above.
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VEHICLE LENGTH LIMITS: It is your responsiblity to review Site Details and Equipment Allowed before reserving your campsite. If you reserve a campsite and your equipment exceeds the listed limits, you may have your reservation cancelled.
All camping equipment must fit on the campsite pad. Help us grow vegetation around the campsites! Do not walk or set up camping gear off of the campsite pad. You are responsible for reviewing site details and booking a site that will accomodate your equipment. Note: Tree tents are not permitted in the campground. The use of portable showers is prohibited.
Be aware that black bears may be present in campgrounds. All food, cooking equipment, and scented items (such as toiletries) must be secured in a vehicle when not in use. Clean up immediately after meals and dispose of garbage in designated receptacles. Do not store any food, cooking equipment, or scented items in your tent. If you see a bear, do not approach it. Remain calm and back away slowly.
Only one vehicle may park at each campsite. Please make sure all four tires are on the campsite driveway and not on the campsite pad. Extra vehicles may park at the overflow parking area near the amphitheater or along Hwy 3.
Only two tents are allowed at each campsite. Please reserve another campsite if you are bringing more than two tents.
Pets are permitted and must be leashed or caged at all times. Leashes must be six feet (1.8 m) or less in length. Pets may not be left unattended for their safety and for the safety of other visitors and wildlife.
No generators allowed in B-Loop. Generators may only be used in A-Loop during the following times: (8am-10am, 4pm-7pm). You must be at your campsite when running your generator. Please be mindful of how generator noise affects other campers.
Do not bring firewood from more than 50 miles away. Help protect our forests from the spread of hidden, tree-killing insects by obtaining firewood from local vendors near the campground. Please visit https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/how-to-help/f-a-q/ for more information.
Quiet hours are from 10:00pm to 6:00am. Sound travels easily between campsites. Remember to speak in a low voice during your stay.
No individual, in any capacity, may camp in Acadia National Park campgrounds for more than a combined total of 14 nights between the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend and Columbus Day; Camping is limited to 30 nights per calendar year.
CHECK OUT TIME = Before 10:00am. Please help us manage the campground better by vacating your campsite before 10:00am. Any items left on campsite will be removed immediately after check-out time.
Fees may apply if making changes to your reservation. Review them on the Rules & Cancellations tab above. Campground Questions? Please review the Frequently Asked Questions before calling (207) 288-3274.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 292 · 221 tent-only, 4 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 35 ft
- Accessible sites
- 16
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 287 of 289 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Showers
- None at this campground
- “Roads are paved. *** There are no showers in the campground.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Creek, Beach, Coast, Meadow
- Hiking
- Ranger programs
- Ranger Station
- Night sky · 22nd darkest of 24 in ME
- Bortle 3
- Fall color · reported 3 days ago, in Hancock County
- Peak color
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $30 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“In addition to the changes and cancellations outlined in the reservation rules above, a no-show refers to a camper who does not arrival at the campground and fails to cancel their reservation by check-out time on the day after their scheduled arrival. - If you have not arrived by 10:00am EST the day after your sched…” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
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recreation.gov availability, read 15:58 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
292 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 281 mapped sitesAll 292 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 281 of the 292 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 281 of the 292 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| Group-Sites | G1 | group tent only area nonelectric | 15 ft | 57 ft | 2,308 ft | 222 ft | $60 | |
| Group-Sites | G2 | group tent only area nonelectric | 15 ft | 57 ft | 2,365 ft | 223 ft | $60 | |
| Group-Sites | G3 | group tent only area nonelectric | 15 ft | yes | 88 ft | 2,409 ft | 142 ft | $60 |
| Group-Sites | G4 | group tent only area nonelectric | 15 ft | 88 ft | 2,325 ft | 118 ft | $60 | |
| Loop A | A001 (Admin) | type not stated | ||||||
| Loop A | A002 | tent only nonelectric | 85 ft | 2,937 ft | 83 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A003 | tent only nonelectric | 62 ft | 3,021 ft | 147 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A004 | tent only nonelectric | 62 ft | 3,025 ft | 135 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A005 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,936 ft | 92 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A006 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 3,007 ft | 153 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A007 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,941 ft | 152 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A008 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,962 ft | 207 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A009 | tent only nonelectric | 54 ft | 3,030 ft | 214 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A010 | tent only nonelectric | 54 ft | 3,072 ft | 222 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A011 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 3,107 ft | 220 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A012 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 3,115 ft | 225 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A013 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 3,125 ft | 242 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A014 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 3,099 ft | 252 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A015 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 3,073 ft | 258 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A016 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 3,031 ft | 266 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A017 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,977 ft | 283 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A018 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 2,800 ft | 239 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A019 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 2,778 ft | 198 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A020 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 2,834 ft | 154 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A021 | tent only nonelectric | 88 ft | 2,732 ft | 171 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A022 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 2,657 ft | 186 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A023 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 61 ft | 2,633 ft | 133 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A024 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 2,675 ft | 154 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A025 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 59 ft | 2,601 ft | 80 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A026 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 2,651 ft | 145 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A027 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,587 ft | 83 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A028 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,583 ft | 135 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A029 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,800 ft | 281 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A030 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 2,866 ft | 268 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A031 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 2,900 ft | 262 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A032 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 104 ft | 2,675 ft | 207 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A033 20FT(Admin) | type not stated | 20 ft | |||||
