Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is an Atlantic coast recreation area, primarily on Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Its landscape is marked by woodland, rocky beaches and glacier-scoured granite peaks such as Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the United States’ East Coast.
Acadia’s boundary is unlike any other National Park. It extends its reach over half of the Mount Desert Island of which it occupies. The reason for this is that it was created from donated parcels.
Staying in Acadia National Park
There are a few nearby towns to stay in when visiting Acadia National Park.
- Bar Harbor, ME (2 miles away)
- Trenton, ME (7 miles)
- Ellsworth, ME (15 miles)
- Lamoine, ME (15 miles)
- Surry, ME (22 miles)
VISIT Acadia National Park:
Park Details
Acadia National Park was established in .
| Address | |
|---|---|
| Phone | 207-288-3338 |
| Hours | Year round, 24 hours a day |
| Entrance Fee | $30 per vehicle, valid for 7 days |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Acadia National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Acadia National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Acadia National Park are May, September, June & July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Visits | 20,268 | 16,123 | 38,060 | 110,096 | 324,654 | 661,891 | 782,144 | 795,426 | 667,392 | 557,624 | 81,089 | 14,381 |
| Precipitation | 96 | 87 | 113 | 104 | 94 | 89 | 69 | 59 | 85 | 120 | 111 | 124 |
| Avg Temp | 30 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 35 |
| Max Temp | 46 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 79 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Avg Temp | 14 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 21 |
| Min Temp | -12 | -7 | -2 | 21 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 24 | 14 | -3 |
Acadia National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Acadia National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia, Kennebunkport to Boston | 339 | 7 |
Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Acadia National Park.