Acadia Gateway Center
Visitor Center ·
Managed by the National Park Service
- 80 ft
- Elevation
The Acadia Gateway Center is an intermodal transit and welcome center located on Route 3 in Trenton three miles north of Mount Desert Island. Facilities include an Island Explorer bus stop, day-use parking, and an 11,000-square-foot welcome center with tourism information, a store, waiting area, and restrooms. Owned by the State of Maine, it is operated by the Maine Department of Transportation in partnership with the National Park Service, Downeast Transportation Inc., and Maine Office of Tourism.
Getting there
Located on Route 3 in Trenton, Maine three miles north of Mount Desert Island.
44.47055, -68.36618 · 44°28'14.0"N 68°21'58.3"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 4.8 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Acadia Gateway Center
- Can you reserve a site at Acadia Gateway Center?
- No. Acadia Gateway Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Acadia Gateway Center
- Acadia National Park Vehicle Reservations 11.7 mi · Timed entry · we watch it
- Blackwoods Campground 13.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Schoodic Woods Campground 15.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Seawall Campground 16.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Duck Harbor Campground 33.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Hulls Cove Visitor Center 7.3 mi · Facility
- Green Lake National Fish Hatchery 8.5 mi · Facility
- Winter Information: Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce 9.7 mi · Visitor Center
- Sieur de Monts Nature Center 10.8 mi · Facility
- Islesford Historical Museum 15.7 mi · Facility
- Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery Complex 17.6 mi · Facility
Contact
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-04-24.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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