• Granite mountains on islands along coast

    Acadia

    National Park Maine

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  • 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.

  • Reopening

    June 14, 2013: The Western Mountain road loop is now open.

Virtual Tours

Tour Boat

Acadia eCruise

 
eCruise Screen Shot
Set sail on an eCruise along the rock shores of Mount Desert Island. You'll visit offshore islands, explore a museum and a cemetery, hear the sounds of the sea and wildlife, and see spectacular scenery.


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eCruise Credits: The sounds in scenes 11 and 12 were provided by The Macauley Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Recordist's names are as follows:

  • Scene 11: harbor seal - Thomas C. Poulter; gray seal - Guy Oliver
  • Scene 12: common eider - Sture Palmer; common loon - Peter P Kellogg; double-crested cormorant- Geoffrey A. Keller; black guillemot - Arthur A. Allen; great black-backed gull- Oliver H. Hewitt; herring gull - Robert C. Stein

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.