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Acadia National Park, ME

Maine · New England

Acadia National Park, ME
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, credited in the site footer.
Entry $35 / vehicle
Scale 4.1M (2025)
Est. 1919
Season May-Jun, Sep-Oct

Where the Atlantic meets granite: carriage roads, pine woods and first light in the US.

Getting there

Bar Harbor (BHB) is 10 miles away. The park is cashless, and Cadillac Summit Road needs a $6 vehicle reservation from 20 May to 25 October 2026.

Don't miss

Best time to go

May to June and September to October. July and August are the busiest months, and the park says crowding has grown about 60% in a decade.

Nearby

Bar Harbor Schoodic Peninsula Ellsworth

Costs and seasons change

Fees and visitor figures are taken from the National Park Service pages for this park; re-check nps.gov before you book. The planning copy is ours.

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Before you go

Do I need a reservation to visit the big parks?

Not at the time of writing. Yosemite dropped its timed-entry system, Grand Canyon states there is no timed entry, and Yellowstone does not require a vehicle reservation. Acadia is the exception: Cadillac Summit Road needs a $6 vehicle reservation between 20 May and 25 October 2026.

What does the $35 entrance fee actually cover?

One private vehicle and everyone inside it, for the park's stated period: seven days at Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Acadia, one to seven days at Zion. Motorcycles pay $30 and walkers or cyclists pay $20 per person.

Is there a surcharge for international visitors?

Yes. Each park page states that non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an additional $100 each, unless they hold an America the Beautiful annual pass or an annual park pass. It is per person, not per vehicle.