ARE THERE GAS STATIONS IN BAR HARBOR?

Yes, there is a Mainway as well as a Big Apple, both are located along Cottage
street.

DOES BAR HARBOR HAVE A LARGE SUPER MARKET?

Yes, Hannafords, which is located along Cottage Street directly across from the Town Hall and Mainway.

DO I NEED TO PAY TO PARK IN BAR HARBOR?

Most places in Bar Harbor now require you to pay to park your car, this includes all of Main Street, Cottage Street and West Street as well as in all parking lots owned by the town as well as on the town pier.  How much it will cost you depends on how close to the stores you park, park further away it costs less, park closer it costs more.  On average it will cost you fifty cents per hour with a $30 fine should you not get back to your car before time runs out.  The parking meters take quarters only for cash or credit cards.  The Kiosks located in different areas of town do not accept quarters, you must pay by credit card and I believe the lowest amount of time you can purchase on the kiosks is $2 for four hour parking.  One must drive up and down the narrow side streets in town to find the streets without meters, or park by the town ball field.  Other options are banks, once they close for the day their parking lots are free spaces.  Kennebec street has free parking, directly across from the town Post Office, as well as West Street Extension has free parking. 

WHERE CAN I RENT AN ELECTRIC BIKE NEAR ACADIA NATIONAL PARK?

A shop along West Street in Bar Harbor  rents electric bikes by the half day and by the day. 

ARE ELECTRIC BIKES ALLOWED ON THE CARRIAGE ROADS?

Yes and no.  If you are disabled you are allowed to ride an electric bike along the carriage roads, if you are not disabled, you are not allowed to ride them along the carriage roads.  The park in recent years has found this rule to be a thorn in their sides because a business in town along West Street now rents electric bikes and tourists, unaware of the rules, take to the carriage roads on them.  Despite the Park Service trying to edcate the public, the use of electric bikes on the carriage roads has continued to rise and the park seems unable to monitor the situation or check for proper paper work to see if in fact all the riders of electric bikes on the carriage roads are in fact disabled, which clearly 99.9% of them are not.

WHY IS HALF OF DUCK BROOK ROAD CLOSED TO TRAFFIC?

About one half of Duck Brook Bridge Road is closed to automobiles due to the side of the road in one key location has eroded to the point it has been permanently closed to automobiles.  The end closed to cars is just after you enter the park along West Street Extension, that end of the road is blocked by concrete blocks, but open to biking, hiking, walking and jogging.  To reach Duck Brook Bridge and the carriage roads there, like Witch Hole Pond carriage road, you need to drive along the Eagle lake Road, route 233, heading toward Eagle lake, after passing under the large arched stone bridge, begin looking for a sign for the Duck Brook Road on your right, there are places to park by the bridge.

WHAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS TRAIL IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK?

The Precipice Trail by far is the most dangerous trail in the park, though it is not a trail as much as it is a climb.  Hikers make their way up the mountain side along very narrow ledges  with sheer drop offs, making their way from one such ledge to the next by means of iron ladders and hand rails.
Long before the Precipice Trail was ever built, way back in the mid 1800's, the first recorded death took place on this trail when a 12 year old girl attempted to climb it and fell to her death.  Since that time a number of hikers and climbers have fallen victim to the narrow ledges, falling to their deaths.  I have documented a number of these deaths in my blog DEATHS IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.
The trail is so dangerous the Park Service had a section put in just to discourage people from making the climb.  The added section is named THE TURN-A-ROUND and is a massive boulder with two iron rungs, which make the boulder had to get over.  The turn-a-round was needed because so many people would pass the large warning signs without even reading them, signs that still warn how dangerous the climb can be and how lives have been lost on the climb.
But back when the Precipice was first built, the Park Service wanted people to come and climb the trail.  They even built a side trail to a site called THE GREAT CAVE as a way to lure more people there.  Today the trail to the Great Cave has been abandoned.
The once popular HANGING STEPS - a series of large stone steps that seem to hang in mid air, was also built nearby to attract more people to the Precipice.  The Hanging Steps Trail has also since been abandoned.
Acadia National Park does not keep records on how many people have died in the park from falls and other accidents, so to learn more about people who have been killed while vacationing in the park, check out the blog below by clicking on the title -

DEATHS IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER