Acadia National Park

Blackwoods Amphitheater Family Program: The Way of Water

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Join a ranger in the blackwoods campground amphitheater to learn about the park through a family friendly evening program- topics vary each week.</span></p> <p>You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater

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Carriage Road Bike Tour

<p>Enjoy the car-free carriage roads at a comfortable pace on a ranger-guided 6.0 mile moderate ride while discovering the diverse beauty and history of Acadia. The program price includes the use of a 21-speed bike and helmet for the full day.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at <span class="TextRun SCXW107691602 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107691602 BCX0">207-288-3338, option 0,</span></span> or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

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Carroll Homestead Open House

<p>Explore the grounds of an 1800s homestead and farm, play games, and hear family stories. Living history for children, adults, and families.</p> <p>At Carroll Homestead in Southwest Harbor, Maine.</p> <p>Carroll Homestead is wheelchair accessible with an accessible portable toilet on site.</p> <p>You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

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Drop-in Stewardship Volunteering with Friends of Acadia

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">As a Friends of Acadia drop-in volunteer, you’ll see a new side of Acadia, feel a deeper connection to the park, and leave this national treasure a little better than you found it.</span></p> <p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Our Drop-in Stewardship Volunteer Program occurs every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from June through the end of October. While being led by our amazing Volunteer Crew Leaders, you’ll help with important work like cutting back vegetation, clearing drainage features, building bogwalk, tread work, weeding carriage roads, and other tasks.</span></p> <p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Projects run from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., weather permitting, and no experience or reservation is required!</span></p>

Lokalizacja: Park and meet at the Hulls Cove Storage Facility, located near the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, Visitor Center Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. (This is the same location as in 2024. Park HQ is under construction.) Enter via the Hulls Cove Visitor Center entrance off Route 3 in Bar Harbor. Continue past the Visitor Center parking lot on Paradise Hill Road. When the road splits, bear left to the Hulls Cove Storage Facility. (Note: There is an “authorized vehicles only” as well as a “do not enter” sign, but if you are there to volunteer just continue past those! Don’t worry, we’ll have signs out to help guide you!)

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Flames of Acadia

<p>Fire has shaped Mount Desert Island for millions of years--from the fiery forces that forged its granite to the 1947 wildfire that transformed its forests.  Discover how fire, both deep within the Earth and on the landscape, has helped create the Acadia we know today.   Meet at the Fabbri Picnic Area Parkiing Lot.</p>

Lokalizacja: Fabbri Picnic Area Parking Lot

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Junior Angler Program - Reservations Required

<div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><strong>Reservations are required and can be made by calling (207) 288-3338 option 0 starting 3 days prior to the program. Location given with reservation.</strong></div> <div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"> </div> <div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Always wanted to learn how to fish? Don’t have access to a pond or ocean near you? Not sure what gear you need to get started? The wait is over! Join a park ranger for a two-hour program geared towards kids ages 7-15 and fish along the shorelines of Acadia. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The program includes the use of a fishing pole and personal floatation device.</div> <div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">  </div> <ul> <li data-ogsc="black">All children must have an adult present throughout the two-hour program. Those 16 and older are not able to fish unless they possess a Maine freshwater fishing license.  </li> <li data-ogsc="black">Participants must wear traction footwear (sneakers, hiking boots, muck boots, etc.). Flip-flops and crocs will not be allowed. </li> <li data-ogsc="black">Make sure participants come with plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, bug spray, and hat. SPF lightweight clothing is recommended.    </li> <li data-ogsc="black">Locations  of the program will be given at registration.</li> </ul> <div><span data-ogsc="black"><strong data-ogsc="">Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338 option 0 or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at </span><span data-ogsc="rgb(70, 120, 134)"><a id="OWAd0b3df35-e978-5979-7ed0-64f358f60021" title="https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility" href="https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="rgb(70, 120, 134)"><u data-ogsc="">https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</u></a></span></div> <div data-ogsc="black"> </div> <div data-ogsc="black"><strong data-ogsc="">Limited to 8 children per program.</strong></div>

