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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.
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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.
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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.
Nearby Attractions
Federal Parks and Wildlife Refuges
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site 125 miles (201 km) Located 8 miles (13 km) south of Calais, Maine, on U.S. Route 1, Saint Croix Island IHS commemorates one of the earliest European settlements in NOrth America and the first attempt at permanent French colonization in the territory they called l'Acadie (Acadia). Click here for more information.
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge 150 miles (241 km) 
State Parks Lamoine State Park 21 miles (34 km) Baxter State Park 120 miles (193 km) Maine contains more than 30 state parks; more information about the Maine state park system is available here. 
Chambers of Commerce Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Bar Harbor Merchants Association Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce Southwest Harbor/Tremont Chamber of Commerce Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce Schoodic Area Chamber of Commerce Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce Trenton Chamber of Commerce Maine Office of Tourism |
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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.