Acadia National Park
national park in the US state of Maine
English: Acadia National Park is an American national park located on Mount Desert Island, Isle au Haut, several smaller islands, and the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula along the Atlantic coast of Maine. The park is administered by the National Park Service.
Deutsch: Der Acadia-Nationalpark an der Küste von Maine ist bekannt für seine zerklüftete Felsküste und rauhe Landschaft mit Bergen und Seen.
Français : Le Parc national d'Acadia préserve une grande partie de Mount Desert Island, et les îles associées au large de la côte Atlantique du Maine. La zone inclut des montagnes, la côte et des lacs.
Polski: Park Narodowy Acadia (ang. Acadia National Park) jest położony w USA na wybrzeżu stanu Maine.
Português: O Parque Nacional Acadia (ingl. Acadia National Park) é um parque nacional norte-americano, localizado principalmente na ilha Mount Desert, na costa atlântica do estado do Maine. O Parque é administrado pelo National Park Service (Serviço Nacional de Parques dos EUA).
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Maps and aerial photos
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Location of Acadia National Park in the United States
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Park areas - Mount Desert Island (MDI) at center
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Mount Desert Island map
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Isle au Haut map
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3D map
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Satellite image of MDI
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Satellite image of all park areas
Coastline
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Coastline at sunrise from Cadillac Mountain
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Otter Cliff
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Sand Beach Cove and Great Head from Gorham Mountain
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Rocky coast with winter snow
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Sailboat by coastline
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Rocky cliffs by coast
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Thunder Hole
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Thunder Hole
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Foggy coast
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Schoodic Point
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Schoodic Pennisula - Little Moose Island
Bays, coves and harbors
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Sunrise over Frenchman Bay
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Sunset view of Mount Desert Island from across Frenchman Bay
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Sand Beach Cove from Otter Cliff
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Sand Beach Cove and the Beehive from Great Head
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Otter Cove
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Otter Cove from Otter Point
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A foggy day in a cove
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Seal Harbor from the beach near the Stanley Brook entrance
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Ship Harbor
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Cove at Sand Beach
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Sand Beach in the Spring
Lakes, ponds and rivers
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Eagle Lake
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Boulders in Eagle Lake
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Eagle Lake in autumn
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Jordan Pond and the Bubbles
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Jordan Pond at sunset
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Jordan Pond on a foggy day
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Bubble Pond
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Echo Lake from Beech Cliff Trail
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The Tarn
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A frozen lake
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Mt. Desert Narrows
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Otter Creek empties into Otter Cove
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Stanley Brook
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Duck Brook
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Waterfall
Mountains and rock formations
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Cadillac Mountain from the south
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Cadillac Mountain from Great Head
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Cadillac Mountain from Champlain Mountain
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Champlain Mountain
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Precipice Trail on Champlain Mountain
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From Gorham Mountain toward Otter Cove
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The Bubbles across Jordan Pond
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Closer look at the Bubbles
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Bubble Rock, a glacial erratic on the South Bubble
Man-made features
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Park entrance sign in Bar Harbor
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Bass Harbor Head Light
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Northeast Harbor Gate House
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Jordan Pond Gate House
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Sieur de Monts spring
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One of 17 granite-faced, steel-reinforced concrete bridges
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Another carriage road bridge
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Cobblestone Bridge
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Deer Brook Bridge
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Duck Brook Bridge
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A crushed stone carriage road
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Cross-country skier on a carriage road
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Carriage road with "Rockefeller's teeth" (large stones along edge)
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More of "Rockefeller's teeth" along the paved loop road
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Above the loop road
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Along the loop road
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Flower gardens by Jordan Pond Tea House
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Rockefeller Building, Schoodic Peninsula
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Schoodic Education and Research Center
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Green Mountain Cog Railway, stereoscopic view
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1934 "Acadia" 7¢ National Parks US postage stamp
Wildlife
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White-tailed deer fawn
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White-tailed doe
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Raccoon on the road near Seal Harbor
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Peregrine falcon chick
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Peregrine falcon chicks in scrape
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Loon and chick
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Loon with egg
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Beavers swimming
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Common snapping turtle hatchling
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Humpback whale breaching
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Humpback whale's tail
Flora
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Deciduous forest in autumn
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Doll's eyes, white baneberry
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Moss on rocks in a forest
Park founders
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George B. Dorr and Charles W. Eliot by Jordan Pond
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George B. Dorr at an overlook
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George B. Dorr snowshoeing
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Charles W. Eliot
Panoramas
edit See also category: Acadia National Park.