Current Conditions

Facility Closures

Operating Hours & Seasons

Roads and Parking Lots

Carriage Roads

• A section of Acadia's historic carriage roads between intersection 14 and 21 will be closed to horse use on weekdays, Mondays through Fridays, beginning Aug 4 until further notice. Park staff will be working to repair the West Branch Jordan Stream bridge, and the large machinery will make it unsafe for horses and riders.
  
  This area will open to horse use on weekends, Satuday and Sunday, until the work is completed. Carriage tours are not affected by this closure.

Trails

Hemlock Path

• Effective May 12 until further notice, Hemlock Path connecting Great Meadow Loop and the Jesup Path is closed to accommodate trail restoration work.

Beaches

Sand Beach, Echo Lake Beach, and Lake Wood are monitored weekly for bacteria from June through August. Read more information on the bacteria monitoring program.

• Check out the Current Beach Status (Fresh Water Sites)

• Check out the Current Beach Status (Sand Beach)

Winter Storms January 2024

Scientists’ predictions of more frequent extreme weather events as a result of climate change were a reality for Acadia National Park this winter and spring. Sections of the park endured storm damage throughout multiple extreme storms. As the NPS continues to assess storm damage throughout the park, visitors should exercise caution while exploring.

• About 200 feet of the right lane of the Schoodic Loop Road was undermined. The road remains passable and open to visitors.
  
• Some hiking trails had significant impacts, including sections of Ocean Path. Our trail crew, with support from Friends of Acadia, completed temporary repairs at Ocean Path.
  
• The railing and staircase leading to Sand Beach was damaged by debris and storm surge. The park has stabilized the staircase. The sand dunes and bluff eroded significantly.
  
• The lower portion of the wooden steps at Little Hunters Beach washed out. Our trail crew successfully re-constructed temporary replacement stairs. There is significant erosion to the cliff face.
  
• Otter Cove Causeway has damage to the riprap retaining wall with some undermining of the road. The park’s seasonal waterline was exposed and twisted for several hundred feet. A portion of Otter Cove Trail that traverses the causeway was destroyed.
  
• Seawall Picnic Area experienced significant damage from debris and downed trees. Seawall Campground experienced significant damage from downed and hazard trees.
  
• Several locations in the park, including but not limited to Thompson Island Picnic Area, Park Loop Road, and Schoodic Loop Road, required debris clean up.
  
• The foundation of the Blue Duck Ships Store next to the Islesford Historical Museum was undermined. Islesford Boat Works, the company that leases the historic structure from the park, successfully repaired the foundation.
  
• Rockefeller Hall’s roof lost shingles and a leak caused water damage to the ceiling and walls.

Acadia National Park staff are working to respond to long term impacts from these winter storms.