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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.
ALL titles below are links. Click them to find out more information on things to do in Bar Harbor and Acadia
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)
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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)
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Park Mobile App- for Parking in town Bar Harbor, Upload before you come into the area.
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A Dining Guide
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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)
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Acadia Magic - A wealth of area Info, by Greg Hartford, local photographer
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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)
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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
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Bar Harbor Whale Watch - Whale Watches, Puffin, Lighthouse, Lobstering, etc. Boat Tours
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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)
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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
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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.
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Island Explorer Bus (FREE in season 3rd week of June through Columbus Day)- Runs hourly, See Limited schedule
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Taxi Service
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Bold Coast Puffin Tours - fills up near Jan - March each year.
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For Persons with pets in tote:
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Bark Harbor - to search pet friendly accommodations and rules for pets in the area
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DownEast Boarding Kennel - for your pet boarding needs
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Mount Desert Island
& Acadia National Park Amazements
Pictures to whet the appeal
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Links for Activities (by bullets above)
Lena Hatch Photography
(Click on link above)

























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