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Acadia National Park
Watercraft Restrictions
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Pond
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Motor Restrictions
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Recreation Restrictions
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| Aunt Betty Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
| Bear Brook Pond (Beaver Dam Pond) |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| The Bowl |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Breakneck Pond (lower) |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Breakneck Pond (upper) |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Bubble Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
Bar Harbor water supply. No pets in water; no swimming, windsurfing, or SCUBA; and no snowmobiling or boating within 1000’ of water intake. (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). Vehicles designed for use on public highways are prohibited on the ice. (Town of Bar Harbor Ordinance 06.05.05.01) |
| Duck Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Eagle Lake |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Bar Harbor water supply. No pets in water; no swimming, windsurfing, or SCUBA; and no snowmobiling or boating within 1000’ of water intake. (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). Vehicles designed for use on public highways are prohibited on the ice. (Town of Bar Harbor Ordinance 06.05.05.01) |
| Echo Lake |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Launch facility at Ikes Point |
| Fawn Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Hadlock Pond (lower) |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Northeast Harbor water supply. The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving to protect the drinking water supply (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). |
| Hadlock Pond (upper) |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Northeast Harbor water supply. The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving to protect the drinking water supply (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). |
| Half Moon Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Hodgdon Pond |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
No launch facilities |
| Jordan Pond |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Seal Harbor water supply. The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving to protect the drinking water supply (H.P. 142 – L.D. 175, 1973). |
| Lake Wood |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
| Long Pond (Mount Desert Island) |
No horsepower limit |
Southwest Harbor water supply: No swimming and no SCUBA within 1000’ of intake. Personal watercraft prohibited. |
| Long Pond (Isle au Haut) |
No restrictions listed |
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| Round Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
| Seal Cove Pond |
Maximum 10 HP engines for boats |
Unimproved boat launch |
| Seawall Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Sargent Mountain Pond |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| The Tarn |
No motors |
No launch facilities |
| Witch Hole Pond |
Internal combustion engines prohibited |
No launch facilities |
State regulations require that all motorized watercraft used in the state are registered. Additional U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements include:
- If the boat is less than 16 feet long, or is a canoe or kayak of any length, each person on board must have a wearable Type l, ll or lll PFD.
- If the boat is 16 feet or longer, each person on board must have one wearable PFD (Type l, ll, lll), plus at least one throwable device (Type IV) on board.
- Children 10 years of age and under must wear a Type l, ll, or lll PFD while on board all watercraft.
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Did You Know?
Since 1999, propane-powered Island Explorer buses have carried more than two million passengers in Acadia National Park, eliminating more than 685,000 automobile trips and preventing 6,444 tons of greenhouse gases. The fare-free buses are supported by your entrance fees.
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Last Updated: January 04, 2008 at 09:00 EST |
