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Acadia National Park
Freshwater Plants
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![The wide carriage road is lined by the spring foliage of birch trees. The wide carriage road is lined by the spring foliage of birch trees.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081030090653im_/http://www.nps.gov/ner/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/ACAD_carriagerds.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
Acadia National Park's carriage road system, built by John D. Rockefeller Jr., has been called “the finest example of broken stone roads designed for horse-drawn vehicles still extant in America.” Today, you can hike or bike 45 miles of these scenic carriage roads in the park.
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Last Updated: December 27, 2007 at 16:34 EST |