| Loop A | A034 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 2,702 ft | 216 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A035 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 67 ft | 2,685 ft | 212 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A036 | tent only nonelectric | 76 ft | 2,644 ft | 223 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A037 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 2,609 ft | 213 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A038 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 56 ft | 2,566 ft | 134 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A039-ADA 20FT(Admin) | type not stated | 20 ft | yes | ||||
| Loop A | A040 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 67 ft | 2,510 ft | 85 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A041 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 2,500 ft | 158 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A042 35FT(Admin) | type not stated | 35 ft | |||||
| Loop A | A043 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 54 ft | 2,572 ft | 93 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A044 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 54 ft | 2,626 ft | 145 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A045 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 70 ft | 2,595 ft | 148 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A046 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 81 ft | 2,518 ft | 129 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A047 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 64 ft | 2,471 ft | 203 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A048 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 56 ft | 2,520 ft | 158 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A049 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 49 ft | 2,438 ft | 146 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A050 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 2,490 ft | 109 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A051 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 49 ft | 2,419 ft | 126 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A052-ADA35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 54 ft | 2,468 ft | 73 ft | $30 |
| Loop A | A053 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 75 ft | 2,386 ft | 146 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A054-ADA 35FT(Admin) | type not stated | 35 ft | yes | ||||
| Loop A | A055 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 58 ft | 2,446 ft | 125 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A056 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 58 ft | 2,397 ft | 180 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A058 | tent only nonelectric | 54 ft | 2,380 ft | 200 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A059-ADA 20FT(Admin) | type not stated | 20 ft | yes | ||||
| Loop A | A060-ADA(Admin) | type not stated | yes | |||||
| Loop A | A061 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 72 ft | 2,434 ft | 110 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A062 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 47 ft | 2,375 ft | 199 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A063 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 62 ft | 2,326 ft | 165 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A064 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 58 ft | 2,302 ft | 203 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A065 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 52 ft | 2,310 ft | 182 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A066 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,344 ft | 206 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A067 | tent only nonelectric | 87 ft | 2,362 ft | 235 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A068 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 71 ft | 2,384 ft | 111 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A069 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 66 ft | 2,317 ft | 181 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A070 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 66 ft | 2,358 ft | 186 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A071 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 66 ft | 2,287 ft | 147 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A072 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 47 ft | 2,329 ft | 152 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A073 35FT(Admin) | type not stated | 35 ft | |||||
| Loop A | A074 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 53 ft | 2,288 ft | 112 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A075 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 53 ft | 2,242 ft | 62 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A076 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 2,262 ft | 129 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A077 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 2,207 ft | 93 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A078 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 2,246 ft | 189 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A079 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 2,193 ft | 160 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A080 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 71 ft | 2,193 ft | 117 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A081 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 52 ft | 2,260 ft | 144 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A082 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 60 ft | 2,290 ft | 153 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A083 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 75 ft | 2,211 ft | 74 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A084 35FT | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 61 ft | 2,252 ft | 129 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A085 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 2,248 ft | 193 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A086 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 2,219 ft | 107 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A087-ADA | tent only nonelectric | yes | 73 ft | 2,135 ft | 109 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A088-ADA20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 74 ft | 2,135 ft | 60 ft | $30 |
| Loop A | A089 | tent only nonelectric | 88 ft | 2,126 ft | 138 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A090-ADA | tent only nonelectric | yes | 83 ft | 2,099 ft | 90 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A091 | tent only nonelectric | 81 ft | 2,075 ft | 114 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A092 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,054 ft | 183 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A093 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,045 ft | 170 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A094 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 2,040 ft | 124 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A095 | tent only nonelectric | 76 ft | 2,060 ft | 81 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A096 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 2,085 ft | 108 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A097 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 2,111 ft | 139 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A098 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,146 ft | 187 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A099 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 2,182 ft | 146 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A100 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 2,226 ft | 194 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A101 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 2,221 ft | 299 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A102 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 2,040 ft | 175 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A103 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,957 ft | 232 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A104 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,003 ft | 179 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A105 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,941 ft | 239 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A106 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 1,981 ft | 207 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A107 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 1,921 ft | 270 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A108 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,957 ft | 260 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A109 