Acadia National Park

Coastal Maine sanctuary

Acadia National Park is a protected wilderness area on the Atlantic coast of Maine, mostly on Mount Desert Island.

It features rocky shores, granite peaks, and forested terrain.

The park is one of the most visited in the eastern United States: We hiked the carriage roads in Acadia National Park.

Opposites
landscape type

Acadia National ParkBadlands National Park

Protected eroded prairie landscape

Arches National Park · Mojave Desert · Sonoran Desert

development and urbanization

Acadia National ParkManhattan

NYC's densest borough

urban sprawl · strip mall · Times Square · Los Angeles · Boston

Family

Acadia, Acadian

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G