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Brochure 2: Overview > Acadia National Park
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OVERVIEW: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the North Atlantic coastline of the United States, an abundance of habitats, and a rich cultural heritage. At 4 million visits a year, it's one of the top 10 most-visited national parks in the United States. Visitors enjoy 27 miles of historic motor roads, 158 miles of hiking trails, and 45 miles of carriage roads.
With headquarters based in Bar Harbor, Maine, the park is located 264 miles north and east from Boston, Massachusetts and 50 miles south and east from Bangor, Maine.
Acadia was the first national park created from private lands gifted to the public through the efforts of conservation minded citizens. With an initial donation of 5,000 acres to the federal government, President Woodrow Wilson announced the creation of Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916. In 1919, as more property was acquired, President Wilson signed an act establishing Lafayette National Park. In 1929, Congress authorized the National Park Service to accept a donation of land on the Schoodic Peninsula as the park’s current name, Acadia National Park, was adopted.
A few highlights from the park's interpretive themes include:
- Wabanaki, or People of the Dawn, and their ancestors have used the Acadian archipelago for thousands of years for hunting, fishing, and gathering. Many place names in use today a test to their presence.
- Acadia's geologic resources have inspired and challenged humans in their quest to explore, subsist, recreate, and reflect on this landscape.
- From sea to summit, Acadia's rocky foundation contributes to a diverse array of habitats where flora and fauna flourish, adapt, or struggle to survive.
- Because Acadia is a patchwork of donated land bordering private land, it is important that the park work with private landowners and land trusts to protect the resource and the quality of the visitor experience.
To find out more or to contact the park directly, visit the "Accessibility" and "More Information" sections available in other areas of this audio-described brochure.
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Computer-generated voice recording from an audio described version of the souvenir park brochure for Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. (2024 edition)
Date Created
03/02/2024
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