Activities -
The small pictures in the grid below are all links to activities in the
Bar Harbor & Acadia areas- Feel free to click...Happy Planning
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Our Suggestions for Activities in the Acadia Area
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Please Call the Businesses directly as part of planning your trip as we are in no way related or linked to them.
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For BEST results, make reservations and enquiries before you travel.
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Due to COVID-19, many area tours will be reserved ahead of time, due to capacity limits you may not get in on a walk up basis. It would be a good idea to plan ahead and get your names on a reservations list before you arrive in the area.
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Making Reservations ahead for Cadillac Mountain are HIGHLY recommended. Visit https://www.nps.gov/acad/planyourvisit/vehicle_reservations.htm for Cadillac Mountain Drive Up Reservations
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ALL titles below are links. Click them to find out more information on things to do in Bar Harbor and Acadia.
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Acadia National Park Pass - Buy Online and Print
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Reservations for Cadillac Mountain Access - MUST reserve ahead. First Sunrise of the US. $6 per vehicle.
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Park Mobile App - for Parking in town Bar Harbor, Upload before you come into the area.
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Restaurant Favorites - 2 Cats Restaurant, The Jordan Pond House (the only Restaurant in Acadia National Park) The Fish House Grill, The Lighthouse Restaurant, The Colonels, Governor's Ellsworth, Sweet Pea Farm Café, Ruth & Wimpeys, The Pickled Wrinkle, Mainely Meat,
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Acadia Magic - A wealth of area Info, by Greg Hartford, local photographer
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The Gardens - Thuya Garden, Azalea Asticou Garden & Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens are all local to enjoy
- Bio-luminescent Plankton Kayaking Castine (1:10 hour drive)
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Area Coupons - MUST order ahead of arrival, no instant codes - Ruth & Wimpeys, Bar Harbor Whale Watch, Ollie's Trolley, Nature Cruise, to name a few specials available
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Bar Harbor Whale Watch - Whale Watches, Puffin, Lighthouse, Lobstering, etc. Boat Tours
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Carriages of Acadia - Horse Drawn Carriage w/ buckboard that holds 12, behind 2 horses, takes guests on Carriage Roads to sections of Acadia not seen except by biking/walking/ or horseback riding. (There are 52 miles of Carriage Roads in Acadia Park)
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AllTrails - has an app, that has maps of Acadia's Trails Galore. Upload while on WiFi, then you'll have a map even where there's no service
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Hadley Point Beach - is a nice rocky beach 1 mile away. Fires are allowed, You may get a bundle of firewood and have a nighttime fire at the beach. Awesome sunsets beach too
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Island Explorer Bus (FREE in season 3rd week of June through Columbus Day)- Runs hourly, See Limited schedule
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Bold Coast Puffin Tours - fills up near Jan - March each year.
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For Persons with pets in tote:
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Bark Harbor - to search pet friendly accommodations and rules for pets in the area
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Acadia Woods Kennel - for your pet boarding needs
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Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine
is in the Heart of the Acadia Region.
The Inn's accommodations are situated on Mount Desert Island, Maine
which is the Home of The Acadia National Park (4 miles along the same road),
Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Asticou Azalea Gardens, among many other attractive areas.
The Town of Bar Harbor, is only 1 among the 4 Island Towns and 17 Villages.
The area offers, sea tours, cycling, shopping, canoe & kayaking,
126 Miles of specified hiking trails, 52 miles of bicycling/walking/
horse back riding carriage road trails, etcetera, etc...
The wonders, amazement's and "ahh's" are truly unending...
Heathwood Inn Lodging is on Bar Harbor, Maine, which Boasts of 3.5 Million Visitors each 5 month season. There has to be a Reason for the honor of these Visitors and repeat Visitors. Enjoy finding out why!
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging allows visitors to enjoy 4 seasons of beauty
Staying at Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging one can rest and enjoy Bar Harbor lights only one reason to be out at night. In the summer it is light out till 10 pm! There are shops and restaurants to enjoy, along with a walk in Acadia National Park, there are several to enjoy!
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging suggests Tours. Bar Harbor, Maine is Famous for awe-inspiringg day trips, whether it is a Lobster Tour, A Whale Watch, a Puffin Tour, a Lighthouse Tour, or a Sea Kayak Venture, we can plug you into a local adventure within 7 miles of our Inn.
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging is near views of Frenchman's Bay which offers views beyond spectacular. Come and See for yourselves, and bring an empty memory card, you'll need it!
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging offers rentals through Out Door Fun Rentals division. Discounts & Deliveries for guests of Heathwood Inn
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging offers accessibility to the awesome wonders of Acadia National Park. Acadia entry is only 4 miles from Heathwood Inn
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging is in the vicinity of seeing lighthouses such as Bass Harbor, Maine on MDI (Mount Desert Island) is our area Lighthouse one may drive and walk up to
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging is a short distance from Azalea Asticou Gardens in Northeast Harbor, a village of Mount Desert Island (MDI) can be visited and is an attraction OUT-side of Acadia National Park 20 min drive from Heathwood Inn
At Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging one can enjoy Autumn beauty all around
From Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging one can experience Wild Maine Blueberries. They grow wild EVERYWHERE We serve them for breakfast at Heathwood Inn
From Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging Somesville is a 10 min drive, and just one of many many villages on Mount Desert Island to visit during one of your 1st or return visits to our beautiful land
Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging & Acadia offer breathtaking views near and far, flower lovers enjoy a Spring Visit, Summer Blooms Autumn Colors...
From Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging There are a vast amount of natural attractions to explore in the Acadia and Down east Regions of Maine only a few short minutes from Heathwood Inn
The Puffins Visit Maine each year from End of March to Mid August. A Puffin Tour can be taken where you visit physically on the Island with the birds. It is out of Cutler, Maine 2 hrs N of us. Otherwise there are tours where you see the birds near local lighthouses out of the Bar Harbor area. Lena Hatch display pictures of their tours at Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Lodging