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This is the Official Home Page of Acadia National Park
Find out everything you need to know before taking off for Acadia by searching this website for information on camping, activities, and much more.
Friends of Acadia
Discover how this organization helps to preserve Acadia National Park and how you can volunteer to work on its projects.

Acadia Mountain Guides
Anyone planning to hone their rock-climbing skills should check out this website to sign up for courses or rent equipment. Instructions are available for rock climbers at all levels.

Down East Nature Tours
Avid birders should look here to find out more about birding trips, photography tours, and camping excursions, which are available seven days a week all year.

GORP.com
Plan your trip with tips from this website, which provides comprehensive national park information and recommendations. Participate in the Acadia online forum to get first-hand reviews from other visitors.

American Park Network
Research the history of Acadia National Park, discover things to do, and locate lodging options on this website. Be sure to click on "Just for Kids" to learn about child-friendly activities.
Mooselook Guide - Kayak,Camping, Fishing, & Biking
Schoodic paddling - sea kayaking with those who care. Located at SeaMyst in Prospect Harbor, Maine.
Maine's Great Camping Areas - Acadia & NE Maine
Acadia National Park Hiking Page

Atlantic Brewing Company and The Lompoc Café
The Atlantic Brewing Company invites you to visit our Estate Brewery, located on Mount Desert Island, in the village of Town Hill, a hamlet of Bar Harbor.

Maine Restaurants & Dining: Bar Harbor Area
Acadia Lodging


       Acadia's History and General Information

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. Dorr came. 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: Mid-April through 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 veryold and snowy. Always be prepared for cool weather, 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:
$10 per vehicle for a 7 day pass
$5 for walkers or bikers for a 7 day pass

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 to 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. See details below. 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 visitorcenter 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

CAMPING RESERVATIONS/PERMITS
Blackwoods Campground, June 15-September 15, $16.00/night/site.
For telephone reservations call:
USA
1-800-365-2267
TDD (Hearing Impaired)
1-888-530-9796
International Reservations
1-301-722-1257


Daily reservation office phone hours:
6:00 - 6:00 AST
10:00 - 10:00 EST
9:00 - 9:00 CST
8:00 - 8:00 MST
7:00 - 7:00 PST


Types of payment:
VISA, MasterCard, Discover
Check and Money Order - no less than 20 days in advance of arrival at the park.

For mail-in reservations, write:
NPRS
P.O. Box 1600
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
* Mail-in reservations can be made no earlier than two weeks before the dates listed above. Reservations received more than two weeks in advance will be returned.

When making a reservation, you are simply securing a space in the campground; it is not possible to reserve a specific site or adjoining sites.

Cancellation Policy:
All changes of a reservation will be considered a cancellation and charged a $12.50 cancellation fee. Cancellations made on the day of arrival will be charged an additional one night camping fee.

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
One to four day stay

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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