Acadia NP

Bar Harbor, Maine

Maine Atlas and Gazetteer

Map 16

USGS map

Southwest Harbor

Bartlett Island

Salsbury Cove

Seal Harbor

Bar Harbor

To get there:

Take Interstate 95 North to Bangor, and then take 1A South to Ellsworth, switching to Rt3 South to Bar Harbor.

Take Coastal Rt1 North to Ellsworth, and then take Rt3 South to Bar Harbor.

From New Brunswick: Take Rt1 South to Ellsworth, and then take Rt3 South to Bar Harbor.

Contact:

Acadia National Park

PO Box 177

Bar Harbor ME 04609

Phone: (207) 288 - 3338

http://www.nps.gov/acad

References

• Brechlin, Earl D. Paddling the Waters of Mount Desert Island, Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1996.
• Wilson, Alex and John Hayes AMC Quiet Water Canoe Guide: Maine, Boston, Massachusettes: Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 1995.
• Basch, Marty Winter Trails: Maine, Guilford, Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press, 2000.

Acadia National Park, on Maine's rocky coast near Bar Harbor, offers bicycling on carriage roads, kayaking Sommes Sound and along the rugged coast, hiking near Otter Cliffs, sightseeing at Thunder Hole and more.