Acadia National Park

Drive Park Loop Road, hike to mountain summits and bike historic carriage roads on Maine's Mount Desert Island.

Hulls Cove Visitor Center, 25 Visitor Center Road · Bar Harbor, ME

About Acadia National Park

Acadia covers about half of Mount Desert Island plus part of Isle au Haut, the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula and smaller islands on the Maine coast. The 27-mile Park Loop Road crosses the eastern side of the island, and Cadillac Mountain, at 1,530 feet, is the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast. You can hike about 125 miles of trails or bike 45 miles of carriage roads financed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Driving Cadillac Summit Road takes a vehicle reservation from mid-May into October.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Acadia National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick
Abbe Museum
Under $25
Learn about the Wabanaki Nations of Maine through their own voices at this downtown Bar Harbor museum near Acadia National Park.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Outdoor Adventure
Downeast Acadia
No admission fee
Maine's Downeast and Acadia region, from Acadia National Park to the tidal bays of Washington and Hancock Counties.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sports & Outdoors
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Cadillac Mountain
$25–$50
Drive or hike to Cadillac's summit for sweeping views of the coast and islands, a popular sunrise spot in Acadia.
4.1 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Lamoine State Park
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A small oceanfront state park on Frenchman's Bay in Downeast Maine, known for water views and camping.
4.2 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Indian Point-Blagden Preserve
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A 110-acre Nature Conservancy preserve on Mount Desert Island with mature forest, rocky shore, and harbor seals offshore.
6.4 mi awayMore like this
Museums
Hancock Historical Society
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Local historical society museum in Hancock, Maine, open on set days in summer and by appointment.
8.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums