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Acadia National Park
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Acadia National Park Foggy Day at Acadia © Alana Ranney
Foggy fall day at Acadia Nation Park.
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park Bass Harbor Head Light © Jeff Hudak
A waters view of Bass Harbor Head Light. Photo taken on 7/12/2006.
Acadia National Park Fog rolling in at Acadia © Robert Leathers
A dense bank of fog rolls in towards the cliffs of Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park © John Leifer
Acadia National Park © John Leifer
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island-Critter Crossing © Jeff Hudak
View on Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park This is Thunder Hole © Jeff Hudak
View at Thunder Hole. Photo taken on 07/13/2006.
Acadia National Park Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View at Sand Beach. Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park Thunder Hole © Jeff Hudak
View at Thunder Hole. Photo taken on 07/13/2006.
Acadia National Park Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View at Sand Beach. Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View at Sand Beach. Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View at Sand Beach. Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View on Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Thunder Hole © Jeff Hudak
View at Thunder Hole. Photo taken on 07/13/2006.
Acadia National Park Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View at Sand Beach - Hikers in search of Eagles nests Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park Above Thunder Hole, from out our car window © Jeff Hudak
As a Gull poses, a Whale breaches in the background. Photo taken obn 07/13/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island-Historical Museum © Jeff Hudak
View on Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island-New Construction © Jeff Hudak
View on Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View at Sand Beach. Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View at Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Thunder Hole © Jeff Hudak
View at Thunder Hole. Photo taken on 07/13/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View at the Maritime Museum, Islesford, Maine. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View at Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View at Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View at Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Great Cranberry Island © Jeff Hudak
View of the National Park Maritime Museum, Islesford, Maine. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park Bass Harbor © Jeff Hudak
View at Bass Harbor. Photo taken on 07/12/2006.
Acadia National Park Bass Harbor © Jeff Hudak
View at Bass Harbor. Photo taken on 07/12/2006.
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park Bass Harbor © Jeff Hudak
View at Bass Harbor. Photo taken on 07/12/2006.
Acadia National Park Bass Harbor © Jeff Hudak
View at Bass Harbor. Photo taken on 07/12/2006.
Acadia National Park A foggy day above Sand Beach © Jeff Hudak
View of Sand Beach from the bike trail above. Photo taken on 07/10/2006.
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park Schooner at Bass Harbor © Jeff Hudak
View of a Schooner, from the rocks at bass Harbor. Photo taken on 07/12/2006.
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park Great Cranbery Island-Historical Museum © Jeff Hudak
View on Great Cranberry Island. Photo taken on 07/11/2006.
Acadia National Park © Dorothy Valenti
Acadia National Park Acadia National Park © Dorothy Valenti
I used a Kodak Z812 IS for this photo.
Acadia National Park Mountain Road © Dorothy Valenti
Photo taken on return trip from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.
Acadia National Park © John Valenti
Acadia National Park Acadia National Park © Rafael Zhadanovskiy
Acadia National Park, Maine, October 2003, the view from Mt. Cadillac, 1530 ft
Acadia National Park Bass Harbor Head Light © Jim Oakley
Acadia National Park Cadillac Mtn © Jim Oakley
Highest point on the East Coast from Canada to Brazil
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © nicholas zelinsky
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Bonny Turayev
Acadia National Park © Kathryn E. OConnell
Acadia National Park Bass Harbour Lighthouse © Larry Gaskill
Evening at Bass Harbour Lighthouse
Acadia National Park Sunrise at Bubble Pond © Larry Gaskill
early morning reflections at Bubble Pond
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ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
P.O. Box 177
Bar Harbor, Maine   04609-0177
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Though the affluent of the turn of the century came here to frolic, they had much to do with preserving the landscape that we know today. It was from this social strata that George B. Dorr came. He devoted 43 years of his life, energy, and family fortune to preserving the Acadian landscape.

Thanks to the foresight of Dorr and others like him, Acadia became the first national park established east of the Mississippi. Located on the coast of Maine, Acadia encompasses 47,633 acres of granite-domed mountains, woodlands, lakes and ponds, and ocean shoreline. Such diverse types of habitat make Acadia a haven for wildlife and plants.

Entwined with the natural diversity of Acadia is the story of people. Evidence suggests native people first lived here at least 5,000 years ago. Subsequent centuries brought explorers from far lands, settlers of European descent, and arising directly from the beauty of the landscape -- tourism and preservation.
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409 Maine 3
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136 County Road
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888-562-5605
Hadley's Point Campground
33 Hadley Point Road
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207-288-4808
Bass Harbor Campground
342 Harbor Drive
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207-244-5857
Acadia Seashore Camping & Cabins
2695 U.S. 1
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207-233-0099
Smuggler's Den Campground
20 Main Street
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207-244-3944
Quietside Campground & Cabins
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207-244-5992
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Directions
Plane - Direct flights from Boston's Logan Airport land at the Hancock County Airport, located 10 miles from Acadia National Park. National airlines serve the Bangor International Airport, about 1 hour from the park. Car rentals are available at both airports.

Car - Acadia National Park is located approximately six hours north of Boston. From Boston take I-95 north to Augusta, Maine; from Augusta take Route 3 east to Ellsworth and on to Mount Desert Island or take I-95 north to Bangor, Maine; from Bangor take Route 1A east to Ellsworth; from Ellsworth take Route 3 to Mount Desert Island.

Public Transportation - Concord Trailways and Vermont Transit offer service between Boston's Logan Airport and Bangor. Concord Trailways connects with the Airport Express shuttle with service to Bar Harbor. Vermont Transit operates between Bangor and Bar Harbor during the summer months.
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