• Granite mountains on islands along coast

    Acadia

    National Park Maine

  • Carriage roads within the park are now open for all users.

    April 18, 2012: All carriage roads in the park are now open to walkers, bicyclists, and horses. More »

  • Trail Closures

    The Precipice Trail, Orange & Black Path (formerly the East Face Trail), and Valley Cove Trail are closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons. Call 207-288-3338, ext. 0, for more information. More »

Bookstore

Eastern National Logo: Serving America's National Parks and Other Public Trusts.

Looking for a guide to the park's plants and animals? Searching for that perfect book about the history of Acadia? Start your search at one of the bookstores in the park. Eastern National, the park's cooperating association, operates the bookstores at these park locations:

  • Hulls Cove Visitor Center
  • Nature Center at Sieur de Monts Spring
  • Islesford Museum
  • Blackwoods and Seawall Campgrounds
  • Park Headquarters

A portion of Eastern National's proceeds are returned to the park. For more information, contact:

Eastern National
P.O. Box 177
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
207-288-4988

 

Want to buy a book before you get here? Check out Acadia National Park bookstore's publication catalog (553 kb PDF). You can print the four-page catalog and mail in your order and payment. You can also purchase a limited selection of items directly from the Eastern National website.

Did You Know?

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

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.