Acadia Gateway Center

The front entrance to the Acadia Gateway Center.

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Bus/Shuttle Stop, Entrance Passes for Sale, Food/Drink - Vending Machine/Self Service, Gifts/Souvenirs/Books, Information - Maps Available, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Internet/WiFi Available, Parking - Auto, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Water - Bottle-Filling Station, Wheelchair Accessible

The Acadia Gateway Center is a new intermodal transit and welcome center that serves visitors to Downeast Maine and Acadia National Park.  It is located on Route 3 in Trenton three miles north of Mount Desert Island.  Visitor facilities include an Island Explorer bus stop, day-use parking, and an 11,000-square-foot welcome center with park and tourism information, Park Store, waiting area, and restrooms. The AGC will promote ridership on the Island Explorer from there and throughout the bus system and assist visitors in planning their trip to Downeast Maine.  The National Park Service will staff the welcome center to provide visitors with a sense of arrival and orientation to the park, encourage use of the Island Explorer to visit the park, and ensure visitors have a park entrance pass and Cadillac Summit Road vehicle reservation. The AGC is owned by the State of Maine and operated by the Maine Department of Transportation in partnership with the National Park Service, Downeast Transportation Inc., and Maine Office of Tourism.