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Acadia National Park
Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights
 

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
CHILDREN'S OUTDOOR BILL OF RIGHTS

10 easy & fun things every child should experience at Acadia

1. Watch sunrise or sunset from the top of Cadillac Mountain.

2. Follow a trail.

3. Breathe in the ocean air.

4. Go on a park ranger-led activity.

5. Look into a tidepool.

6. Ride a bike on the carriage roads.

7. Find a frog at a pond.

8. Discover Acadia's human history.

9. Look up at the stars and find a constellation.

10. Search for your own special place in the park.

GET OUTSIDE AND DISCOVER ACADIA NATIONAL PARK!

 
Woman and child look into a tidepool.
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A girl stands along the stone steps of the Kurt Diederich Path in this historic image taken around 1920.  

Did You Know?
Acadia National Park contains more than 120 miles of historic hiking trails. Many of these trails were established by local village improvement societies in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today many of the historic features, such as stonework, are still visible.

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Last Updated: September 04, 2009 at 18:01 EST