Recreation
Acadia is an outdoor playground for visitors to enjoy summer activities like kayaking, canoeing, boating, biking, hiking, fishing, and viewing wildlife.
Acadia National Park was once used as a private playground in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and now the area has been preserved in a pristine state for all to enjoy. As the first National Park east of the Mississippi, the Park is traversed with hiking and biking trails, scattered with mountains and serves as a home to a vast variety of wildlife. Acadia is a special place for outdoor lovers of all ages.
There are twenty-six mountains and 120 miles of hiking trails. From the high mountain peaks, you can see panoramic views of coastline, woodland and an endless expanse of ocean. If you want to bicycle up steep paths up mountain ridges, ride through a cool, leafy tunnel of overhanging branches, or pedal to a quiet lake for a midday dip – you'll be able to do all of that on Acadia's carriage trails.
If you prefer to tour in the comfort of your car, there is a picturesque drive, which hugs Mount Desert Island next to the surf. It's twenty-seven miles of twisting, turning, view-packed adventure that will take you to the top of Cadillac Mountain.
Acadia is one of those rare places on earth, where the world of fresh water and seawater meet, mountains rise up from beaches and forest and meadows adjoin. You can camp in the forests or on the beach, and kayak and canoe in mountain lakes or in ocean waves. Acadia National Park provides all types of opportunities for recreation.
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The Blue Hill Rifle and Pistol Club organizes events and activities for community members interested in trap, gong, cowboy action, and cowboy fast draw shooting.
Known as one of the most scenic marathons in the U.S. the Mount Desert Island Marathon is an annual event that takes place in Maine.
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