Alt Text Map of Acadia National Park in Maine. The park is located on Mount Desert Island, which is shaped into two rounded lobes that connect to one another in the north. Park areas are shown in green on both sides of the island, taking up much of the overall land. Water, including the Atlantic Ocean on the southeast side, surrounds the island and is shown in blue. Extended Description Several roads traverse the island, looping around the coastline’s sounds and harbors, and connecting dozens of park areas and features including beaches, mountains, lakes, gardens, campgrounds, trails, and more. The left and right “halves” of the island are separated by Somes Sound, which eventually empties out into the Atlantic Ocean. This description will start at the top of the map, at Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, and work clockwise around the island’s eastern half before going clockwise around the western half. A transcription of the legend will follow. A triangular chunk of land in the northwest is surrounded by Union River Bay to the west and Western Bay to the south. This landmass extends down from the top of the map and is separated from Mount Desert Island by the Mount Desert Narrows body of water. Text on the land reads, “Warning: Low-clearance bridges (see map) make advance route planning necessary for RVs and tall vehicles.” State Route 3 runs from the tip of this triangle down past the airport, then crosses the Mount Desert Narrows and a small island housing the park’s Thompson Island Information Center, which has restrooms, a ranger station, and picnic area. The road splits here so State Route 3 heads east and State Route 102, also labeled State Route 198, heads south. Eastern Half State Route 3 continues across Mount Desert Island’s north coast, passing Salsbury Cove near Eastern Bay and then Hulls Cove, bordering Frenchman Bay on the east. Just beyond this point, a red road branches from State Route 3. A red car icon and red text denotes this as the Hulls Cove entrance and the start of the Park Loop Road. Hulls Cove Visitor Center is also here and has a bus stop, ranger station, restrooms, and parking. A carriage road winds south from here as well and continues over much of this side of the island. State Route 3 continues through the town of Bar Harbor and the Village Green within it, which has a bus stop and ranger station. A seasonal passenger ferry to Winter Harbor departs near Village Green and travels past park boundaries, including Sheep Porcupine Island, Bald Porcupine Island, and Long Porcupine Island, as well as around the southern tip of Ironbound Island. The road then heads south out of town and back into the park, looping down around the island’s southern edge past Blackwoods Campground, which has an amphitheater, bus stop, and ranger station, and Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor, which has a ferry and bus stop. Off the coast in this area is Bear Island which has a lighthouse. SR 3 continues up the coast near the Somes Sound, passing a Gatehouse near Lower and Upper Hadlock Ponds (no swimming), a bus stop, restrooms, and parking. Farther up the road, which is now also labeled State Route 198, there is parking at the north end of Upper Hadlock Pond, then more parking, restrooms, and a bus stop farther north near Parkman Mountain. Sargeant Drive (autos only) branches off this road and follows the eastern coast of Somes Sound, looping down back to Northeast Harbor. At the top of Somes Sound, the joint State Route 3 and 198 join with State Route 233, which extends eastward and ends in Bar Harbor. SR 233 passes by Eagle Lake and Park Headquarters and a ranger station, and has parking, restrooms, and a boat launch. Back at Hulls Cove, north of Village Green, Park Loop Road continues down the coast, then heads inland as it nears Bar Harbor. It then passes the Cadillac Mountain Entrance and a bus stop near its crossing with State Route 233. Park Loop Road splits just below that crossing. One-way traffic travels east and runs on the periphery of the park below Bar Harbor to lead toward Sieur de Monts, which has parking, a bus stop, and restrooms. Sieur de Monts is near the Wild Gardens of Acadia, Nature Center, Abbe Museum, and the Sieur de Monts Entrance on State Route 3. The Park Loop Road cuts under State Route 3 with a bridge clearance of 12 feet, 2 inches. The road follows the coast, passing Bear Brook, which has a picnic area and restrooms; the Precipice Trailhead; an overlook; and a Fee Station, which has a ranger station. An island labeled The Thumcap is off the coast near Bear Brook. Another island off the coast, Egg Rock, with a lighthouse. South of the fee station, Sand Beach has seasonal swimming, a bus stop, restrooms, and parking. Beyond this is Thunder Hole, which has a bus stop and restrooms; Gorham Mountain Trailhead; and Otter Point, which pokes into the Atlantic Ocean. Scooping around Otter Cove, Park Loop Road runs past Fabbri, which has a picnic area, bus stop, and restrooms. The road dips below State Route 3 (clearance of 11 feet, 8 inches), then below a carriage road just north of Seal Harbor (clearance of 12 feet, 9 inches). Here is Wildwood Stables, which has a bus stop and restrooms. Beyond this point, one-way traffic ends as the