Sight · Acadia National Park
A paved launch puts canoes and kayaks straight onto Echo Lake.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Acadia Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Acadia National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Ikes Point on Echo Lake“You're nearing Ikes Point, a paved launch for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards on Echo Lake. Echo Lake Beach is a separate stop; here, parking is limited, and the view looks across the water to wooded cliffs.”
Plays as you drive up to Ikes Point in the Parkwolf Acadia Tour Guide.
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“…As we drove through Acadia it gave us a tour, which was really cool. Lots of great info about the parks and how to avoid the crowds. It’s a great travel companion!”
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Ikes Point is a paved concrete boat ramp on Echo Lake’s north shore, off State Route 102 just north of Echo Lake Beach. Use it to put a canoe, kayak or paddleboard on the lake; the beach is a separate stop. Parking is limited, and the ramp’s incline may be too steep for wheelchair use.
From the shore, views open across the water to surrounding mountains and tree-lined cliffs on Mount Desert Island’s west side. In summer, watch for nesting loons, but keep your distance from them and other wildlife.
Wildlife
130 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around noonSighting map
21 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
396 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
305 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
201 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMinkMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Acadia. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateAcadia Mountain Trail2.8 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.2 mi awayGranite scrambling earns a wide view over Somes Sound.
ChallengingSt. Sauveur and Acadia Mountain Loop3.9 mi · 3 hr · 0.2 mi awayTwo summits, cliffside granite, and views over Somes Sound.
EasyMan o’ War Brook Trail0.9 mi · 30 min · 0.2 mi awayA gentle, wooded link to two rugged mountain routes.
ModerateSaint Sauveur Mountain Trail2.6 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.2 mi awayA forested summit walk with occasional Echo Lake views.
ChallengingBeech Cliff Trail2.1 mi · 3 hr · 0.8 mi awayIron ladders lead to granite cliffs above Echo Lake.
ModerateBeech Cliff Loop Trail0.6 mi · 36 min · 0.9 mi awayA quick rocky lookout over Echo Lake, reached without ladders.
ModerateBeech Mountain Loop Trail1.2 mi · 1.3 hr · 0.9 mi awayA short, steep loop to Acadia’s historic fire tower.
ModerateValley Trail1.6 mi · 1.3 hr · 0.9 mi awayA boulder-strewn forest descent beneath Beech Mountain.Sight · 0.6 mi awayAcadia MountainA rugged granite summit above Somes Sound
Beach · 0.7 mi awayEcho Lake BeachA sandy freshwater swim with a cliff view from shore.Sight · 1.2 mi awayBeech Mountain Fire TowerA steel lookout over Long Pond, ocean, and island peaks.
Sight · 1.6 mi awayCarroll HomesteadAn old farmhouse that brings Mount Desert Island's early years close.
Sight · 1.9 mi awayLong Pond South Boat LaunchA four-mile lake for paddling, away from coastal wind and tides.
Sight · 2.5 mi awayHadlock Brook BridgeA small stone arch on the car-free Hadlock Loop.
Sight · 2.6 mi awayHemlock BridgeA rare Gothic arch tucked into the car-free carriage roads.
Sight · 2.6 mi awayBrown Mountain GatehouseA 1932 stone-and-brick gate marks the carriage-road entrance.Parkwolf’s Acadia ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
