Use your refillable water bottle at these water fountains and refill stations
- Acadia National Park: Sand Beach parking area, Jordan Pond House, Sieur de Monts Spring, Cadillac Mountain Summit, and Echo Lake. Most picnic areas have water fountains.
- Bar Harbor: Ballfield by the public restrooms - Park Street
- Northeast Harbor: Marina Visitor Center, Clifton Dock, Seal Harbor (fountain by the beach)
- Southwest Harbor: Mt. Desert Spring Water, Saint Dreux’s coffee and ice cream shop outside seating area (10 stage filter. Available 24 hours free of charge.)
Bring Your Own Bags
All four towns on Mount Desert Island have passed ordinances to ban single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene (styrofoam) cups and containers through the efforts of local middle school students and community volunteers. Despite the pandemic, as of July 20, 2020, you can still bring your reusable bags to the Southwest Harbor Food Mart, A&B Naturals, Pine Tree Market, John Edwards Market, and the Ellsworth Shaws. At the Hannaford stores, you can ask to have your purchases put back into your cart without bags so you can bag them yourself in your car or request paper bags.
Use Public Transportation
During normal circumstances, Acadia National Park is proud to provide the FREE Island Explorer Buses to reduce your carbon footprint, pollution, and traffic and parking hassles. The service has been suspended for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Drive Your Electric Vehicle (EV)
Learn where A Climate to Thrive’s free EV charging stations are located by clicking here. The map below shows charging station locations according to PlugShare.com as of July 15, 2020.