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Hulls Cove Visitor Center

Route 3, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME
207 288-3338
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Ranked #13 of 23 attractions in Bar Harbor
Type: Tourist/ Visitor Centres
Description: Source for maps, tours and other information about Acadia National Park.
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Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2012

There's a lot of good information here. Perfect place to visit when you first arrive at the park. We had fun in here looking at the displays. There is also a little shop where you can buy some items. Definitely can get busy though!

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Rochester, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2012

rangers were helpful, watch the 8 min video, we bought audio cd to tour on our own and it was interesting, well done

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2012

Very clean restrooms. One free map per family. Ample parking (we were there in the off-season). Lots of nice Acadia related gifts.

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Buffalo, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2012

Made our first stop to Acadia National Park at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. Good information on where to go and what and how to see it. Glad we stopped there first--the park is huge and the trip to Cadillac Mountain is a must.

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Lisle, IL
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2012

I loved the winding stairs up to the entrance. It got me excited about what I was going to see in the park. The people who worked there were very nice and friendly.

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Apopka, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2012

The visitor center has a video that is about 15 minutes long that previews what to expect on your visit. They also have a three dimensional map of Mount Desert Island that is impressive. They have a gift shop and there are several rangers on duty to answer any questions.

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Carmel, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 September 2012

We began our journey with this very first stop. We saw the 15 minute beautiful film, looked at the wonderful model of the park, reviewed our map, used rest room and started the most beautiful sights and sounds ever, Park Loop Road!

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Somerset, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2012

Picked up Acadia National Park Maps Spoke with a park ranger about things to do. Paid for my entrance fee here to save time in the park

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Rochester, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2012

The Park Rangers were knowledgeable regarding hiking trails and we were able to buy a hiking map. If your looking to buy food there isn't any at the visitor center.

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Crystal, Minnesota
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2012

There was a long walk to the visitor center and was not a good gift shop. The Acadia gift shops in Bar Harbor had more merchandise. Had lots of park info, but a map is all we needed.

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