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Acadia / Down East Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

Acadia / Down East

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 19, 6:17 PM MT

Foraging Potential60/100

✅Moisture

❌Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.00"

Precip 14d

0.00"

Soil Temp

46°F

SWE

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

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Nearby Camping

Within(13)

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

developed

~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 →

⚠ 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.

Acadia / Down East

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Nearby Camping

Blackwoods Campground

HTR Acadia Campground

Mount Desert Campground

Smuggler's Den Campground

Bar Harbor Campground

Terramor Outdoor Resort

Mt. Desert Narrows Camping Resort

Hadley's Point Campground

Lamoine State Park Campground

Seawall Campground

Quietside Campground & Cabins

Acadia Wilderness Lodge

Schoodic Woods Campground

Viable Species

Limiting Factors