Where to See Lobster in Acadia National Park

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Lobster sightings in Acadia

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Where Lobster has been reported, from 44 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM17% of the busiest hour5 AM67% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM67% of the busiest hour8 AM39% of the busiest hour9 AM28% of the busiest hour10 AM22% of the busiest hour11 AM22% of the busiest hourNoon22% of the busiest hour1 PM22% of the busiest hour2 PM28% of the busiest hour3 PM39% of the busiest hour4 PM56% of the busiest hour5 PM78% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PM61% of the busiest hour9 PM28% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Lobster is most seen 6 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Lobster sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	17%
5 AM	67%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	67%
8 AM	39%
9 AM	28%
10 AM	22%
11 AM	22%
Noon	22%
1 PM	22%
2 PM	28%
3 PM	39%
4 PM	56%
5 PM	78%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	61%
9 PM	28%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	6%

Audio tour

Hear about Lobster on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Acadia, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Acadia Tour Guide

How a Lobster Outgrows Its Shell

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“A lobster grows by climbing out of its old shell. The hard outer covering can't stretch, so a new, soft shell forms underneath.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Acadia Tour Guide.

2 more about Lobster in the app

Thurston’s Lobster Pound in Bernard
The Barnacle’s Feeding Feet

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Where to look

Acadia spots that mention Lobster

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Lobster. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightCarroll HomesteadAn old farmhouse that brings Mount Desert Island's early years close.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Acadia

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131 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map

21 sightingsPeregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMost seen 9 AM–1 PM & 4–6 PMSighting map

403 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

307 sightingsPorcupineErethizon dorsatumMost seen 5 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

205 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map

34 sightingsMinkNeogale visonMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

275 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

47 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 1–5 PMSighting map

Where to see Lobster in Acadia