Acadia National Park

Beaver Court: The Beaver on Trial

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Join a Ranger at Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater to participate in a family-friendly mock trial activity about the history and future of beavers in the park. Learn about the changes we see beavers creating in the forest and how they're essential to Acadia’s ecosystems. </span></p>

Lokalizacja: Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater.

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Birding 101

<p>Learn how to be a birder with a park ranger!  Enjoy a 45 - 60  minute talk about what tools you can use to learn about and identify birds.  Binoculars are encouraged but not required.  Insect repellant and sunscreen encouraged.  Please leave pets at home so that birds will not be disturbed.</p>

Lokalizacja: Sieur de Monts outside of the Nature Center building.

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Building Blocks of Acadia's Ecosystems

<p>Enjoy a walk up to 1.5 miles along the Ship Harbor trail and experience the transition of the ecosystems that populate the surrounding area. Along the way visitors will learn more about the complex geologic history of the region and how that geology is acting as the building blocks in the landscapes that are present today.</p> <p>Meet at the Ship Harbor trailhead along route 102A</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: Ship Harbor Trailhead

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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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A Quiet Dream: A Walk on Mr. Rockefeller's Roads

<p>Enjoy a 2-mile walk on the carriage roads with a ranger and visit the oldest stone bridge in the carriage road system.  Along the way visitors will learn about the man who built the carriage roads and how his lasting gifts to Acadia are still appreciated by people today. </p> <p>Meet outside the restrooms at the Jordan Pond House</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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Blackwoods Campground Program: The Passion That Inspired Preservation

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Have you ever wondered how we came to know what is here in Acadia? Join a Ranger at Blackwoods to find out how a group of college students inspired a community to preserve the place they loved.</span> Program length 44-60 minutes.</p>

Lokalizacja: Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater

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Evening Program: Acadia's Night Sky

<p>Join rangers on this unique program at Sand Beach to view and learn about Acadia’s amazing night sky! Dress warmly, bring something to lie on, and please minimize flashlight use to preserve night vision. The program will occur whether it’s cloudy or clear. Use of stairs required to access the beach viewing site.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Need to Know:<br /></strong></p> <ul> <li><em>All traffic must turn left onto the one-way Park Loop Road when exiting the Sand Beach parking lot</em></li> <li>Conditions on Sand Beach are variable. Visitors should prepare for wind, cold, and moisture. Please bring additional warm/waterproof layers and something to sit or lie back on comfortably. </li> <li>Accessing Sand Beach requires descending a set of stairs, then navigating uneven terrain across the beach. Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a flashlight/headlamp. Visitors should anticipate unexpected tripping hazards/beach debris. </li> <li>Program attendees will have sensitive eyes as their vision adjusts to the darkness. If you are arriving after dark, please help protect everyone's night vision by directing your flashlights towards the ground and minimizing use of light once you've safely found your place on the beach. </li> <li>The program will occur whether it’s cloudy or clear, but will be cancelled in the event of severe weather/unsafe conditions.</li> <li>This free program is a popular one; arrive early to secure a parking spot and your place on the beach. </li> </ul> <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">207-288-8832</span></span> or acadia_information@nps.gov. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Sand Beach

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Missing Mansion

<div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Take a hike on one of Acadia's lesser known trails with a ranger to explore the ruins of the historic Oldfarm mansion and learn about the history of George Dorr, the park's first superintendent and founder of Acadia.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof">The 10# Blackwoods island explorer shuttle will travel by this location if participants prefer not to drive.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"><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</div>

Lokalizacja: Compass Harbor Parking Lot

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What's the Porcu-point?: Porcupines in Acadia

<p>Join a Ranger near Jordan Pond for a 45 minute program into the world of Acadia's porcupines. Learn about what porcupines do for Acadia, and what you can do for porcupines! </p> <p>This program meets in the grassy area in front and to the left of the Jordan Pond House. </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 <a id="menurbhj" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://go.nps.gov/acadiaaccessibility" href="https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</a></p> <p> </p>

Lokalizacja: On the grass in front of the South Lot of Jordan Pond.

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Blackwoods Campground Program: Amphibians of Acadia

<p>Join a Ranger at Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater to learn about the amphibians of Acadia National Park. Program length 44-60 minutes.</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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Hawk Watch

