Just a short walk from campus, the park offers endless opportunities to hike, bike, climb, run, paddle, pick berries, swim, ski, make art, gain inspiration, and study everything from ornithology to poetry, botany, winter ecology, conservation policy, and interpretive exhibit design. COA gives every incoming student a trail map, and one way or another we trust you’ll put it to good use.
Granite-domed mountains, hiking trails and carriage roads, cobble beaches, forests, islands, lakes, and streams: Acadia National Park is your new (unbelievably beautiful) backyard.