Wonderland Trail — Attraction in Southwest Harbor

Hiking info for those who want to know :) The trail itself is pretty easy and short - about half a mile give or take. Parking is limited but many park on the side of the road. Make sure to have your Acadia pass hanging in the car barcode faced out or you might get a ticket.

The trail leads to the beach which has a lot of rock formations - it’s more rocky than sandy so I wouldn’t think of it as a sand beach to lay out on - it’s more of an adventurous rock hopping beach. From the end of the train you can go left or right and continue journeying on at your own leisure - lots of tide pools to explore but mostly with snails and small crabs. Some rocks are very large but there are points where it can get tedious.

Note that because of the tides and the kelp that the rocks can get very slippery so proper footwear is suggested. You can reach the water at some point if that’s the goal by hiking over the rocks.

No restrooms at this particular trail but two trails less than a 5 minute drive away have...

One of my favorite things when we were on the island. Make sure you go at low tide. The massive tidal pools are very interesting. At the very south point you can walk a long way in and around the pools. It's very slippery on the seaweed but neat to see the different types or plants and small sea life. The hike is amazingly easy on the trail. Walking on wet and slippery rocks by the ocean you need to be...

A flat well developed out and back trail going out to a peninsula with the views of the Red rocks and ocean. Estimated duration 30 minutes. Not worth coming back to. Small arking lot off side of road. At the end of the peninsula there's a small loop before you walk back to your car half a mile. Trail looks very nice with the Fresh coat of snow otherwise it is...