Acadia National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Hulls Cove Visitor Center

  Acadia National Park & The Hulls Cove Visitor Center, where you purchase park tickets and get maps.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Frenchman Bay

  Your first overlook after entering the park, high above the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Sieur de Monts Spring

  An exhibit center for park nature and science, plus Wild Gardens and trails like Jesup Path, on the site of Acadia's origin.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Another view from afar showing you how high up you still are above Bar Harbor and the ocean, before you get closer to sea level.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Schooner Head Overlook

  A larger, still elevated overlook area with a vista of the sea

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  This is a popular, two mile round-trip, moderate loop hike high above the ocean and Sand Beach.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Sand Beach

  From the Sand Beach parking lot, head down to the sandy beachfront, or walk up to the Ocean Path and walk parallel to the road and coastline all the way to Otter Point. It's 2.2 miles, or 4.4 miles round trip.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Thunder Hole

  This is a small inlet, naturally carved out of the rocks, where the waves roll in. At the end of the inlet, down low, is a small cavern where, when the rush of the wave arrives, air and water are forced out like a clap of thunder, with splashes as high as 40 feet to accompany the thunderous roar.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Otter Cliff

  These cliffs rise a hundred feet above the coast and are a popular rock-climbing spot over the ocean.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  This is the very southern tip of the peninsula, and the other end of the Ocean Path that began back at Sand Beach. The view from here is one of the most spectacular sights along the North Atlatic seaboard.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11

  This is where the road curves around the inlet known as Otter Cove, featuring a one-of-a-kind stone bridge. The inlet leads to a creek on the other side. This cove is a great place for tidepooling!

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12

  A giant barn holds stables for enormous, strong horses that pull carriages up and down some of the historic carriage roads of Acadia, just as they've done since the days of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who began building them in 1913.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 13
  Jordan Pond

  This pond is more like a lake. It covers 187 acres with an iconic view of the Bubbles mountains. Jordan Pond House is a historic house...and home to an iconic tradition at Acadia...the baking of hot, piping popover rolls that remain one of the most popular reasons that folks flock to Acadia!

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14

  Bubble Rock is a gigantic boulder hanging off the side of South Bubble Mountain. To get to it, hike the Bubbles Divide Trail. This is a short, easy-to-moderate hike, only about a mile long, with a total elevation gain of 608 feet. Plus some boulder scrambling at the end if you want to get really close to the rock. Hike the Bubbles Divide Trail to South Bubble, following signs to Bubble Rock.Just keep left the whole way up the trail.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 15
  Cadillac Mountain

  Cadillac Mountain rises 1,528 feet above sea level. That makes is the highest mountain in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island. It's also the highest point along the entire east coast of the United States. And you can drive up to the summit for breathtaking views of Bar Harbor, Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 16

  This is one of the most photographed bridges in all of Maine, with a graceful arch reflected by the waters of Somes Creek, framed by nature for a picturesque and charming view. It's nicknamed the Monet Bridge after the French artist, because it's as pretty as one of his paintings. There's also a small museum on site in case you want to peruse the history of Mount Desert Island.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 17

  With a sandy beach on its south shore, Echo Lake is a gorgeous little lake on the western side of Mount desert Island just south of Somesville, and part of Acadia. It makes for a nice swimming hole in summer, and voices tend to echo off the surrounding mountainous granite rocks.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18

  Built of brick in 1858 on a stone foundation, this lighthouse stands 56 feet above the high water mark. It's the most famous lighthouse in Acadia. It's the only lighthouse on Mount Desert Island, and one of the most recognized and photographed in the United States.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19

  This is an easy 1.3 mile figure-eight loop along the forest floor off Seawall Road near the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, with stunning coastline views.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 20

  This is an easy 1.4 mile round trip hike to the ocean along Seawall Road near Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 21

  This is a picnic area with a parking lot where you can stop and take in an up-close view of the ocean.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 22

  This butterfly garden at Charlotte Rhoades Park gives visitors a chance to learn more about butterfly habitats and spot some up close.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 23

  This is historic homestead is an example of a typical Maine mountain farm. It was first settled by John Carroll and his family in 1825, and has been preserved after being donated to Acadia.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 24

  On the optional Northeast Harbor leg. There's also a beautiful village green here, along with a small sandy beach.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 25

  An optional stop on the Northeast Harbor leg to explore some beautiful landscaped gardens.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 26
  Asticou Azalea Garden

  An optional stop on the Northeast Harbor leg to explore a beautiful azalea garden.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 27
  Northeast Harbor

  A small village along the optional Northeast Harbor leg.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 28
  Somes Sound

  An optional drive along Somes Sound on the Northeast Harbor leg.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 29

  A small park along the Northeast Harbor leg, along Sergeant Drive and the Somes Sound

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 30

  Along the westernmost option leg of the southwest peninsula, this is a museum featuring some of the very first automobiles.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 31

  Along the westernmost option leg of the southwest peninsula, this is a small park area near the water.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 32

  This is the largest freshwater lakes in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island. It's 452 pristine acres, with an average depth of 50 feet.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Optional Starting Points: • Hulls Cove Visitor Center parking lot • Rt. 3 Trenton straight to Somesville
• Get Started Easily: • Book Your Tour: Receive a confirmation and easy instructions via email. • Download the App: Follow the simple steps in your email. • Redeem the Tour: Use the redeem code in your email to redeem the tour in the app. • Prepare Ahead: Download the tour using strong Wi-Fi.

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