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Resources For Visiting Acadia

This is where you can find websites, helpful phone numbers, friends groups and cooperating associations, and, sometimes, books related to the park.

Acadia National Parkwww.nps.gov/acad

Visitor Information

207-288-3338

Fees

7-day vehicle access: $20 between mid-June-early October, $10 May 1-mid-June and early October-Nov 1.

7-day access on foot, bicycle, and motorcyle: $5

Annual pass to Acadia: $40

For a park map and various thematic maps (such as the carriage road system), visit this site.

Friends Organizations and Cooperating Associations

Friends of Acadia preserves, protects, and promotes stewardship of the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural resources of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and future generations.

Eastern National is the park's cooperating association. Eastern National provides quality educational products and services to the visitors to America's national parks and other public trusts. The association's contributions have benefited parks and visitors by supporting research, educational, and interpretive projects and by funding publications.

Helpful Books

Stars Above, Earth Below, A Guide To Astronomy In the National Parks

Add Stars Above, Earth Below, a Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks to your library and you'll not only gain a better appreciation of the dark skies over national parks, but you'll also be better informed on the stars twinkling at you.

The Secret Life of Lobsters

I know, this doesn't sound like a park-related read, but it's based around the livelihoods of lobstermen who settled on and around Mount Desert Island more than a century ago. Within the covers you'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about lobsters and, yes, more.

Acadia National Park Pocket Guide

Little bigger than a 3-by-5 index card and less than 100 pages, this handy book slides smoothly and comfortably into your pocket or day pack and offers the first- and even second-timer some handy guidance to navigating Acadia National Park.

Moon Handbooks: Acadia National Park

The winter months are a great time to research next summer's vacations, and if you're considering Acadia National Park, well, Moon Handbooks has an updated guide for you to use.

Acadia National Park

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.