About 7 miles from our park is the main
visitor center for Acadia National Park. They have an excellent short film on the park, and a large 3D model of Mount Desert Island which gives you a good feel for the layout of the mountains, roads, and trails. There are 50+ miles of
carriage roads in the park, for foot, bicycle and horse traffic only. These roads were designed by John D Rockefeller to take in the views and natural beauty of the area. The
bridges of Acadia were all built with local granite from right here on the island. When coming to Acadia, be prepared to ride. We hope to bicycle all the carriage roads this summer!
We walked the carriage road leading out of the visitor center parking lot, down to
Witch Hole Pond and then up and over Paradise Hill which gives peak views of the shore line and Bar Harbor. It seems every lake and stream contains a family of beavers - they seem plentiful here.
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| Beaver lodge on Witch Hole Pond |
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| One of many peak views from Paradise Hill |
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| At home for another lovely sunset |
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