THINGS TO DO IN 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.

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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.

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.

Acadia National Park Pass - Buy Online and Print
Reservations for Cadillac Mountain Access - MUST reserve ahead. 1st Sunrise of the US. $6 per vehicle.
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 - (great breakfast only 1 mile away), Sweet Pea Farm Cafe, Ruth & Whimeys, The Pickled Wrinkle.
Acadia's Mainely Ours, Our Canoe & Kayak Rentals - Delivery available $25 r/t All Freshwater ONLY
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.
Heathwood Inn - Our 5 Room nightly rental Inn Plus Carriage House weekly rental next door.
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
- Acadia Woods Kennel
- also DownEast Boarding Kennel - for your pet boarding needs