CAMPING: Five lean-to shelters located at Duck Harbor Campground can be used on an advance reservation basis from mid-May to mid- October. Reservations are accepted only by mail, ACCESS: Remote and inaccessible to vehicular by writing to Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, traffic, Isle au Haut is linked to the mainland by a Bar Harbor, Maine 04609. The maximum length mail boat from Stonington. Ferry schedules and of stay is three days, except before June 15 and fares may be obtained by contacting Isle au Haut after September 15 when the time is extended to Ferry Co., Stonington, Maine 04645 or by calling five days. The maximum number of people per between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday through shelter is six. Since camping is restricted to the Friday and between 8:00 AM and Noon on lean-to's only, campers need not bring a tent. A "High Island" is the English translation for Isle Saturday at (207) 367-5193. No auto ferry exists. hand pump provides water. Dead and down au Haut, the name given to this island by the great IMPORTANT: DAY USE VIA THE MAIL wood may be gathered for campground use. Boat French navigator, Samuel de Champlain, during BOAT IS LIMITED. DURING THE SUMMER service is usually available to Duck Harbor July 1 his passage through Penobscot Bay in 1604. Shell SEASON, CHECK WITH THE PARK STAFF through August 31. Check with the boat captain BEFORE PLANNING A TRIP. heaps along the Island's shores tell of an Indian to be sure. The walk from the Duck Harbor boat presence long before Champlain's arrival. It landing to the campground is less than one- wasn't until the 18th centruy that French and quarter mile. But when the boat does not run to English ceased their rivalry for the Isle au Haut Duck Harbor, it will leave you at the town region. After the American Revolution, farmers, landing, and you must be prepared to backpack fishermen and boatbuilders came to the Island in five miles from the landing to Duck Harbor ever-increasing numbers. Even today, fishing, Campground. particularly lobstering, helps support a year- round community. In the 1880s a small summer community, attracted by the agreeable weather and idyllic scenery, was established. In 1943, the heirs of the founder of that community donated portions of FIRE DANGER: Covered by a dense even- Isle au Haut to the federal government as part of aged stand of spruce and fir, potential for cata- Acadia National Park. Because of their generosity, strophic fire exists on Isle au Haut. Be extremely much of the Island's beauty and solitude is yours HIKING: For avid hikers, numerous trails offer careful with fire. Campfires are allowed only in to experience and enjoy. Although about one-half designated campground areas. Never leave fires of Isle au Haut is federal park land, the other half opportunities to explore rocky shoreline, wooded unattended. During periods of high fire danger, is privately owned. Please respect private property uplands, marshes, bogs, and a mile-long fresh campfires in the campground and smoking on rights. water lake. Be sure to come prepared with ade- trails may be prohibited. quate footgear to hike over rough and sometimes wet trails. Also remember to bring warm clothing and rain gear. During July and August, boat service to Duck Harbor will provide the best starting SERVICES: The only services are a small point for hiking. During the summer, a park ranger grocery store and a post office located near the will board the mail boat at the town landing in town landing. There are no overnight accom- order to answer your questions about Isle au Haut. modations and no private campgrounds. Upon arriving at Duck Harbor, you may elect to take a hike with the park ranger or explore on your own. ISLE AU HAUT ADMINISTRATION Acadia National Park is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. A Superintendent, whose address is P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, is in immediate charge of the park. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Acadia National Park 100 ISLE AU HAUT Coombs Mt. 100 200 Kimball HAUT THOROFARE TOWN LANDING Island ISLE AU 100 RANGER 004 STATION 100 Mt. Champlain 00€ Robinson Point Lighthouse Sawyer Mt TRAIL INFORMATION NAME DISTANCE TIME (miles) HARBOR BOWDITCH 300 2.0 1.6 hours CLIFF 0.7 45 minutes DEEP COVE 0.2 5 minutes DUCK DUCK HARBOR 3.8 2 hours Jerusalem Mt. DUCK HARBOR MT. 1.2 1.5 hours EBEN'S HEAD 0.8 ADITCH 30 minutes ELI'S CREEK 0.2 5 minutes TO GOAT 2.1 1.25 hours AOO LONG POND 3.0 2 hours MEDIAN RIDGE 1.8 1 hour 00z NAT MERCHANT 1.1 45 minutes TREAT WESTERN HEAD 1.3 1.25 hours 5.0 Seal Trap Moore's Harbor PAVED ROAD UNPAVED ROAD 7.0 WESTERN HEAD ROAD 1.7 25 minutes IELIS Bowditch Mt. LONG DUCK HARBOR CAMPGROUND & VICINITY TRAIL LONG 200 Deep Cove DEEP POND TRAIL LONG COVE 100 TRAIL Wentworth Mt. DUCK HARBOR dock 4 HEAD HARBOR 100 01 WESTERN 000 00 KEY HEAD 1 campsite 1 toilet 0 1/8 1/4 IEBEN'S RIDGE water miles DUCK HARBOR ANDING -A- NOTE: After rain, marshes along Bowditch Trail and Goat Trail may be too wet for hiking. Ask a ranger for current trail conditions. D Opuck Harbor Mt. MEDIAN 100 Merchant Cove MT. Head Harbor N TRAIL TRAIL - Barred Harbor Eastern 100 Squeaker Head) Cove Eastern Ear Deep Western Cove Head Thunder Please respect private property rights. Gulch TRAIL KEY hiking trail park land 0 1/2 1 CLIFF limited access road private land miles unpaved road park boundary paved road campground lake picnic table contour Interval 100 feet 1 marsh Western Ear