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Campbell, the 2003 PGA Championship runner-up seeking his first major title, birdied two of his first four holes and added two more at the par-5 eighth and par-4 10th before the swirling winds of Augusta National's Amen Corner struck.
The US veteran took bogeys at the par-4 11th and par-3 12th before parring the par-5 13th after having torched the famed three-hole stretch in two-under Thursday on his way to the lead with a 65.
"It was definitely a little tougher," Campbell said.
Campbell took another bogey at 17 but drained a long putt over a downhill slope to ensure he would not suffer a second consecutive bogey-bogey finish.
"It was moving pretty good. I'm glad it hit the hole. That's what it's there for," Campbell said of his final putt. "A good way to end, good vibes going into the weekend."
Campbell missed the cut in three of his five prior Masters starts but shared third in 2006. He has not won a PGA event since taking his fourth tour triumph at the 2007 Viking Classic and knows the year's first major is far from over.
"It feels great but we're only halfway there," Campbell said. "There's a lot of golf to be played. I like my position. I'm looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully I can keep doing what I'm doing."
Top-ranked Woods, seeking his 15th major title to pull three shy of matching Jack Nicklaus' all-time mark, was nine strokes adrift of Campbell at one stage but was two-under overall through 13 after parring his way through Amen Corner.
Augusta National took revenge after surrendering low scores in a windless opening round, the swirling breezes changing once-perfect weather into the unpredictable trouble usually offered in the Georgia pines.
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