Planning plays an essential role in managing the natural and cultural resources and facilities at Acadia. Listed below are the major planning documents pertaining to the park. Please be patient, as many of the plans are large documents that take some time to open.

Plans and projects that are open for public review are listed on the Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website.

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General Management Plan

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Schoodic General Management Plan Amendment

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Land Protection Plan
The maps that accompany the Land Protection Plan must be downloaded separately from the plan itself.

• Land Protection Plan
• Maps
• • Location of Acadia National Park (pdf - 505kb)
  • Acadia National Park Land Holdings (6.3mb)
  • Town of Bar Harbor (pdf - 316kb)
  • Town of Cranberry Isles (pdf - 96kb)
  • Town of Frenchboro (pdf - 100kb)
  • Town of Gouldsboro (pdf - 145kb)
  • Town of Mount Desert (pdf - 536kb)
  • Town of Southwest Harbor (pdf - 1.2mb)
  • Town of Tremont (pdf - 1.3mb)

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Additional Plans

Business Plan (pdf - 1.9mb)

Climbing Management Plan

Commercial Services Plan (pdf - 140kb)

Hiking Trails Management Plan (pdf - 661kb)

Island Explorer Shuttle Bus System (pdf - 605kb)