Location: Downeast and Acadia < Maine < USA
Nearest Airport:
Bar Harbor Airport at 2
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
CAT ferry to Nova Scotia at 12
Miles
Nearest Motorway:
Route 3 at 1
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 0.1
Miles
Car: necessary
Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island abounds with recreational possibilities. Acadia has over 55 miles of carriage trails for biking, walking, cross-country skiing (we do winter rentals as well!) or horseback riding (in some areas), and plenty of hiking trails throughout the mountains and lakes. Drive to Sand Beach and go swimming, or tour up Cadillac Mountain for incredible views. Acadia also has summer programming for birders or families with children. Sea kayaking is popular for all ages, or go on a whale watch or nature cruise. Bar Harbor itself is bustling in the summer, with excellent restaurants, a pizza movie theater, mini golf and other tourist attractions. On the 'quiet side' of the island, Acadia Repertory Theater provides more sophisticated entertainment, or enroll children in Southwest Harbor's Summer Festival of the Arts. Take a day cruise to Nova Scotia, or travel up the coast to Schoodic Peninsula and watch the waves crash to shore.