Access: Brown Mountain Parking Lot

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Bus/Shuttle Stop, Parking - Auto, Toilet - Vault/Composting

The video shows an asphalt parking lot off Maine State Route 3. There are two entrances to this parking lot with a grassy area and a large tree in between the entrances. There is a bus stop in front of this grassy area. The parking lot is surrounded by trees and there is a light layer of snow along the edges. In the front corner of the parking lot, the asphalt changes to gravel and there is a brown metal gate with a sign that reads “Do Not Block Gate”. This marks the entrance to one of the carriage roads in the area. There is a vault toilet and a trash receptacle on the right side of the carriage road. The gravel becomes more compacted as the carriage road continues into the woods.

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The video shows an asphalt parking lot off Maine State Route 3. There are two entrances to this parking lot with a grassy area and a large tree in between the entrances. There is a bus stop in front of this grassy area. The parking lot is surrounded by trees and there is a light layer of snow along the edges. In the front corner of the parking lot, the asphalt changes to gravel and there is a brown metal gate with a sign that reads “Do Not Block Gate”. This marks the entrance to one of the carriage roads in the area. There is a vault toilet and a trash receptacle on the right side of the carriage road. The gravel becomes more compacted as the carriage road continues into the woods.

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The video shows an asphalt parking lot off Maine State Route 3. There are two entrances to this parking lot with a grassy area and a large tree in between the entrances. There is a bus stop in front of this grassy area. The parking lot is surrounded by trees and there is a light layer of snow along the edges. In the front corner of the parking lot, the asphalt changes to gravel and there is a brown metal gate with a sign that reads “Do Not Block Gate”. This marks the entrance to one of the carriage roads in the area. There is a vault toilet and a trash receptacle on the right side of the carriage road. The gravel becomes more compacted as the carriage road continues into the woods.

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38.405 seconds

An accessible description and transcript of the Brown Mountain parking area in Acadia National Park. (July 2025)