Download once.
Lose signal happily.
Cell service in Acadia is spotty. Save the whole park before you cross onto the island.
Self-guided GPS audio tour
Your Acadia
tour guide.
A self-guided driving tour: stories and insider tips play on their own as each stop comes into view.
Free on the App StoreGet the Acadia tour
★★★★★ 4.7 · 8,600+ ratings Works offline
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168Acadia stories & tips, triggered by GPS
0 barsneeded once Acadia is downloaded
5,000+five-star App Store reviews
CarPlayon your dash, eyes on the road
Hear the guide
It knows what’s around the next bend.
This is the real narration from Parkwolf’s Acadia tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
Tap to listen
Thunder Hole and the Perfect Timing Tip
0:35
“…the best ‘thunder’ happens about one to two hours before high tide.”
Park Loop Road, narrated
The tips that save your Acadia day.
Three real lines from the narration, each with the app’s tip for that stop, in the order you’ll drive Acadia’s famous loop.
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Thunder Hole
Timing“The best ‘thunder’ happens about one to two hours before high tide. If the sea is calm or the tide is wrong, you’ll probably just hear a gurgle.”
App tip Bring a light rain layer or camera cover; you can get soaked when it’s active.
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Jordan Pond
Parking“If the main parking lot at the restaurant is full, there’s a larger one, the Jordan Pond North lot, just a bit farther along the road.”
App tip For popovers with less waiting, book ahead or dine before 11:30 a.m. or after 4 p.m.
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Cadillac Summit Road
Reservation“During the busy season, you must have a timed vehicle reservation to drive this road, and they don’t sell them at the entrance.”
App tip Save your reservation QR code offline—cell service can be unreliable.
+ 165 more stories across Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula and Isle au Haut: Sand Beach, Otter Cliff, the easy-to-miss Little Hunters Beach, Bass Harbor Head Light, the carriage roads, the Great Fire of 1947 and more.
The real app, on a real drive
Glance down.
Know what’s next.
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Up next, with the distance
Every overlook, trailhead and pullout ahead, so you can signal in time.
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Stories that start themselves
Narration plays as you approach, then gets out of the way for quiet stretches.
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Restrooms, food and gas
Always on screen, always counting down. Families love this one.
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Fully offline
Acadia’s roads, trails and every story work with zero bars.
Real screen recording, in real time, on Park Loop Road.
No edits, no speed-up: this is what you see and hear driving to Thunder Hole.Self-guided, in your own car
All of the guide. None of the bus.
Question
Bus tour
Parkwolf
Parkwolf
When you go
Set departure times
Whenever you’re ready, sunrise included
Where you stop
Where the group stops
Anywhere. Skip anything.
How long you stay
On the group’s clock
As long as the view deserves
Who’s along
A busload
Just your crew, in your car
What it covers
The planned route
The Loop, the quiet side, Schoodic, and 100+ other parks
Beyond the audio tour
Everything Acadia, in one offline app.
Download once.
The good and the catch,
for every stop
Thunder Hole booms 1–2 hours before high tide, and its lot fills fast. Know before you go.
123 trails,
honestly rated
Precipice, Beehive, the Bubbles: difficulty, distance and what each one is really like.
Know where
wildlife shows up
Heatmaps and peak hours for each animal, from white-tailed deer to peregrine falcons.
Works with CarPlay
Start the tour from your car’s screen. Stories play through your speakers.
96 places to stop
Overlooks, beaches and hidden spots, each with real tips.
From the App Store
Like a guide in the car with you.
“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!”
“Used this in Acadia and it provided so much helpful info as we drove through the park.”
“It lets you know upcoming features and in time to actually turn in to see them.”
“My 12 and 16 y/o even enjoyed the commentary and teens are a rough audience… It was totally functional off line which was a necessity.”
Good to know
Questions before you go
How does the self-guided Acadia tour work?
Open Parkwolf, tap Start Tour Guide and drive. Your phone’s GPS triggers each story as you approach an overlook, trailhead, pullout or hidden spot. There’s no set route, so take any road in any order.
Will it help me plan my Acadia itinerary?
Yes. Every stop has the app’s tips on timing, parking and crowds, and every trail lists its distance, climb and time, so you can plan your day before you go. Then the guide narrates it as you drive.
Does it work without cell service?
Yes. Download Acadia before you go and the map, the narration and every tip work offline, even where your phone shows no bars.
What does it cover?
Park Loop Road and Ocean Drive, Cadillac Mountain, Jordan Pond, the carriage roads, the quiet side around Bass Harbor and Seawall, the Schoodic Peninsula and Isle au Haut: 168 stories in all.
How much does it cost?
Parkwolf is free to download. The Tour Guide is part of Parkwolf PRO, which starts with a free trial, and one subscription covers everyone listening in your car.
Does it work with CarPlay or Android?
Both. Parkwolf works with Apple CarPlay, and it’s available on Google Play for Android.
Can I use it in other parks?
Yes. The same guide covers 100+ national parks, state parks and scenic drives, from Yellowstone to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Download Acadia before you lose signal.
Free to download. Your guide starts talking the moment you start driving.
Free on the App StoreGet the Acadia tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play