Acadia / Down East

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Acadia NP and surrounding Down East coast. Mixed spruce-fir and northern hardwood forest on granite terrain. Morels fruit in May-June in old apple orchards and disturbed ground with elm and ash. Black morels reported in burned areas after prescribed fires. Chanterelles (golden and black trumpet) Jul-Sep in mossy spruce-birch forest. Fog-moderated coast extends season. NPS permit rules apply inside Acadia.

Trees:Red Spruce Balsam Fir Yellow Birch

Updated Apr 13, 6:51 PM

Foraging Potential35/100

❌Moisture

❌Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.35"

Precip 14d

0.70"

Soil Temp

44°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

Drought

None

Snowmelt

complete

Limiting Factors

Insufficient moistureSoil warmth not sustained (need 3+ days)Outside season window

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Nearby Camping

Blackwoods Campground

developed

NPS~3.6 mi from centerFee required/night

water

Reserve →

HTR Acadia Campground

developed

~3.6 mi from center

Mount Desert Campground

developed

~3.7 mi from center

Reserve →

Smuggler's Den Campground

developed

~5.3 mi from center

waterelectric hookup

Reserve →

Bar Harbor Campground

developed

Modern America Campgrounds~5.8 mi from centerFee required/night

watertoiletshowerelectric hookup

Terramor Outdoor Resort

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~5.9 mi from center

Mt. Desert Narrows Camping Resort

developed

Encore~6.6 mi from center

Hadley's Point Campground

developed

~7 mi from center

watershowerelectric hookup

Reserve →

Lamoine State Park Campground

developed

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ~7.7 mi from center

62 sites

Reserve →

Seawall Campground

developed

NPS~7.9 mi from centerFee required/night

toilet

Reserve →

Quietside Campground & Cabins

developed

~8.9 mi from center

Acadia Wilderness Lodge

developed

~9.1 mi from center

Schoodic Woods Campground

developed

NPS~9.5 mi from centerFee required/night

waterelectric hookup

Reserve →

North End Campsite

backcountry

Maine Coast Heritage Trust~12.7 mi from center

1 sites

Reserve →

Sand Point Campsite

backcountry

Maine Coast Heritage Trust~12.9 mi from center

1 sites

Reserve →

Oceanfront Camping at Reach Knolls

developed

~19 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

MITA Camp Site

backcountry

~20.2 mi from center

Balsam Cove Campground

developed

~24.8 mi from center

Mitchville Campsite

developed

Great Pond Mouuntain Land Trust~25.5 mi from center

Sunset Point Campground

developed

~28.2 mi from center

Duck Harbor Campground

backcountry

NPS~29.9 mi from center

toilet

Reserve →

Mullens Head Camp Ground

developed

Town of North Haven~31 mi from center

Star Rock Campsite

developed

~32.3 mi from center

Jonesport Campground

developed

~35 mi from center

Cold River Campground

developed

~40.2 mi from center

Camden Hills State Park Campground

developed

~40.4 mi from center

MITA Campsite

backcountry

~41.7 mi from center

Sea Swell Campground

developed

~43.3 mi from center

Reserve →

Machias Rips Campsite

dispersed

State~43.5 mi from centerFree/night

6 sites

Camp Bishopswood

developed

~43.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Paul Bunyan Campground

developed

~44.1 mi from center

Log Landing Campsite

dispersed

Main.gov~45.9 mi from centerFree/night

10 sites

West Branch Campsite

backcountry

State~46 mi from centerFree/night

1 sites

Pentecostal Church Campground

developed

~48.2 mi from center

Wonderland Campsite

backcountry

State~49.3 mi from centerFree/night

3 sites

Fifth Stream Campsite

developed

~49.8 mi from center

Lower Riffles

backcountry

State~50 mi from centerFree/night

Reserve →

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.