National Park Service wishes visitors a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend

News Launch Date: August 26, 2019

Make contact with: Christie Anastasia, 207 288-8806

BAR HARBOR, MAINE – Acadia Countrywide Park is on the prime ten listing of most frequented countrywide parks in the United States, welcoming much more than 3.5 million visits a 12 months. Labor Day weekend is predicted to be an primarily well-known time to pay a visit to. Site visitors are inspired to strategy thoroughly and use the fare free Island Explorer bus program to entry the Park Loop Road, carriage streets, and hiking trails. Parking is limited and expected to fill early.
 
“We want people today to delight in their visit to Acadia,” claimed Superintendent Kevin Schneider. “Knowing what to expect aids people today system much better and love their time in the park.”
 
The most congested areas that routinely fill to potential will be Cadillac Summit Highway (primarily dawn/sunset), Jordan Pond region, Park Loop Road, Sand Beach front parking good deal (routinely complete by 9 am), Eagle Lake Carriage Road parking tons (Route 233), Acadia Mountain parking ton (Route 102), Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse parking large amount, and Echo Lake Beach front parking spot. All of these regions, besides the Cadillac summit and the lighthouse, can be arrived at by employing the Island Explorer bus system.  
 
If you visit the Park Loop Road with a automobile, make sure you park legally and responsibly. Specific spots on the one particular-way part of the Park Loop Road enable ideal-hand lane parking. When parking in designated spots, make sure that all wheels continue to be on the pavement. Roadside parking outside the house of specified spots is prohibited. Oversized vehicles, these kinds of as recreational cars (or automobiles pulling trailers) are prohibited in particular parts. 

Below are some recommendations to appreciate the park:

·       What to know ahead of viewing Acadia Learn about how to visit your national park.

·       Go through our strategies for staying protected in the park Ticks, path basic safety, poison ivy, climbing, biking, boating procedures and browntail moths.

·       Get there before 8 am or after 5 pm Most vehicle congestion occurs midday.

·       Choose the Island Explorer The Island Explorer connects communities to the park and has routes across Mount Desert Island and on the Schoodic Peninsula. A totally free cell cellular phone software (myStop) demonstrating the site of Island Explorer buses can be downloaded at islandexplorertracker.availtec.com. Commencing on Tuesday August 27, the Island Explorer will be operating in the shaded periods only on the routine for Mount Desert Island. Slide services begins on September 1 for Schoodic. Remember to notice that the frequency and close instances for the buses will decrease.

·       Make camping reservations early All Acadia National Park campsites can be reserved on the net. Many private campgrounds are also available.

·       Check out new areas (going through east or west) to watch sunrise and sunset Parking on Cadillac Mountain fills rapidly and is prohibited outside the house of specified spaces.

·       Love acquiring to your destination Hike a village connector trails from neighborhood communities or use a bicycle as transportation to your destination.

·       Always stop by Acadia with a back again-up system If parking lot is comprehensive when you arrive, choose yet another spot, use an additional mode of transportation, or arrive at your spot throughout a non-peak time of working day.