
Accessible off Bridge Sreet for about 1.5 hours on either side of low tide. Tidepooling:īar Island Sand Bar is great for young children. They are Sand Beach with ocean swimming in 55 F-degree water and Echo Lake Beach, with somewhat warmer water. Two park beaches are staffed with lifeguards during the summer. The scenic 27-mile scenic loop begins at Hulls Cove Visitor Center and offers access to Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Otter Cliffs, Jordan Pond, and Cadillac Mountain. Get a copy of the Carriage Road User's Map to identify the routes where horses are permitted. Most of the park’s 45 miles of carriage roads are available for horseback travel. Maps provided by the park describes several historic hiking trails.

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Freshwater fishing requires a state fishing license ocean fishing does not. Ocean species include mackerel, bluefish, and striped bass. Lakes and ponds may have trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth and largemouth bass. Fishing:Īcadia National Park offers freshwater and saltwater fishing. The Story of Glaciers will get you started. Use your GPS and provided clues to search for and find multiple EarthCaches. Climbers at Great Head and Otter Cliff should know tides and weather forecasts climbing at these areas is more difficult and dangerous at high tide or in heavy seas. Climbing:Īt Otter Cliffs, the park maintains fixed anchors on top that must be used instead of trees to belay several climbs. Boating:Ī number of lakes and ponds on Mount Desert Island permit boating. Popular areas for this activity are Sieur de Monts Springs, Bear Brook and Beaver Dam Pond, Precipice, Otter Point, Seawall Picnic Area, Wonderland and Ship Harbor, Schoodic Peninsula, and Cadillac Mountain.

Bicycling is not permitted on hiking trails.

Cyclists share these roads with horses and pedestrians. Bicycling:Ĭarriage Roads that wind through the park have crushed rock surfaces that are ideal perfect for bicycling. The lighthouse has short trails on either side that provide spectacular views. Bass Harbor Head Light is the only lighthouse on Mount Desert Island.
