Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Acadia National Park, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park Loop Road winter closure (1 dec – 14 apr)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park Loop Road winter closure (1 dec – 14 apr)

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

• Sluiting

  Peregrine cliff trail closures

  15 mrt – 15 aug · meestal

  The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge. Rangers set up scopes at the Precipice lot instead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park Loop Road winter closure (1 dec – 14 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  Tick season

  15 apr – 30 sep · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  Blacklegged ticks carrying Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are common on the park's trails from spring through fall; the NPS advises staying on trail centers and checking for ticks after hikes. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)), Park Loop Road winter closure (1 dec – 14 apr)

Druk — Memorial Day weekend

• Festival

  Acadia Birding Festival

  15 mei – 5 jun · meestalVogelseizoenBoek vroeg

  Long-running spring gathering for birders on Mount Desert Island, timed to warbler migration and nesting seabirds, with guided walks and a boat trip out to see puffins and razorbills. Bron ↗

• Regel

  Cadillac Summit Road reservation

  20 mei – 25 okt · meestalBoek vroeg

  Driving up for sunrise needs a timed vehicle reservation from late May to late October. Thirty per cent are released ninety days out and the rest two days ahead at 10am Eastern; the sunrise slots go in seconds. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Sea fog

  20 mei – 20 aug · meestalMistseizoenRisico

  Warm air over a cold Gulf of Maine puts fog on the coast for a good share of early-summer mornings. Sunrise from Cadillac can be a white wall, and it usually burns back by late morning. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)), Tick season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)), Tick season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Acadia Birding Festival (15 mei – 5 jun (meestal)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 mei – 25 okt (meestal)), Sea fog (20 mei – 20 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Peak summer season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Peak summer season

  1 jul – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  July and August carry most of the year's visitors. Parking at Sand Beach and Jordan Pond is gone by nine in the morning, and the free Island Explorer buses are the only sane way around the island.

Nog steeds bezig: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)), Tick season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 mei – 25 okt (meestal)), Sea fog (20 mei – 20 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Peak summer season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Acadia Night Sky Festival

  27–31 augGroot festivalBoek vroeg

  Several nights of star parties, telescope sessions and talks over one of the darkest skies left on the eastern seaboard. The headline events on Cadillac and at Sand Beach book out first. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)), Tick season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 mei – 25 okt (meestal)), Sea fog (20 mei – 20 aug (meestal)), Peak summer season (1 jul – 31 aug)

Topdrukte — Labor Day weekend, Fall foliage

• Natuur

  Fall foliage

  28 sep – 25 okt · meestalHerfstkleurenDruk

  The island turns through the first half of October, a week or so behind inland Maine because the ocean holds the warmth. Columbus Day weekend is the single busiest weekend of the year here.

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 mei – 25 okt (meestal)), Acadia Night Sky Festival (27–31 aug), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Druk — Fall foliage

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 mei – 25 okt (meestal)), Fall foliage (28 sep – 25 okt (meestal))

Druk — Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Sluiting

  Park Loop Road winter closure

  1 dec – 14 apr

  Most of the loop shuts to cars from the start of December until mid-April, and the Cadillac summit road goes with it. What is left is a park you have to ski, snowshoe or walk into, and almost nobody does. Bron ↗