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MDI Drop-In Touch Tank Tour at College of the Atlantic: Bar Harbor

<p><span class="x_ContentPasted6">Drop-in and m</span><span class="x_ContentPasted5 x_ContentPasted6">eet a park ranger, get up close and personal with intertidal creatures, and learn how to safely explore along Acadia’s rocky shoreline. </span></p> <p><span class="x_ContentPasted5 x_ContentPasted6">Three half hour p</span><span class="x_ContentPasted5 x_ContentPasted6">rograms beginning at 1:30 pm, 2 pm, and 2:30 pm. Located at the Dorr Museum of Natural History at the College of the Atlantic.</span></p> <p><span class="x_ContentPasted5 x_ContentPasted6"><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338, option 0, or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</span></p>

Lokalizacja: Dorr Museum of Natural History at the College of the Atlantic - 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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Schoodic Evening Program: All About Porcupines!

<p>Join us as the sun goes down for slideshow programs about Acadia’s natural and cultural resources. Parking area near the amphitheater accommodates non-campers.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338, option 0, or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Event is located at the Schoodic Woods Campground Amphitheater.

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Schoodic Family Program: Animal Adaptations

<p>Are you ready to explore Acadia National Park and learn about the animals that call it home? Join us for our interactive programs geared towards families and kids 12 and under. All are welcome!  Children must be accompanied by an adult.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338, option 0, or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Event will take place at the Schoodic Woods Campground Amphitheater.

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Seawall Amphitheater Family Program: Sounds of Acadia & Wildlife Communication

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Join a ranger in the Seawall Campground Amphitheater to learn about the park through a family friendly evening program- topics vary each week.</span></p> <p>You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Seawall Campground Amphitheater

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Sharing the Family Story at the Carroll Homestead

<p>Join a family descendant to learn more about the Carroll Homestead and one family's experience along the Maine coast during the 19th century. Carroll Homestead is located off Route 102 on Mount Desert Island.</p>

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Wetland Walk

<p>Join a ranger on a mostly level 1.5 mile walk to learn about the natural history of wetlands and their importance as an ecosystem.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at <span class="TextRun SCXW107691602 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107691602 BCX0">207-288-3338, option 0,</span></span> or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Sieur de Monts Parking Area

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Blackwoods Campground Evening Program

<p>Discover how you and your pet can safely explore Acadia National Park by following Leave No Trace and BARK Ranger principles.  Join our program to learn responsible recreation tips that protect the park's natural beauty and wildlife.  </p> <p>Program takes place in the amphitheater at the campground. Please, families with dogs must keep a distance from other pets and may be asked to leave if they disrupt the progam. </p>

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Cultures and Coasts: Ocean Path Hike

<div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Hike with a ranger along the Ocean Path trail and learn about Acadia's connection to the culture, history and beauty of coastal Maine. This 2-mile guided hike begins at the Gorham Mountain parking lot. Visitors can park in the parking lot or in the right lane of the road with all four tires on the pavement.</div> <div> </div> <div>Trail is a mix of flat gravel and rocky uphill granite stones. Not recommend for visitors who cannot walk up granite steps. Closed toed shoes, bug spray, water, sunscreen, snacks and extra clothes are recommend.</div>

Lokalizacja: Gorham Mountain Parking

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Junior Angler Program - Reservations Required

