Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Acadia National Park Campgrounds
CAMPGROUND$
( 877-444-6777;
www.nps.gov/acad
; tent sites $14-24)
Four miles south of Southwest Har-
bor,
Seawall
has both by-reservation and walk-up sites. Five miles south of Bar Harbor
on ME 3, year-round
Blackwoods
requires reservations in summer. Both sites have re-
strooms and pay showers. Both are densely wooded but only a few minutes' walk to the
ocean.
Jordan Pond House
AMERICAN$$$
( 207-276-3316;
www.thejordanpondhouse.com
;
afternoon tea $9.50, mains $10-28;
11:30am-9pm mid-May-Oct)
Afternoon tea at this lodge-like teahouse has been an Acadia
tradition since the late 1800s. Steaming pots of Earl Grey come with hot popovers (hol-
low rolls made with egg batter) and strawberry jam. Eat outside on the broad lawn over-
looking the lake. The park's only restaurant, Jordan Pond also does fancy but often me-
diocre lunches and dinners.
Information
Granite mountains and coastal vistas greet you upon entering Acadia National Park. The
park is open year-round, though Park Loop Rd and most facilities are closed in winter.
An admission fee is charged from May 1 to October 31. The fee, which is valid for seven
consecutive days, is $22 per vehicle between mid-June and early October ($10 at other
times) and $12 for cyclists or pedestrians.
Start your exploration at
Hulls Cove Visitor Center
( 207-288-3338; ME 3; 7-day park
admission per vehicle $22, walkers & cyclists $12; 8am-4:30pm mid-Apr-mid-Jun & Oct, to 6pm
mid-Jun-Aug, to 5pm Sep)
, from where the 20-mile Park Loop Rd circumnavigates the east-
ern portion of the park.
Getting There & Around
shuttle bus routes throughout Acadia National Park and to adjacent Bar Harbor, linking
trailheads, campgrounds and accommodations.
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