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Acadia National Park
Beach Accessibility

Accessibility legend:

Good  

Meets most accessibility standards
OK Usable – does not meet all standards
? May be usable with assistance
X Major barrier – not accessible

 

 

Overall
Rating

Parking

Rest
Rooms

Water
Fountain

Pay
Phones

Changing
Rooms

Special Notes

Echo Lake

Good

Good

Good

 

Good

Good

Good

Accessible path to water

Sand Beach

X

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Steps (31) make the beach inaccessible for wheelchair users.

Ike's Point

OK

OK

None

None

None

None

This is a boat launch area.

The wide carriage road is lined by the spring foliage of birch trees.  

Did You Know?
Acadia National Park's carriage road system, built by John D. Rockefeller Jr., has been called β€œthe 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.

Last Updated: August 02, 2006 at 10:27 EST