ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — In an annual rite of spring, Maine’s Acadia National Park has announced the opening date of the Park Loop Road and one of its visitor centers.
Park officials say the loop road and the Hulls Cove Visitor Center will open next Sunday. In addition, the park says the Sand Beach entrance station on the loop road will open May 1.
All hiking trails are open except for two where peregrine falcons are nesting, and all carriage roads are open for walking and bicycling.
fyi..There are 4 trails closed for Falcon’s this year.
” Closures due to peregrine falcon nesting activites include the Precipice Trail, Orange & Black Path (formerly the East Face Trail), Valley Cove Trail and Beech Cliff. The Beech Cliff closure does not affect the Beech Cliff Ladder or the Beech Cliff Loop Trails.http://www.nps.gov/acad/planyourvisit/temporaryclosures.htm