Acadia National Park · seasonal road
Park Loop Road: when it opens, year by year
Last verified NPS page updated August 27, 2026
Park Loop Road and the paved roads of the park (Mount Desert Island) Typically opens: April 15 (table: Park Loop Road & Paved Roads Apr 15 - Dec 1). Closes: December 1.
- 2026 opening
- Apr 15
- scheduled
In the park's words
What Acadia says about Park Loop Road
“Park Loop Road & Paved Roads Apr 15 Dec 1 Unpaved Roads May 15 Nov 15” source
“On April 15, the majority of Park Loop Road will open to motor vehicles.” source
“The section between Kebo Street and Sieur de Monts will be closed to all uses through June 12, excluding Memorial Day Weekend.” source
“The Park Loop Road and Cadillac Mountain Road will open tomorrow April 15.” source
Worth knowing
- No official year-by-year opening/closing history table was found for this road in the captured NPS pages.
- Unpaved roads: May 15 - Nov 15; carriage roads year-round with seasonal closures; Schoodic Loop & Point Road year-round (same table). Archived 2014 release for comparison: 'The Park Loop Road and Cadillac Mountain Road will open tomorrow April 15.'
About this page
Dates are the park’s and WSDOT’s own, captured on 2026-10-05 and re-checked at every build. Medians and extremes are arithmetic on the published rows; we do not forecast. Weather closes passes without notice, so check live alerts for Acadia before you drive. Other seasonal roads in the park: Cadillac Summit Road.
Sources · 2
- 1.Acadia National Park — Park Loop Road (official page) · National Park Service
- 2.Seasonal road pages and historical opening-date tables on nps.gov and wsdot.wa.gov, read and quoted · National Park Service; Washington State DOT
FAQ
Park Loop Road questions
- When does Park Loop Road open?
- Acadia says: April 15 (table: Park Loop Road & Paved Roads Apr 15 - Dec 1). For 2026 the stated date was April 15, 2026.
- When does Park Loop Road close for the season?
- Acadia says: December 1. For 2026: Dec 1 (Operating Hours & Seasons table, page updated Aug 27, 2026; listed without a year and not labelled '(2026)')
- Is Park Loop Road open right now?
- Check the park's road-status page (linked under Sources) or its alerts: our “Is Acadia open?” page shows the live NPS alerts.
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