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    Acadia

    National Park Maine

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  • Park Loop Road opening

    May 17, 2013: The entire Park Loop Road and all other paved roads in the park open today. All dirt roads in the park, including the Seal Cove Road, will open on June 3.

  • Trail closures

    April 22, 2013: The Precipice, Orange and Black, Valley Cove, and Jordan Cliffs Trails are closed until further notice because of nesting peregrine falcons. All other trails in the park are open, whether accessible from the park or from state roads.

  • Hulls Cove Visitor Center

    May 17, 2013: The visitor center will open on May 19 and will be open 9-5 every day. All park passes are available there. There is an accessible entrance at the back of the building for those who have trouble climbing stairs.

Visitor Use and Recreation

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 numbers, impacts, activities, and behaviors (e.g. hiking, carriage road use, and rock climbing);
  • collaboratively develop management strategies to mitigate visitor impacts and problem behaviors, primarily through site management and education;
  • promote Leave No Trace (LNT) ethics and conduct LNT training and outreach;
  • participate in park planning involving visitor management issues.

Visit the following pages for more minformation about specific programs and actvities.

Cadillac Mountain

Carriage Roads

Friends of Acadia Ridgerunner and Recreation Intern

Hiking Trails

Isle au Haut

Leave No Trace

Mount Desert Island

Rock Climbing

Village Connector Trails

Visitor Survey Card

Visitor Services Project

Did You Know?

From atop Cadillac Mountain, the sun is just starting to rise over the Porcupine Islands.

Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park is the tallest mountain along the eastern coast of the United States. During certain times of the year, it is the first place in the U.S. to see sunrise.