Acadia

National Park

United States · North Atlantic (USA)

North Atlantic (USA)Declared in 1919197 km²

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The first national park east of the Mississippi; the granite coast of New England

Area

197 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1919

Region

North Atlantic (USA)

Climate

Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo, Polar / frío

Best time

It depends on the region

Plan your visit

Best time: It depends on the region
Area: 197 km²

Highlight

The first national park east of the Mississippi; the granite coast of New England

Declared in 1919, Acadia was the first national park created east of the Mississippi and also the first to come entirely out of gifts of private land, driven by the philanthropist George B. Dorr and funded largely by John D. Rockefeller Jr., who also personally designed and paid for a 71 km network of car-free carriage roads still used today for walking and cycling. Its Cadillac Mountain is, at certain times of year, one of the first places in the United States to see the sunrise.

Location

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1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.

143 species documented in Acadia

30 Mammals48 Birds17 Reptiles10 Amphibians6 Cartilaginous fish14 Fish2 Bivalvia2 Malacostraca1 Merostomata6 Insecta1 Ophiuroidea1 Echinoidea1 Petromyzontida2 Scyphozoa1 Myxini1 Holothuroidea

At conservation risk:Anguila americana,Anjova,Atún rojo,Bacalao del Atlántico,Ballena franca del Atlántico Norte,Cangrejo bayoneta americano,Eglefino,Frailecillo atlántico,Gran tiburón blanco,Marrajo dientuso,Marrajo sardinero,Mielgaand 8 more