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Welcome to our 3rd-generation, family owned campground! With over 100 sites available (for tents, pop-ups, campers, RVs and weekly rentals!), we hope you'll take advantage of our hospitality and make our campground your home while you visit Mount Desert Island. Choose a site where you can relax in the shade of the trees or soak up the rays in a sunny lot. We are in an area where there are plenty of family-friendly activities, and are within walking distance to many of Acadia's hiking trails, and just a short drive to many of the island's best attractions. Start planning your vacation today, reserve your site at Smuggler's Den!
From jct Hwy-198 & Hwy-102: Go 5 mi S on Hwy-102.
Great campsite- spacious, and lots of great amenities (pleasant surprise with the quality of the showers and the live music on Sunday night). Would stay here again. Premium tent sites were spread out and private. Mini store has basically everything you need with great prices on lobster (and so kind as to offer their lobster pot)
We camped in our RV a few nights and had a wonderful stay. The entire campground was well kept and the bathhouses were very clean! The pool, playground and basketball court looked great and was utilized by many. It was very quiet at night. Highly recommend.
My husband and I did a 5 night stay at Smuggler's Den Campground from 7/30-8/4. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. The campground was clean, especially the bathroom and shower facilities. We did check out the new bath house they built which was huge and immaculate, but since we were staying closer to the main office it was easier to use the smaller ones, and while not new and shiny, were also clean and had great water pressure! The sites were well developed (we stayed at site 11, a 20/30 amp and water site for tents and pop ups). It was a large site located directly behind the camp office and small bath house. I am often skeptical of taking a site so close to the bathrooms, but they had the quietest closers on the bathroom doors which was amazing! The views right from our site were also stunning. They take their quiet hours seriously which was wonderful for us, with full days of hiking and exploring ahead. The location is also very convenient. About a 25 minute drive from Bar Harbor, but so much to do right in the immediate area of the campground, swimming at Echo Lake beach is just a 15-20 minute walk or short drive away. Would definitely recommend this campground to couples, families and singles alike. We hope to be back soon!
Spent 3 days in this campground. Nice location, great amenities, quite at night. tried the new shower room, really clean and roomy, just need a little more walk. I saw a propane refill station next to the office but it is not in service. I had to get my tank refilled at a shell gas station( turn left at the exit, keep driving until you see a traffic light intersection). They sell lobsters in the store at reasonable price, they are way better deal than the restaurants'.
Such a nice place! The new bathhouse was the nicest I’ve ever seen and they keep it so clean! Beautiful grass, fast easy to connect WiFi, nice pool, friendly helpful staff, and good prices! We took advantage of the FREE bus (that has a stop right in the campground) to bar harbor and greatly appreciate it!
The only downside is some of the campsites are somewhat close to the main road and there is some noise from it.
Overall a great experience and we would highly recommend! Thank you smugglers den!
