Blackwoods Campground is located on the east side of Mount Desert Island, off Maine State Route 3 in Acadia National Park.

Construction on the site was begun by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935, and reaching its present appearance (with modest alterations since) around 1961, with the completion of Loop B.

Blackwoods Campground is located at near the southeasternmost point of the eastern lobe, on the western side of Otter Cove, and is accessible via Maine State Route 3.

Master planning for the park in the 1920s included provision for the establishment of campgrounds, reflecting a growing trend in the popularity of camping at that time.

Funding for other campgrounds did not arrive until the 1930s, when the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established to provide jobs and to improve the nation's park infrastructure.

The Blackwoods area, on land given to the park by John D. Rockefeller Jr., was surveyed by a CCC crew and a plan was drafted that included the central court and three loops containing 400 campsites.