Where to See Porcupine in Acadia National Park

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Porcupine sightings in Acadia

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Where Porcupine has been reported, from 305 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 AM6% of the busiest hour1 AM6% of the busiest hour2 AM6% of the busiest hour3 AM11% of the busiest hour4 AM72% of the busiest hour5 AM94% of the busiest hour6 AM78% of the busiest hour7 AM44% of the busiest hour8 AM28% of the busiest hour9 AM22% of the busiest hour10 AM17% of the busiest hour11 AM17% of the busiest hourNoon17% of the busiest hour1 PM17% of the busiest hour2 PM17% of the busiest hour3 PM22% of the busiest hour4 PM33% of the busiest hour5 PM50% of the busiest hour6 PM78% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PM56% of the busiest hour10 PM22% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Porcupine is most seen 5 AM and 7–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Porcupine sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	6%
1 AM	6%
2 AM	6%
3 AM	11%
4 AM	72%
5 AM	94%
6 AM	78%
7 AM	44%
8 AM	28%
9 AM	22%
10 AM	17%
11 AM	17%
Noon	17%
1 PM	17%
2 PM	17%
3 PM	22%
4 PM	33%
5 PM	50%
6 PM	78%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	56%
10 PM	22%
11 PM	11%

Audio tour

Hear about Porcupine 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 Porcupine's Treetop Meal

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“A patch of stripped bark high in a tree can be a porcupine's feeding sign. In winter, it chews through the outside to reach the softer, nutritious inner layer.”

Plays as you drive near Pretty Marsh Picnic Area in Parkwolf’s Acadia Tour Guide.

2 more about Porcupine in the app

Cadillac Mountain Summit
Dorr Mountain’s North Ridge Access

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Where to look

Acadia spots that mention Porcupine

Compare with the sightings

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

Places

SightCadillac MountainA short summit walk opens onto an island-and-ocean panorama.

SightThe BeehiveA sharp granite summit with a rewarding, exposed coastal view.

SightCompass Harbor and OldfarmA short wooded walk leads from Dorr's estate ruins to rocky shoreline.

Trails

EasyCadillac Summit Loop Trail0.4 mi · 20 minGranite underfoot, island-dotted water in every direction.

ModerateCadillac Mountain North Ridge Trail4.4 mi · 3.3 hrSteep granite climbing earns broad island views one ledge at a time.

ChallengingChamplain North Ridge Trail2 mi · 1.8 hrA short, steep climb to Champlain’s open ledges and island views.

ChallengingDorr Mountain North Ridge Trail1.1 mi · 1.5 hrA steep granite ridge with harbor and island views.

ChallengingKurt Diederichs Climb0.8 mi · 54 minA steep memorial stairway with a carved name and Tarn views.

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34 sightingsMinkNeogale visonMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

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

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

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Where to see Porcupine in Acadia