BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - Acadia National Park is delaying a requirement for motorists to get reservations to park at Sand Beach or Thunder Hole but moving forward with the requirement for Cadillac Mountain for 2021.
The park held a trial period last month for requiring reservations for private vehicles on Cadillac Mountain and Ocean Drive.
Part of the reason for delaying the reservations on Ocean Drive is because poor cell service hampered motorists’ ability to prove to rangers that they had a reservation on their devices, the Bangor Daily News reported. Uncertainty about how the continuing COVID-19 pandemic will affect the Island Explorer bus system is another reason.
The reservation requirement is part of the park’s efforts to mitigate vehicle traffic in the busy park. For six straight years, from 2013 through 2018, Acadia set annual records for park visits.
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