Entrance station · Acadia National Park
A year-round staffed stop for passes, maps, and park basics.
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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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Schooner Head Overlook and the Shore Below“You're nearing Schooner Head Overlook, where a short paved walk faces a wooded headland across the water. Trees screen much of the upper view, so I'd treat it as a quick coastal pause rather than a big panorama.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from Park Loop Road Entrance Station 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!”
Guide
Park Loop Road Entrance Station is Acadia’s staffed fee and information booth near Schooner Head Road, about a mile north of Sand Beach. It’s handy if you need a pass or a quick orientation before the east-side stops; if you’re already set, keep driving.
Staff sell Acadia and federal recreation passes, answer basic questions, and offer the park’s Unigrid brochure and other publications. Think entrance station, not a full visitor center.
This part of Park Loop Road was once known as Ocean Drive. The larger 27-mile loop was built from 1921 to 1958, linking shoreline, lakes, and mountains. Most of the road closes to cars from December 1 through April 14, though the short stretch from the entrance station to Otter Cliff Road usually stays open; spring reopening depends on weather.
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
ModerateChamplain South Ridge Trail1.6 mi · 3 hr · 0.5 mi awayA granite ridge climbs from The Bowl to broad coastal views.
ChallengingBeehive Loop Trail1.4 mi · 2 hr · 0.5 mi awayClimb iron rungs above Sand Beach, then loop past the Bowl.
ModerateBowl Trail1.3 mi · 1.5 hr · 0.5 mi awayA rocky pond hike that skips the Beehive ladders.
EasyOcean Path2.2 mi · 3 hr · 0.6 mi awayA relaxed coastal walk from Sand Beach to Otter Cove.
ModerateGreat Head Trail1.9 mi · 3 hr · 0.7 mi awayRocky coastal ledges, a 1915 tea house ruin, and Sand Beach views.
ChallengingPrecipice Trail2.1 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.8 mi awayIron rungs up an open cliff face, with Frenchman Bay below.
ModerateCanon Brook Trail2 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.1 mi awayA brook threads granite on this steep, two-mile one-way connector.
ModerateOrange & Black Path0.8 mi · 45 min · 1.2 mi awayA historic stone path crosses Champlain’s rugged east face.
Scenic pullout · 0.3 mi awaySchooner Head OverlookA quick coastal stop facing a wooded headland and open water.
Sight · 0.4 mi awayThe BeehiveA sharp granite summit with a rewarding, exposed coastal view.
Beach · 0.7 mi awaySand BeachRare shell-rich sand under granite headlands.
Sight · 0.8 mi awayGreat HeadCoastal ledges, a short loop, and the remains of an old teahouse.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayThunder HoleThe boom is a bonus; the rocky coast earns the stop.
Sight · 1.5 mi awayMonument CoveA blocky pink-granite stack rising from a boulder-lined cove.
Picnic area · 1.7 mi awayBear Brook Picnic AreaA wooded lunch stop with grill-ready pits and accessible toilets.
Beach · 1.8 mi awayBoulder BeachRounded stones catch sunrise light along this Ocean Path cove.Parkwolf’s Acadia ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
