Our Suggestions for Activities in the Acadia Area

Please Call the Businesses directly as part of planning your trip.

For BEST results, make reservations before you come.

Due to COVID-19, many area tours will be reserved ahead of time, due to capacity limits you may not get on on a walk up basis. It would be a good idea to plan ahead and get your names on a reservations list before you arrive in the area. Making Reservations ahead for Cadillac Mountain etc are HIGHLY recommended this year.

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• Acadia National Park Pass - Buy Online and Print Before You Travel, only paper copies accepted at gate(s)

• Reservations for Cadillac Mountain Access - MUST reserve ahead. 1st Sunrise of the US. About $6 per vehicle.                   (Guests buy this these up months ahead of time. sales of a held 20% open 2 days ahead at 10 am, its imperative you buy early, Screen shot or email suffices for check in at gate (s)

• Park Mobile App- for Parking in town Bar Harbor, Upload before you come into the area.

• A Dining Guide

• Restaurant Favorites -The Jordan Pond House (the only Restaurant in Acadia National Park), The Fish House Grill, The Lighthouse Restaurant, The Colonels, Governor's Ellsworth Friday Haddock Fry, Mainely Meat - (only 1 mile away), Sweet Pea Farm Cafe (1/4 mile), Ruth & Whimeys (12 miles), The Pickled Wrinkle (25 Miles  away great when visiting the Schoodic Point area of Acadia National Park)

• Acadia Magic - A wealth of area Info, by Greg Hartford, local photographer

• The Gardens - Thuya Garden,  Azelea Asticou Garden & Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens are all local to enjoy

• Bio-luminescent Plankton Kayaking Castine (1:10 hr drive)

• Area Coupons - MUST order ahead of arrival, no instant codes - Ruth & Whimpeys, Bar Harbor Whale Watch, Ollie's Trolley, Nature Cruise, to name a few specials available

• Bar Harbor Whale Watch - Whale Watches, Puffin, Lighthouse, Lobstering, etc. Boat Tours

• Carriages of Acadia- Horse Drawn Carriage w/ buckboard that holds 12, behind 2 horses, takes guests on Carriage Roads to sections of Acadia not seen except by biking/walking/ or horseback riding. (There are 52 miles of Carriage Roads in Acadia Park)

• AllTrails -  has an app, that has maps of Acadia's Trails Galore. Upload while on WiFi, then you'll have a map even where there's no service

• Hadley Point Beach - is a nice rocky beach 1 mile away. Fires are allowed, You may ask for a firewood bundle ($6) and have a nighttime fire at the beach. Awesome sunsets beach too. There are no Fire pits at Eden Village.

• Island Explorer Bus (FREE in season 3rd week of June through Columbus Day)- Runs hourly, See Limited schedule

• Taxi Service

• Bold Coast Puffin Tours - fills up near Jan - March each year.

• For Persons with pets in tote:

  • Bark Harbor - to search pet friendly accommodations and rules for pets in the area

  • DownEast Boarding Kennel - for your pet boarding needs