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Regarded as the crown jewel of the North Atlantic coast, Acadia National Park features classic Maine coastal scenery, the highest mountains on America’s Atlantic shores, diverse wildlife habitats, and thousands of years of human history.

Acadia has three main units. By far, the largest, oldest, and most-visited unit is spread across Mount Desert Island, which is connected to the mainland via a bridge. Acadia’s most remote section is found on Isle au Haut, an area accessible by passenger ferry or private boat. Schoodic Peninsula is home to the park’s only mainland unit.

Acadia encompasses more than 50,000 acres (20,200 hectares), which includes nearly 38,000 acres (15,370 hectares) of public land and more than 12,000 acres (4900 hectares) of privately owned lands, where the Park Service holds conservation easements. The easements protect the region’s scenic beauty and natural resources. Stretching from the eastern edge of Penobscot Bay to the Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia displays diverse landscapes that have many natural features in common because they were shaped by similar geologic forces.