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Acadia National Park
Categories : 12
Introduction General Info Visitors Area
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Visitors Area
While Acadia is open year-round, some park facilities close between late October and mid-May. In season or out, many supplemental services are available at communities around the island.

Banking: Banks and automated teller machines (ATMs) are available in all communities.

Lost and Found: Lost and found articles can be turned in or traced at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center or at Park Headquarters. Contact the Resource Protection Office, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 or call (207) 288-3360 for more information.

Pets and Kennels: Pets are allowed in Acadia but must be kept on leashes no longer than six feet and they must be under control at all times. There are no kennel facilities within the park. Veterinary care is available in Bar Harbor.

Postal Services: Even the island's small villages have postal service. A mailbox is located at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. For complete postal services, visit the Bar Harbor Post Office located at 55 Cottage Street. The post office is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call (207) 288-3122 for more information.

Bar Harbor is also serviced by Federal Express. Outgoing packages must be dropped off by 2 p.m. at the collection box in front of the Swan Agency, 43 Cottage Street; (207) 288-5818. In other towns, certain stores are designated for drop-off.

Religious Services: Numerous churches serve the communities of Mount Desert Island but the nearest synagogue is located 20 miles away in Ellsworth. For information about services, consult the two local weekly papers, the Bar Harbor Times and the Ellsworth American. Ecumenical sunrise services are held weekly atop Cadillac Mountain, and at Blackwoods and Seawall campgrounds.

Service Stations: Several service stations are found in all towns. Auto repair shops and tire dealerships are also available in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth which is 20 miles north on Route 3.

Tide Tables: Nearly all of the local newspapers and guidebooks include seasonal tables of daily tides, sunrise and sunset.

Special Services: Park facilities and activities that are wheelchair accessible are marked by the international symbol. The Golden Access Passport waives entrance fees for U.S. citizens or permanent residents with lifetime disabilities and is available at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, Park Headquarters, the park entrance station and campgrounds. Camping: Blackwoods Campground has five wheelchair-accessible sites, each with paved walkways leading to the fire grill, picnic table, water, rest rooms and the central amphitheater. Seawall Campground has a single accessible camping site.

Guide Dogs: Visitors may use guide dogs while visiting park sites and programs. Please refer to Park Regulations below for more information.

Picnics: A wheelchair-accessible picnic site is available at the Fabbri, Thompson Island and Seawall picnic areas, where rest rooms are also wheelchair accessible. Limited access is available at other picnic areas.

Swimming: Echo Lake Beach offers some wheelchair access, although some assistance may be required. A long set of steps bars access to Sand Beach.

Tours: Boat tours are accessible to wheelchair users but only with assistance. Two carriages at Wildwood Stables accommodate two wheelchairs each. A script for the visitor center's orientation film is available for the hearing impaired. There is also a descriptive narrative available for those who are sight-impaired.

Publications: The NPS publishes a wheelchair access guide to the park. It is available at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. First compiled by a Student Conservation Association volunteer, who is also a wheelchair user, this invaluable guide contains information on parking, entryways, rest rooms, water fountains, pay phones and picnic tables.

Access America Guide to the Eastern National Parks and Easy Access to National Parks are also useful and are available at the park visitor center and many bookstores. The park's main information number, (207) 288-3338, has TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf) capability.

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