Acadia National Park is a 47,000-acre recreation area on Maine's Mount Desert Island along the Atlantic coast. Located southwest of Bar Harbor, the park was established to preserve half of Mount Desert Island, along with many adjacent smaller islands, and part of the Schoodic Peninsula on the coast of Maine.

The 49,075-acre park (video) features pristine landscapes ranging from rocky beaches and dense woodlands to grand granite peaks, the highest point on the United States’ East Coast and is home to a wide variety of wildlife such as bears, moose, whales, and seabirds. The bayside town of Bar Harbor features many restaurants and shops and a popular gateway into the park, and recreational activities include hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, rock climbing, kayaking and canoeing, swimming, sea kayaking and guided boat tours on the ocean.

Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Phone: 207-288-3338, Map

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