Designing Acadia
O ng o i n g I mpro v emen ts to Acad i a Na ti onal Parks’ D evel oped Fa ci l i ti es
Over the past 25 years, the National Park Service has
undertaken an ambitious effort to restore, renovate, and
upgrade developed facilities within Acadia National Park
(ANP). Beginning in 1989 with the comprehensive restoration
of the 43 mile Carriage Road system, ANP has systematically addressed improvements to aging infrastructure and
facilities, much of which was constructed between 1910 and
1970. Steady increases in visitation has placed demands
on ANP’s facilities that were not designed for current visitor
volume and evolving patterns of use. Additionally, regulations addressing resource management a