road joins its other leg. Back at the Cadillac Mountain Entrance, Park Loop Road’s other leg goes down past Eagle Lake. An offshoot road highlighted in yellow and labeled Cadillac Summit Road winds east, then south to the summit of Cadillac Mountain (elevation 1,530 feet, 466 meters), which has restrooms, parking, and numerous hiking trails. Text at the summit road offshoot reads, “Vehicle reservations required (seasonal), no RVs, no public bus service.” Park Loop Road goes south past Bubble Pond, which has a bus stop, and Jordan Pond, which is near a parking area (just north of the pond) and a boat launch. No swimming is permitted in Eagle Lake or either of the two ponds. At the southern tip of Jordan Pond is Jordan Pond House, which has parking, food service, a bus stop, and restrooms; and a gatehouse. Continuing south toward the village of Seal Harbor, Park Loop Road goes under a carriage road (clearance of 10 feet, 4 inches) and meets up with State Route 3 at the Stanley Brook Entrance. A complex network of carriage roads runs both through and outside the park between Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor, and text here reads “carriage roads outside the park closed to bicyclists.” Western Half Joint State Routes 102 and 198 branch off of State Route 3 just south of Thompson Island Information Center and head south toward Town Hill, then further south toward the mouth of Somes Sound at Somesville. SR 198 breaks off from SR 102 before the road reaches Somesville. It runs parallel to the sound’s western coastline and breaks into separate roads that form the western edge of the loop. Park land is crossed by various hiking paths from Somes Sound to Echo Lake and up Long Pond. About halfway down Echo Lake is Ikes Point, which has a boat launch, and a bus stop. Echo Lake Beach is at the southern tip and has seasonal swimming, a bus stop, parking, and restrooms. State Route 102 continues down past the Carroll Homestead Interpretive Trail, which has restrooms, then reaches the village of Southwest Harbor. Southwest Harbor contains a bus stop and seasonal passenger ferry, which stops at Manset and then Cranberry Isles on nearby Great Cranberry Island, which can also be reached via ferry from Northeast Harbor. From Cranberry Isles, the ferry also goes east to Little Cranberry Island, which has the Islesford Historical Museum and a ranger station. Beyond this is Baker Island, which is part of Acadia National park boundary and has a lighthouse. Back at Southwest Harbor, State Route 102A splits off to the southeast and circles the lower part of the island, going past Manset and then reaching Seawall, which has picnic area and restrooms; the Seawall Campground, with an amphitheater, bus stop and ranger station; Wonderland; Ship Harbor, which has restrooms and parking, and Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, which has parking and restrooms. Slightly further north in the village of Bass Harbor, a dashed blue line leading from here off the bottom edge of the map reads “vehicle ferry to Swans Island.” State Route 102A reconnects with 102 at Bass Harbor to complete a loop around the southern end of the island and then becomes Tremont Road as it continues up the island’s southwest edge. Tremont Road passes the village of Bernard, West Tremont, and Seal Cove as it goes north. An unpaved road heads eastward back into the park at Seal Cove, and another unpaved road branches off toward the north to reach Seal Cove Pond, which has a boat launch. Farther inland, the southern tip of Long Pond has a boat launch (no swimming). Continuing up the coast, the road reaches Pretty Marsh, which has parking, a picnic area, and restrooms; beyond this point, the road is labeled as Pretty Marsh Road. It continues northeast from here, toward the top edge of Long Pond, which has a boat launch, and joins up with other roads that link up near Somesville, thus completing the main western loop. Ripples Road and Beech Hill Road converge between Long Pond and Echo Lake and lead down back to the park at Beech Mountain, which has parking. From Pretty Marsh, Indian Point Road continues close to the coast of the northwest side of the island, passing Bartlett Island, Squid Island, Black Island, and Green Island, and then reaching Indian Point via a separate spur road. Indian Point Road then links back up to joint State Routes 102 and 198 just west of Town Hill. Legend In the lower right corner of the map, the legend reads as follows: Green for Acadia National Park, Red line for Park Loop Road, Dashed gray line for unpaved road, Yellow line with thin green casing for carriage road, Dashed white line for hiking trail, and Two circles joined by a black line perpendicular to a thicker gray line for locked gate. Two columns of symbols represent Ranger station, Picnic area, Campground, Swimming (seasonal), Boat launch, Restrooms, Lighthouse, Food service, Parking, Bus stop, Ferry to park areas, and Park Loop Road Entrance. A scale below shows distances of 1 and 2 kilometers and 1 and 2 miles. Text below the legend reads “Do not use this map for hiking or carriage road navigation. Buy maps at the visitor center. Some lands within and adjoining the park remain private property; respect the owners’ rights and posted regulations.”