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Acadia National Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Acadia National Park is open all year. Information is available at park headquarters all year and at Hulls Cove Visitor Center from April 15 through October.

Most facilities-including the visitor center, museums, picnic areas, Seawall Campground, and many roads-close during the winter. Most of the Park Loop Road, including the road to Cadillac Mountain, is closed from December 1 through April 14 and at other times when severe weather creates dangerous conditions.

Please see the list below for operating hours and seasons of park facilities. Detailed information about seasonal (winter) closures and road closures is available.




VISITOR CENTERS

Hulls Cove Visitor Center

Open: April 15 to October 31

Closed: November 1 through April 14

April 15 to June 30: 8am - 4:30pm

July & August: 8am - 6pm

September: 8am - 5pm

October: 8am - 4:30pm


Park Headquarters / Winter Visitor Center

Open: All year: 8am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday

Closed: Closed on weekends. Federal holiday closures vary and may occur during weekdays. For current closure information call (207)288-3338 or visit Temporary Closures.


Thompson Island Information Center

Open: Mid-May to mid-October, hours vary

 


MUSEUMS

Islesford Historical Museum

Open: Late June through September

Closed: October 1 through late June

Monday through Saturday: 9am - 12pm, 12:30pm - 3:30pm

Sunday: 10:45am -12pm, 12:30pm - 3:30pm


Sieur de Monts Nature Center

Open: May to early October

Closed: Early October (on or after Columbus Day) through April

May: hours vary, open weekends only

June: 9am - 5pm

July & August: 9am - 5pm

September to early October: 9am - 4pm

 


CAMPGROUNDS - Detailed information can be found on the Campgrounds page.

Blackwoods Campground
Open all year. Primitive, walk-in camping only from December 1 to March 31 (permit required).

Seawall Campground
Open late May to September 30

Duck Harbor Campground (Isle au Haut)
Open May 15 to October 15 (permit required)

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The wide carriage road is lined by the spring foliage of birch trees.

Did You Know?
Acadia National Park's carriage road system, built by John D. Rockefeller Jr., has been called “the finest example of broken stone roads designed for horse-drawn vehicles still extant in America.” Today, you can hike or bike 45 miles of these scenic carriage roads in the park.

Last Updated: December 19, 2011 at 14:33 MST