Tour Stops

Hulls Cove Visitor Center

Acadia National Park & The Hulls Cove Visitor Center, where you purchase park tickets and get maps.

Frenchman Bay/ Gulf of Maine Overlook

Your first overlook after entering the park, high above the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean.

Sieur de Monts Nature Center and Wild Gardens

An exhibit center for park nature and science, plus Wild Gardens and trails like Jesup Path, on the site of Acadia's origin.

Champlain Mountain View Overlook

Another view from afar showing you how high up you still are above Bar Harbor and the ocean, before you get closer to sea level.

Schooner Head Overlook

A larger, still elevated overlook area with a vista of the sea

Great Head Trail

This is a popular, two mile round-trip, moderate loop hike high above the ocean and Sand Beach.

Sand Beach & Ocean Path

From the Sand Beach parking lot, head down to the sandy beachfront, or walk up to the Ocean Path and walk parallel to the road...

Thunder Hole

This is a small inlet, naturally carved out of the rocks, where the waves roll in. At the end of the inlet, down low, is...

Otter Cliffs Overlook

These cliffs rise a hundred feet above the coast and are a popular rock-climbing spot over the ocean.

Otter Point Overlook

This is the very southern tip of the peninsula, and the other end of the Ocean Path that began back at Sand Beach. The view...

Otter Cove Bridge

This is where the road curves around the inlet known as Otter Cove, featuring a one-of-a-kind stone bridge. The inlet leads to a creek on...

Wildwood Stables

A giant barn holds stables for enormous, strong horses that pull carriages up and down some of the historic carriage roads of Acadia, just as...

Jordan Pond and House

This pond is more like a lake. It covers 187 acres with an iconic view of the Bubbles mountains. Jordan Pond House is a historic...

The Bubbles & Bubble Rock

Bubble Rock is a gigantic boulder hanging off the side of South Bubble Mountain. To get to it, hike the Bubbles Divide trail. This is...

Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain rises 1,528 feet above sea level. That makes is the highest mountain in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island. It's also the highest...

Somesville Bridge and Museum

This is one of the most photographed bridges in all of Maine, with a graceful arch reflected by the waters of Somes Creek, framed by...

Echo Lake Beach

With a sandy beach on its south shore, Echo Lake is a gorgeous little lake on the western side of Mount desert Island just south...

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse

Built of brick in 1858 on a stone foundation, this lighthouse stands 56 feet above the high water mark. It's the most famous lighthouse in...

Ship Harbor trail

This is an easy 1.3 mile figure-eight loop along the forest floor off Seawall Road near the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, with stunning coastline views.

The Wonderland trail

This is an easy 1.4 mile round trip hike to the ocean along Seawall Road near Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.

Seawall Picnic Area

This is a picnic area with a parking lot where you can stop and take in an up-close view of the ocean.

Rhoades Butterfly Garden

This butterfly garden at Charlotte Rhoades Park gives visitors a chance to learn more about butterfly habitats and spot some up close.

Carroll Homestead

This is historic homestead is an example of a typical Maine mountain farm. It was first settled by John Carroll and his family in 1825,...

Seal Harbor Beach

On the optional Northeast Harbor leg. There's also a beautiful village green here, along with a small sandy beach.

Thuya Garden

An optional stop on the Northeast Harbor leg to explore some beautiful landscaped gardens.

Asticou Gardens

An optional stop on the Northeast Harbor leg to explore a beautiful azalea garden.

Northeast Harbor

A small village along the optional Northeast Harbor leg.

Sargeant Drive Along Somes Sound

An optional drive along Somes Sound on the Northeast Harbor leg.

Suminsby Park

A small park along the Northeast Harbor leg, along Sergeant Drive and the Somes Sound

Seal Cove Auto Museum

Along the westernmost option leg of the southwest peninsula, this is a museum featuring some of the very first automobiles.

Seal Cove Picnic Area

Along the westernmost option leg of the southwest peninsula, this is a small park area near the water.

Eagle Lake

This is the largest freshwater lake in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island. It's 452 pristine acres, with an average depth of 50 feet.

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