Acadia National Park is located on Mount Desert Island ... Swimming Areas: Dogs are not allowed on Sand Beach or Echo Lake Beach during the peak summer season but can enjoy swimming in some ...

Acadia National Park is ... This was a small beach area on Echo Lake. What I do like about visiting these less visited areas of the National Parks is they are usually not busy at all.

Whenever I visit Acadia National Park on Maine’s coast, I am awed by the natural beauty. Headlands jutting out over crashing surf, rocky beaches, glacier-carved granite cliffs, woodlands, lakes and ...

On February 26, 1919, Mount Desert Island became a national park. It was eventually named Acadia, the French word for "heaven on earth." George Dorr was immediately named superintendent ...