Outdoor Adventures: Acadia National Park

Winner of a 2017 National Outdoor Book Award.

Here is your guide to outdoor recreation—hiking, biking, and paddling—in and around Acadia. Formerly titled Discover Acadia National Park, this fully revised edition foregrounds what nature lovers want: outdoor activities set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Northeast’s only national park. With its stunning peaks and cobblestone beaches, its carriage roads and paved paths, its serene ponds and open ocean, Acadia delivers outdoor thrills for hikers, paddlers, sea-kayakers, and mountain bikers of all levels—not to mention trail runners, stand-up paddleboarders, and road cyclists.

Outdoor Adventures: Acadia National Park will guide you through 50 of the best itineraries in and outside of the park’s boundaries on Mount Desert Island, as well as on the hidden gems of Isle au Haut and Schoodic Peninsula. Whether you’ve got a day or a week to explore Acadia, this book will keep you busy with unforgettable adventures.