The visitor use program at Acadia seeks to minimize visitor impacts to park resources and to assure high quality visitor experiences. We

• coordinate social science and visitor impact research to help inform management decisions;
• monitor visitor use activities (hiking, carriage road use, and rock climbing) and sensitive sites;
• promote Leave No Trace (LNT) ethics and conduct LNT training and outreach;
• participate in park planning, especially as it relates to visitor management capacity issues.