

Access to the array of scenery and areas of scientific, natural, and historic interest is provided by Acadia's compact network of carefully designed hiking trails, carriage roads, and scenic drives. The park provides excellent opportunities for educating visitors about a significant and diverse environment. However, with only 6 percent of the Maine coast accessible to the public, and one-quarter of that acreage in Acadia National Park, the park is one of the most intensively used leisure destinations in the northeastern United States. Shop Maine Crafts mobile pop-up market is back, bringing a tent village. 2022 Events 2022 Map Submit Your Event Visitor Check In All Events. Maine Mountain Soap and Candle have moved out of the artisan village and back at their shop across the street. Recreational opportunities are available inland at the White Mountain National Forest, Baxter State Park, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, the Appalachian Trail, and the Moosehead Lake region. The traditions, adventures, and events that make summer in the Pine Tree State. Acadia is also regionally important, because public recreation land is scarce. In a recent study visitors represented 45 of the 50 United States and six foreign countries. A recreation resource of national and international significance, the park is within a 12-hour drive of 25 percent of the North American population. After a successful launch in 2018, the MLREDC is excited to welcome back the Summer Artisan Cottages to the tranquil shores of Moosehead Lake. Acadia National Park provides resource-based, nonconsumptive recreation and education for an increasingly urban population. Returning in 2019 Downtown Artisans’ Cottage Colony.
