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Acadia National Park
Watercraft Restrictions
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Pond
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Motor Restrictions
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Recreation Restrictions
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| Aunt Betty Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
| Bear Brook Pond (Beaver Dam Pond) |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| The Bowl |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Breakneck Pond (lower) |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Breakneck Pond (upper) |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Bubble Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
Bar Harbor water supply. No pets in water; no swimming, windsurfing, or SCUBA; and no snowmobiling or boating within 1000’ of water intake. (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). Vehicles designed for use on public highways are prohibited on the ice. (Town of Bar Harbor Ordinance 06.05.05.01) |
| Duck Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Eagle Lake |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Bar Harbor water supply. No pets in water; no swimming, windsurfing, or SCUBA; and no snowmobiling or boating within 1000’ of water intake. (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). Vehicles designed for use on public highways are prohibited on the ice. (Town of Bar Harbor Ordinance 06.05.05.01) |
| Echo Lake |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Launch facility at Ikes Point |
| Fawn Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Hadlock Pond (lower) |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Northeast Harbor water supply. The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving to protect the drinking water supply (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). |
| Hadlock Pond (upper) |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Northeast Harbor water supply. The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving to protect the drinking water supply (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). |
| Half Moon Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Hodgdon Pond |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
No launch facilities |
| Jordan Pond |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Seal Harbor water supply. The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving to protect the drinking water supply (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). |
| Lake Wood |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
| Long Pond (Mount Desert Island) |
No horsepower limit |
Southwest Harbor water supply: No swimming and no SCUBA within 1000’ of intake. Personal watercraft prohibited. |
| Long Pond (Isle au Haut) |
No restrictions listed |
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| Round Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
| Seal Cove Pond |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Unimproved boat launch |
| Seawall Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Sargent Mountain Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| The Tarn |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Witch Hole Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
State regulations require that all motorized watercraft used in the state are registered. Additional U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements include:
- If the boat is less than 16 feet long, or is a canoe or kayak of any length, each person on board must have a wearable Type l, ll or lll PFD.
- If the boat is 16 feet or longer, each person on board must have one wearable PFD (Type l, ll, lll), plus at least one throwable device (Type IV) on board.
- Children 10 years of age and under must wear a Type l, ll, or lll PFD while on board all watercraft.
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Did You Know?
The Guide's Guide to Acadia National Park, originally created to share important information about the park's facilities and natural and cultural resources with commercial guides, is available to the public on this website. The guide contains everything you would want to know about the park.
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Last Updated: January 04, 2008 at 09:00 EST |
