Natural Attractions

Hints of the Satterlee Estate

Gilded-age estate remnants on a rocky headland. Historic gardens and pathways reveal a vanished summer retreat.

Islesford Historical Museum

Maritime heritage museum on Little Cranberry Island, accessible by seasonal boat tours from Northeast Harbor.

★ 4.8 414 reviews

Jordan Pond

Glacial tarn, 150 ft deep, 61 ft visibility; 3.3-mile loop around Jordan Pond.

Jordan Pond Gatehouse

Twin 1932 gatehouses guide Acadia's carriage roads. French provincial style with Beatrix Farrand plantings.

Jordan Pond House

Glacial lake views from this historic 1890s tea house on Mount Desert Island's scenic southern shore.

★ 5.0 1 reviews

Little Harbor Brook

Shallow brook beside a mossy trail; formed by glacial erosion and meltwater through Ellsworth Schist.

Little Hunters Beach

Fist-sized cobblestones frame a secluded Atlantic beach. Glacier-rounded stones, slippery rocks, cold water.

★ 4.6 23 reviews

Long Pond

Long Pond—Ribbon glacial lake, 4 miles long, 897 acres.

★ 4.5 4 reviews

Man O’War Brook Falls

Coastal waterfall on Mount Desert Island; Man O’War Brook spills into Somes Sound over granite.

★ 4.6 52 reviews

Mount Desert Narrows

Coastal estuary along Mount Desert Island, viewed from campground overlooks.

★ 4.7 84 reviews

Mt. Desert Narrows Overlook

Panoramic Atlantic view over Frenchman Bay; glacial history and coastal erosion on display.

Old Soaker Overlook

Rock ledge guards rare shell beach. Seals, ospreys, sharks visible from overlook.

★ 4.7 14 reviews

Otter Cliff Overlook

Pink granite cliffs rise 110 ft; Atlantic erosion sculpts the coast, with glacier-ground boulders along the shore.

★ 4.8 72 reviews

Otter Cove Overlook

Granite cliffs rise over Otter Cove; glacial carving and coastal erosion shape the view.

★ 4.7 44 reviews

Paradise Hill Overlook

Cadillac Mountain granite, 420 Ma, sculpted by glaciers; sweeping Atlantic view.

Rockefeller Hall

Restored 1934 naval history museum and welcome center on Schoodic Peninsula. Learn about this historic building's strategic military past.

★ 4.8 966 reviews

Sand Beach

Shell-sand beach in a cliffed cove; waves grind shells into sand.

★ 4.8 99 reviews

Sand Beach Overlook

Shell-fragment CaCO3 beach beneath 100-ft Great Head cliffs; coastal erosion in action.

Sand Beach Shipwreck

Rocky reefs and sand mark the 1911 schooner Tay wreck site, where salvaged lumber still tells a dramatic maritime story.

★ 5.0 3 reviews

Sargent Mountain Pond

Granite bowl pond high on Sargent Mountain; alpenglow lights the surrounding peaks.

Satterlee Estate Millstone

Historic grinding stone salvaged from 1896 shipwreck. Explore maritime heritage on Great Head Trail.

Satterlee Field

Rare sandy beach at Satterlee Field with granite cliffs and offshore rock formations nearby.

Satterlee Teahouse

Rocky headland overlooking Frenchman's Bay—site of a 1915 Gilded Age teahouse, now a historical marker.

Schoodic Peninsula

Granite cliffs carved by Atlantic storms; Acadia's quieter mainland coast.