O que acontece em Parque Nacional de Acadia, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Park Loop Road winter closure (1 Dez – 14 Abr)

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Park Loop Road winter closure (1 Dez – 14 Abr)

Movimentado — Spring break em Estados Unidos

• Fechamento

  Peregrine cliff trail closures

  15 Mar – 15 Ago · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Park Loop Road winter closure (1 Dez – 14 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

• Risco

  Tick season

  15 Abr – 30 Set · normalmenteInsetos e doenças

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 Mar – 15 Ago (normalmente)), Park Loop Road winter closure (1 Dez – 14 Abr)

Movimentado — Memorial Day weekend

• Festival

  Acadia Birding Festival

  15 Mai – 5 Jun · normalmenteTemporada de avesReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Regra

  Cadillac Summit Road reservation

  20 Mai – 25 Out · normalmenteReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Sea fog

  20 Mai – 20 Ago · normalmenteTemporada de neblinaRisco

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MaiFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 Mar – 15 Ago (normalmente)), Tick season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em junho.

Ainda em andamento: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 Mar – 15 Ago (normalmente)), Tick season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Acadia Birding Festival (15 Mai – 5 Jun (normalmente)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 Mai – 25 Out (normalmente)), Sea fog (20 Mai – 20 Ago (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Peak summer season, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  Peak summer season

  1 Jul – 31 AgoFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 Mar – 15 Ago (normalmente)), Tick season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 Mai – 25 Out (normalmente)), Sea fog (20 Mai – 20 Ago (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Peak summer season, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Acadia Night Sky Festival

  27–31 AgoGrande festivalReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SetFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Peregrine cliff trail closures (15 Mar – 15 Ago (normalmente)), Tick season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 Mai – 25 Out (normalmente)), Sea fog (20 Mai – 20 Ago (normalmente)), Peak summer season (1 Jul – 31 Ago)

Lotação máxima — Labor Day weekend, Fall foliage

• Natureza

  Fall foliage

  28 Set – 25 Out · normalmenteCores do outonoLotado

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 Mai – 25 Out (normalmente)), Acadia Night Sky Festival (27–31 Ago), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Set)

Movimentado — Fall foliage

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: Cadillac Summit Road reservation (20 Mai – 25 Out (normalmente)), Fall foliage (28 Set – 25 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em novembro.

Tranquilo — viajantes descrevem como tranquilo, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Fechamento

  Park Loop Road winter closure

  1 Dez – 14 Abr

  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. Fonte ↗