Park Loop Road closes to motor vehicles for the season on December 1st

Date: November 30, 2016
Contact: John Kelly, 207-288-8703

Park Loop Road will be closed to motor vehicles for the season starting on December 1st, with the exception of the two-mile section from Sand Beach Entrance Station to Otter Cliff Road (accessible via Schooner Head Road in Bar Harbor) and the Jordan Pond area (accessible via Jordan Pond Road in Seal Harbor). Snowmobiles are permitted on the closed sections of Park Loop Road and on the unplowed lane between Sand Beach Entrance Station and Otter Cliff Road.

Park Loop Road remains open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Bicyclists may travel in both directions on the closed one-way section of Park Loop Road, and should beware of closed gates and service vehicles on the road. Visitors may also enjoy Park Loop Road on roller skates, rollerblades, skateboards, and roller skis while the road is closed to motor vehicles.

Park Headquarters Information Center will be open daily from 8 am to 4 pm. It will close at 2 pm on December 24th and 31st, and all day on December 25th.