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| Acadia National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | Maine, USA |
| Nearest city | Bar harbor, ME |
| Area[1] | 47,400 acres (191.8 km²) {46,197 acres (187.0 km²) federal} |
| Established | July 8, 1916 |
| Visitors[2] | 2,202,228 (in 2007) |
| Governing body | U.S. National Park Service |
| Website | NPS - Acadia |
Acadia National Park is was one of the first national parks. It encompasses more than 47,000 acres of lakes, ponds, mountains, forests, and ocean shoreline along the coast of Maine. Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park is the tallest mountain along the eastern coast of the United States.
References
- http://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm NPS - Acadia