<p>Drop by anytime during program hours to learn about the phenomena of fall raptor migration, other lesser known migrants, and raptor identification. Wear warm clothes, and bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them. May be adjusted or cancelled due to heavy rain or other adverse weather conditions. <br />Follow the Cadillac North Ridge Trail from the east parking lot at the summit, 200 yards down to an overlook.</p> <p><strong>Need to Know:</strong></p> <p>A Cadillac Summit Road vehicle reservation is required to drive to this location.  Visit recreation.gov to reserve one ticket per vehicle. You may purchase a ticket for any time slot during program hours.</p> <p>Terrain on the trail to access the program site is very uneven with rocks and roots in the path. Please be prepared for these conditions if attending.</p> <p><span data-teams="true">The latest migration data  can be followed at: <a id="menurv5" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fhawkcount.org%2fmonth_summary.php%3frsite%3d280%26go%3dgo%2bto%2bsite&amp;data=05%7c02%7ckathy_grant%40nps.gov%7ce9e6f5b03c7747fdf8e208dded502930%7c0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7c0%7c0%7c638927650729687040%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjfbxb0eu1hcgkionrydwusilyioiiwljaumdawmcisilaioijxaw4zmiisikfoijoitwfpbcisilduijoyfq%3d%3d%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=a8yyjduhbbkgm%2b7zaizspececkuj9lz9qv%2brr5wnxlc%3d&amp;reserved=0" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhawkcount.org%2Fmonth_summary.php%3Frsite%3D280%26go%3DGo%2Bto%2Bsite&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKathy_Grant%40nps.gov%7Ce9e6f5b03c7747fdf8e208dded502930%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638927650729687040%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=a8yyJduhBbkgm%2B7ZAIZSpeCEcKUj9lZ9Qv%2BRr5WNxLc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=280&amp;go=Go+to+site</a>.</span> </p>

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Hike With a Ranger! Acadia's Trails from the Granite Up

<p>Experience Acadia National Park's trails in a new light on this technical hiking program. Learn how the granite we scramble up, down, and around evolved from magma to the engineered paths of skilled craftsmen we now explore.</p> <p><strong>Important Visitor Information:</strong> Ages 10 and up. Child carriers prohibited. No dogs. Program limited to 19 participants.</p> <p><strong>Trail Conditions:</strong> While only 1.5 miles in distance, this is an advanced hiking program involving rocky scrambles, iron rung ladders, steep dropoffs, and more. Attendees should be prepared to scale rocky ascents using their hands and feet. Alternate route will be used in inclimate weather.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 2 Hours.</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Gorham Mountain Trailhead Parking Lot, on the right side of Park Loop Road south of Thunder Hole.</p> <p><strong>What to Bring:</strong> 1 liter of water (minimum), insect repellent, sunscreen, close-toed hiking-specific shoes, layers/rain gear appropriate for forecasted conditions.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility:</strong> You may request sign language, live audio description, assistive listening devices, or other accomodation for any scheduled park event or program at Acadia by contacting us at least 10 days in advance at (207) 288-3338, or <a href="mailto:acadia_information@nps.gov">acadia_information@nps.gov</a>. Learn more at https://go.nps.gov/AcadiaAccessibility</p>

Lokalizacja: Gorham Mountain Trailhead Parking Lot.

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Owl Prowl

<p><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></p> <p>HOO would like to learn about the owls of Acadia? Prowl with a ranger through prime owl habitat to better understand these mysterious and fascinating birds.</p> <p>This hour long walking program will travel less than 1 mile over mostly even terrain with no elevation gain and will include multiple stops.</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: Available upon reservation

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Blackwoods Campground Program: The Tree of Life – Exploring Acadia's Animal Connections

<p>Join a Ranger at Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater to learn about the wonderful animals of Acadia National Park, how they are all connected, and why biodiversity matters. Program length 44-60 minutes.</p>

Lokalizacja: Blackwoods Campground Amphitheater

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Cultural Connections in the Park: Aron Griffith, Maliseet

<div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">The Cultural Connections in the Park series occurs on select Wednesdays from June through September.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof">Learn about the artistry and traditions of birchbark with Aron Griffith. Aron, a Maliseet artist who resides in Maine and the Southwest, took on basket making in his early 30s and found a career that fulfilled his goal to raise awareness of the Maliseet traditions and culture. As an artist, he works with Maliseet traditional designs and concepts on birchbark which he gathers in the North Woods and Canada.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof">Aron is self-taught and has developed his own unique style, including his creations of birchbark dolls, burden baskets &amp; rattles. Each piece of bark is selected carefully and with respect to the birch tree. Etchings are done using a needle or awl, and usually decorated with sweetgrass, spruce root and brown ash. Aron’s baskets are functional pieces as well as decorative and his designs represent various animal and plant life.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof">This program will take place outside near the Sieur de Monts Nature Center. All Cultural Connections programs are sponsored by Dawnland, LLC, are offered in partnership between Acadia National Park and the Abbe Museum, and are free and open to the public.</div>

Lokalizacja: This program will take place outside near the Sieur de Monts Nature Center.

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Hike With a Ranger! Wetland Revival – Walking the Path of Restoration

<p><span data-teams="true">Join a ranger on a mostly level 2.3 mile hike through the Great Meadow, to learn how Acadia National Park, the Schoodic Institute, and Friends of Acadia are working together to restore a damaged wetland.</span></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: Outside Sieur de Monts Nature Center

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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.