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,908 ft | 233 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A110 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,950 ft | 213 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A111 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,902 ft | 168 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A112 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,972 ft | 167 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A113 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,920 ft | 173 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A114 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,978 ft | 173 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A115 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,945 ft | 213 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A116 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 77 ft | 2,016 ft | 184 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A117 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,983 ft | 258 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A118 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,058 ft | 244 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A119 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 57 ft | 2,007 ft | 290 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A120 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 2,096 ft | 282 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A121 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 72 ft | 2,060 ft | 354 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A122 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 2,164 ft | 340 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A123 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 2,111 ft | 394 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A124 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,844 ft | 336 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A125 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,774 ft | 286 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A126 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,845 ft | 289 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A127 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,771 ft | 199 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A128 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,836 ft | 199 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A129 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,781 ft | 133 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A130 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,834 ft | 136 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A131-ADA | tent only nonelectric | yes | 56 ft | 1,779 ft | 78 ft | $30 | |
| Loop A | A132 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,831 ft | 84 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A133 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 1,783 ft | 110 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A134 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,837 ft | 105 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A135 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,860 ft | 148 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A136 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,871 ft | 190 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A137 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 1,803 ft | 183 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A138 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,882 ft | 235 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A139 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,839 ft | 253 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A140 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,910 ft | 339 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A141 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,882 ft | 376 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A142 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 1,974 ft | 397 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A143 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 1,937 ft | 468 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A144 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,685 ft | 172 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A145 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,675 ft | 135 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A146 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,668 ft | 89 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A147 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,661 ft | 89 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A148 | tent only nonelectric | 52 ft | 1,689 ft | 130 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A149 | tent only nonelectric | 52 ft | 1,710 ft | 169 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A150 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,743 ft | 244 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A151 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,764 ft | 299 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A152 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,822 ft | 373 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B002 20FT(Admin) | type not stated | 20 ft | |||||
| Loop B | B003 | tent only nonelectric | 101 ft | 2,309 ft | 321 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B004-ADA20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 52 ft | 2,523 ft | 158 ft | $30 |
| Loop B | B005 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 50 ft | 2,496 ft | 132 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B006 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 51 ft | 2,566 ft | 196 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B007 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 50 ft | 2,532 ft | 178 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B008 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 2,606 ft | 237 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B009 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 70 ft | 2,607 ft | 254 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B010 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 54 ft | 2,660 ft | 291 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B011 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 50 ft | 2,225 ft | 296 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B012 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 64 ft | 2,152 ft | 266 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B013 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 50 ft | 2,190 ft | 248 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B014 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 2,110 ft | 202 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B015 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 2,153 ft | 198 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B016 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 2,077 ft | 126 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B017 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 47 ft | 2,128 ft | 158 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B018 | tent only nonelectric | 47 ft | 2,131 ft | 158 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B019 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,056 ft | 126 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B020 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 2,139 ft | 179 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B021 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,101 ft | 189 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B022 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 65 ft | 2,173 ft | 207 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B023 | tent only nonelectric | 75 ft | 2,195 ft | 184 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B024 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 2,267 ft | 108 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B025 | tent only nonelectric | 39 ft | 2,245 ft | 173 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B026 | tent only nonelectric | 39 ft | 2,279 ft | 168 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B027 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 2,323 ft | 95 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B028 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 2,379 ft | 117 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B029 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,450 ft | 174 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B030 