Acadia National Park occupies about half the island and much of the rest of the island is preserved by conservation groups. The island is very crowded with visitors during the summer months, but one may still find solitude by getting out on the island's many hiking trails. For the summer visitor each of the island's villages has   More...

Bar Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island on the Mid-coast of Maine, a state of the United States of America.

By car
 • 45 mins - 1 hour from Bangor, Maine, depending on traffic. Take I-395 and Route 1A to Ellsworth. From Ellsworth continue on Route 3 to Bar Harbor.
 • 3.5 hours from Portland, Maine. Take I-95 to exit 182, I-395 and follow the directions from Bangor. Alternatively, take I-95 to Route 3, exit 113, just north of Augusta, and follow Route 3 east to Belfast, and then to    More...