<div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><strong>Reservations are required and can be made by calling (207) 288-3338 option 0 starting 3 days prior to the program. Location given with reservation.</strong></div> <div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"> </div> <div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Always wanted to learn how to fish? Don’t have access to a pond or ocean near you? Not sure what gear you need to get started? The wait is over! Join a park ranger for a two-hour program geared towards kids ages 7-15 and fish along the shorelines of Acadia. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The program includes the use of a fishing pole and personal floatation device.</div> <div data-ogsc="black" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">  </div> <ul> <li data-ogsc="black">All children must have an adult present throughout the two-hour program. Those 16 and older are not able to fish unless they possess a Maine freshwater fishing license.  </li> <li data-ogsc="black">Participants must wear traction footwear (sneakers, hiking boots, muck boots, etc.). Flip-flops and crocs will not be allowed. </li> <li data-ogsc="black">Make sure participants come with plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, bug spray, and hat. SPF lightweight clothing is recommended.    </li> <li data-ogsc="black">Locations  of the program will be given at registration.</li> </ul> <div><span data-ogsc="black"><strong data-ogsc="">Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338 option 0 or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at </span><span data-ogsc="rgb(70, 120, 134)"><a id="OWAd0b3df35-e978-5979-7ed0-64f358f60021" title="https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility" href="https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="rgb(70, 120, 134)"><u data-ogsc="">https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</u></a></span></div> <div data-ogsc="black"> </div> <div data-ogsc="black"><strong data-ogsc="">Limited to 8 children per program.</strong></div>

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Layers of Change

<p>Explore one of Acadia's cobblestone beaches to learn how the geologic history of Mount Desert Island has shaped the park we see today.  This is a nearly 1-mile walk over uneven surfaces for the entire program.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338, option 0, or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Seawall Picnic Area

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Pines of Acadia

<div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Welcome to the Pine Tree State! Get to know some of the trees of Acadia. Join for a guided walk where we will learn how to identify tree species, and why the pine tree has become so iconic and symbolic for our region.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"><strong>Trail Conditions:</strong> We will walk 0.5 miles on the carriages roads, heading toward the East side of Eagle Lake. The carriage roads will be wide, gravel paths with little elevation. Be prepared to walk 0.5 miles back to the starting location of the program after the tour, or continue on your own walk on the carriage roads!</div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"><strong>Location:  </strong>Meet at the Eagle Lake Parking Lot near the restrooms.  Not the boat ramp. </div> <div class="x_elementToProof">  </div>

Lokalizacja: Eagle Lake Parking Area

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Save Our Summits Hike: Volunteer Event with Friends of Acadia

<p>Help Save Our Summits in Acadia by participating in our summit restoration work. Hike up Penobscot or Sargent Mountain with a bag of soil on Wednesdays and Fridays, June to mid-September, 2026. <a id="https://friendsofacadia.org/get-involved/events/save-our-summits-registration/|" href="https://friendsofacadia.org/get-involved/events/save-our-summits-registration/" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#myModal" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-remote="/common/commonspot/customcf/modals/modal_intercept.cfm?targetURL=https%3A%2F%2Ffriendsofacadia.org%2Fget-involved%2Fevents%2Fsave-our-summits-registration%2F">Advanced registration is required</a>.<br /><br />Acadia National Park, in collaboration with its partners-in-science, Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invite tenacious hikers to carry bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. This soil is integral to the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/summitacad.htm" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">ongoing summit restoration efforts</a> in Acadia National Park.</p>

Lokalizacja: Meet your hiking group at the Parkman Mountain Carriage Road Trailhead off Route 3 in Acadia National Park. Participants will hike up to the summit of either Penobscot Mountain or Sargent Mountain with a volunteer leader.

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Schoodic Evening Program: Art History of Acadia

<p>Join us as the sun goes down for slideshow programs about Acadia’s natural and cultural resources. Parking area near the amphitheater accommodates non-campers.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338, option 0, or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Event is located at the Schoodic Woods Campground Amphitheater.

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Schoodic Family Program: Hidden Forest Homes (Overlooked Animals and Their Habitats)

<p>Are you ready to explore Acadia National Park and learn about the animals that call it home? Join us for our interactive programs geared towards families and kids 12 and under. All are welcome!  Children must be accompanied by an adult.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accommodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at 207-288-3338, option 0, or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Event will take place at the Schoodic Woods Campground Amphitheater.