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,428 ft | 237 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B031 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,494 ft | 235 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B032 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 2,539 ft | 249 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B033 | tent only nonelectric | 77 ft | 2,087 ft | 258 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B034 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 2,017 ft | 194 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B035 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 1,983 ft | 137 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B036 | tent only nonelectric | 77 ft | 1,933 ft | 197 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B037 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 1,959 ft | 113 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B038 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,894 ft | 145 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B039 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 46 ft | 1,933 ft | 80 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B040 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,855 ft | 133 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B041 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 46 ft | 1,918 ft | 61 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B042 | tent only nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,839 ft | 135 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B043 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,891 ft | 93 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B044 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,824 ft | 164 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B045 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,850 ft | 174 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B046 | tent only nonelectric | 86 ft | 1,931 ft | 160 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B047 | tent only nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,959 ft | 277 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B048 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,007 ft | 255 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B049 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 2,045 ft | 304 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B050 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 2,093 ft | 316 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B051 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 2,124 ft | 314 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B052 | tent only nonelectric | 75 ft | 2,181 ft | 325 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B053 | tent only nonelectric | 75 ft | 2,243 ft | 338 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B054 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 2,319 ft | 288 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B055 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,390 ft | 274 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B056 | tent only nonelectric | 90 ft | 1,994 ft | 285 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B057 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,913 ft | 324 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B058 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,854 ft | 359 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B059 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 61 ft | 1,795 ft | 397 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B060 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,735 ft | 361 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B061 | tent only nonelectric | 90 ft | 1,615 ft | 298 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B062 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 90 ft | 1,526 ft | 262 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B063 | tent only nonelectric | 102 ft | 1,447 ft | 201 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B064-ADA (Admin) | type not stated | yes | |||||
| Loop B | B065 (Admin) | type not stated | ||||||
| Loop B | B066-ADA (Admin) | tent only nonelectric | yes | 126 ft | 1,528 ft | 99 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B067 | tent only nonelectric | 96 ft | 1,663 ft | 165 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B068-ADA | tent only nonelectric | yes | 89 ft | 1,677 ft | 165 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B069 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,325 ft | 210 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B070 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,278 ft | 235 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B071 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,371 ft | 152 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B072 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,324 ft | 190 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B073 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,420 ft | 95 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B074 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,392 ft | 129 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B075 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,452 ft | 99 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B076-ADA | tent only nonelectric | yes | 50 ft | 1,523 ft | 105 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B077-ADA | tent only nonelectric | yes | 72 ft | 1,597 ft | 103 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B078 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,569 ft | 136 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B079 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,634 ft | 206 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B080 | tent only nonelectric | 82 ft | 1,719 ft | 245 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B081 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 1,694 ft | 276 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B082 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,778 ft | 263 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B083 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 1,749 ft | 284 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B084 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,835 ft | 263 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B085 | tent only nonelectric | 79 ft | 1,798 ft | 209 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B086 | tent only nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,895 ft | 230 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B087 | tent only nonelectric | 78 ft | 1,855 ft | 155 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B088 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,934 ft | 203 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B089 | tent only nonelectric | 76 ft | 1,903 ft | 115 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B090 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,967 ft | 189 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B091 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,997 ft | 183 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B092 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 1,967 ft | 132 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B093 | tent only nonelectric | 88 ft | 2,058 ft | 223 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B094 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,009 ft | 181 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B095 20FT | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 89 ft | 1,249 ft | 273 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B | B096 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,168 ft | 275 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B097 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,218 ft | 282 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B098 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,233 ft | 215 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B099 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,291 ft | 231 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B100 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 1,293 ft | 161 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B101 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 1,347 ft | 199 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B102 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 1,344 ft | 131 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B103 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,422 ft | 135 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B104 