Where to See Loon in Acadia National Park

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Loon sightings in Acadia

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Where Loon has been reported, from 275 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 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM32% of the busiest hour6 AM84% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM84% of the busiest hour9 AM74% of the busiest hour10 AM63% of the busiest hour11 AM63% of the busiest hourNoon58% of the busiest hour1 PM58% of the busiest hour2 PM58% of the busiest hour3 PM63% of the busiest hour4 PM74% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM68% of the busiest hour9 PM21% of the busiest hour10 PM8% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Loon is most seen 7 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Loon sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	32%
6 AM	84%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	84%
9 AM	74%
10 AM	63%
11 AM	63%
Noon	58%
1 PM	58%
2 PM	58%
3 PM	63%
4 PM	74%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	68%
9 PM	21%
10 PM	8%
11 PM	4%

Audio tour

Hear about Loon 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

The Loon Beneath the Surface

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“If you spot a loon on one of the lakes, watch what happens when it dives. Its solid bones help it sink, while its feet, set far back on the body, drive it through the water after fish.”

Plays as you drive near Duck Brook Bridge in Parkwolf’s Acadia Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Acadia spots that mention Loon

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

Places

SightJordan PondClear water, bare granite, and the Bubbles in one frame.

Visitor centerSieur de Monts Nature CenterA smart first stop for Acadia’s trail choices and natural history.

SightIkes PointA paved launch puts canoes and kayaks straight onto Echo Lake.

Trails

ModerateJordan Pond Path3.3 mi · 2 hrA 3.3-mile loop from smooth shore to rocky scrambling.

EasyShip Harbor Nature Trail1.3 mi · 45 minAn easy cove walk with a rough, tide-pool headland.

ChallengingPenobscot Mountain Trail3.8 mi · 3.5 hrSteep granite scrambling opens to pond and island views.

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

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

Every sighting map, in your pocket.

16 sighting mapsfor Acadia, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
116 audio storiesplay as you drive Acadia, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Acadia

All 16 sighting maps

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

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

84 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 5 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Loon in Acadia