Your Virtual Guide to Adventure Outdoors!
Your Virtual Guide to Adventure Outdoors!
Maine
Hiking Maps & Trails
Though the affluent of the turn of the century came here to frolic, they had much to do with preserving the landscape that we know today. It was from this social strata that George B. Dorrcame. He devoted 43 years of his life, energy, and family fortune to preserving the Acadian landscape. In 1916, Sieur de Monts National Monument was created with 6,000 acres of land donated by individual landowners. In 1919, it became Lafayette National Park, the first national park east of the Mississippi River. In 1929, the name was changed to Acadia National Park. Today, Acadia preserves about 40,000 acres of Atlantic coast shoreline, mixed hardwood and spruce/fir forest, mountains, and lakes, as well as several offshore islands.
VISITATION
Highest in July and August; lowest in December, January and February.
LOCATION
Mount Desert Island, Maine
ADDRESS
Acadia National Park
PO Box 177
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
TELEPHONE
(207)288-3338 (Voice/TDD)
OPERATING HOURS, SEASONS
24 hours year-round; some roads closed in winter.
Winter visitor center hours: 8:00AM-4:30PM daily, November 1-mid-April, except Thanksgiving Day, December 24 and 25, and January 1.
Summer visitor center hours: May, June and October, daily 8:00AM-4:30PM. July-August, daily 8:00AM-6:00PM September, daily, hours vary
CLIMATE, RECOMMENDED CLOTHING
Summers are generally warm, cooling off at night, sometimes dry, sometimes rainy. Winters are very cold and snowy. Always be prepared for cool weather by bringing clothes with which you can dress in layers.
DIRECTIONS
I-95 north to Bangor; 1A east to Ellsworth; Route 3 east to Mount Desert Island
TRANSPORTATION
Bangor International Airport, 50 miles from Acadia Vermont Transit bus transportation from Bangor
FEES, COST, RATES
May1-October 31: $5 per vehicle for a 1 day pass; $10 per vehicle for a 4 day pass or $3 per person for persons entering on foot or bicycle.
FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
See above for visitor center hours.
Trails, Roads:
120 miles of hiking trails
45 miles of carriage roads for walking and biking
Programs/Activities:
Visitor center audio visual presentation every half hour. Ranger-led programs, May-mid October; pick up park newspaper with schedule at visitor center.
Lodging and camping facilities:
2 campgrounds: Blackwoods; on reservation system June 15-September 15. Make reservations through Destinet, 1-800-365-2267. Open year-round with varying facilities and prices. Seawall;open late May-September on a first-come, first-served basis always. Other types of lodging in nearby towns.
Food/supplies:
Available in nearby towns
Concessions:
Wildwood Stables
Acadia Corporation: Jordan Pond House restaurant and gift shop, Thunder Hole gift shop, and Cadillac Mt. gift shop.
Accessibility:
Guidebook is available through the mail or at the visitor center. Wheelchair for use at visitor center.
Special needs:
Some trails, restrooms, and campsites are accessible. Sign language interpreter provided with 2 weeks notice of arrival, if funding is available. Script for audio visual presentation at visitor center available upon request.
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES/PARK USE
27 mile drive on Park Loop Road, which encompasses shoreline, forest and mountain scenery. A cassette tape tour is available for rent or purchase at the visitor center.
Ranger-led programs
Hiking, biking, shore exploration Cross-country skiing in the winter
RESERVATIONS/PERMITS
Blackwoods Campground, June 15-September 15, 1-800-365-2267, $16.00/night/site. Group camping sites at Blackwoods or Seawall campgrounds, May 15-September 15, (207)288-3338, $30.00/night/site(up to 20 people) Isle au Haut special use permit, May 15-October 15, (207)288-3338, $25.00
BASIC VISIT RECOMMENDATIONS
SPECIAL EVENTS. PROGRAMS
National Park Week, late April Free park admission on August 25, birthday of the National Park Service.
This park is featured in a lesson plan created by Teaching with Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service that helps teachers and students understand how parks and other historic places embody America's historical experiences and cultural expressions.
VISITOR IMPACTS
Stay on trails; bike on carriage roads, not hiking trails; keep dogs on leashes; turn off car and bus engines.
ADJACENT VISITOR ATTRACTIONS
Baxter State Park, 2 1/2 hours northwest of Mount Desert Island, (207)723-5140
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