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 1,385 ft | 200 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B105 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,445 ft | 216 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B106 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 1,482 ft | 158 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B107 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 1,535 ft | 240 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B108 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 1,564 ft | 247 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B109 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 1,524 ft | 175 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B110 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 1,653 ft | 216 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B111 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,605 ft | 214 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B112 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,647 ft | 189 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B113 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,716 ft | 119 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B114 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,671 ft | 182 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B115 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,736 ft | 107 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B116 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,704 ft | 176 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B117 | tent only nonelectric | 71 ft | 1,778 ft | 122 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B118 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,728 ft | 208 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B119 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,817 ft | 170 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B120 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,758 ft | 246 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B121 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,852 ft | 201 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B122 | tent only nonelectric | 52 ft | 1,941 ft | 176 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B123 | tent only nonelectric | 52 ft | 1,986 ft | 191 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B124 | tent only nonelectric | 77 ft | 1,167 ft | 226 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B125 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,239 ft | 157 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B126 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,212 ft | 215 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B127 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,309 ft | 105 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B128 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,269 ft | 178 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B129 | tent only nonelectric | 84 ft | 1,371 ft | 159 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B130 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,440 ft | 123 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B131 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,505 ft | 167 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B132 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,473 ft | 200 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B133 | tent only nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,577 ft | 245 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B134 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,534 ft | 256 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B135 | tent only nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,616 ft | 291 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B136 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,663 ft | 295 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B137 | tent only nonelectric | 71 ft | 1,268 ft | 237 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B | B138 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,426 ft | 230 ft | $30 |
25 of 292 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Seawall CampgroundAcadia National Park · 6.8 mi
Schoodic Woods CampgroundAcadia National Park · 8.5 mi
Duck Harbor CampgroundAcadia National Park · 29 miThe entrance to Blackwoods Campground is off of State Highway 3, six miles south of Bar Harbor. There is no entrance to the campground from Acadia National Park's Park Loop Rd.
Be aware of height restrictions for recreational vehicles. The Park Loop Rd. has several low bridges and the majority of it is one way traffic. Plan your route carefully. Many park roads feature historic bridges constructed with lower than conventional clearances.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Bar Harbor, ME
Typical weather
Typical October night 43°F, day 59°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 15°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it · a letter you can send
Who answers for this land
Blackwoods Campground is in Maine’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Jared Golden (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: C+. See every public-lands vote →
Who can change it · 4
Two offices, two different asks. The draft to the agency asks it to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up. The draft to Congress asks why that share is zero and presses for a published minimum at the campgrounds it funds.
- The office that runs itAcadia National ParkNational Park Service unit
- The member who votes the moneyJared F. GoldenU.S. Representative · Maine’s 2nd district
- Your senator, on the same appropriationAngus S. King, Jr.U.S. Senator · Maine
- Your senator, on the same appropriationSusan M. CollinsU.S. Senator · Maine
Read the draft, or change the wording
For the camper who turned up, or tried to book, and couldn’t get in. Every draft is written from this campground’s own record (its agency, its unit, its site count and its own weekend) and the buttons above copy whichever wording is selected here.
Asks the National Park Service to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up, and to post what that share is.
Subject Hold back a share of sites at Blackwoods Campground for campers who drive up
To the National Park Service, Acadia National Park: I tried to camp at Blackwoods Campground in Maine and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 281 of the 292 campsites the agency files at Blackwoods Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 143 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Blackwoods Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m asking for one specific thing: set aside a published share of the sites at Blackwoods Campground as first-come, first-served, and post what that share is so it can be checked. Somebody who drives up has no way in, and no way to find out whether they might have had one. Sent about Blackwoods Campground (Acadia National Park, Maine) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine
Dear Jared F. Golden, I’m a constituent in Maine’s 2nd district. I tried to camp at Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 281 of the 292 campsites the agency files at Blackwoods Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 143 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Blackwoods Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Blackwoods Campground. I’m asking you to put it to the National Park Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Blackwoods Campground (Acadia National Park, Maine) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine
Dear Angus S. King, Jr., I’m a constituent in Maine. I tried to camp at Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 281 of the 292 campsites the agency files at Blackwoods Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 143 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Blackwoods Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Blackwoods Campground. I’m asking you to put it to the National Park Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Blackwoods Campground (Acadia National Park, Maine) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine
Dear Susan M. Collins, I’m a constituent in Maine. I tried to camp at Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 281 of the 292 campsites the agency files at Blackwoods Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 143 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Blackwoods Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Blackwoods Campground. I’m asking you to put it to the National Park Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Blackwoods Campground (Acadia National Park, Maine) via campanac.com