- The list below includes 56 free or cheap things to do in or near Bar Harbor, Maine, including 56 different types of inexpensive activities like Kayaking, Hiking Trails, Parks and Paddleboarding.
- From Frenchman Bay to Ocean Trail, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Bar Harbor and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Ellsworth, Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert and Trenton.
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Experienced guides lead climbers through novice, intermediate, or advanced rock routes in Acadia National Park
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Visitors to the Hull Visitors Center can learn more about the Arcadia National Park and Bar Harbor. The center offers audiovisual programs, self-guided CD tours, schedules to other park and Bar Harbor activities, and ranger led programs.
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Located in Acadia National Park, Blackwoods Campground offers easy access to the park’s various features, including the sea wall and ocean. The campground features hiking trails, a fire pit, and nearby restrooms.
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National Park Sea Harbor Tours offers 5 1/2 to 6 mile trips around the western shore of Acadia sometimes including Western Bay, Blue Hill Bay, and Somes Sound. Participants in the half-day trip see marine birds, harbor seals, gray seals, and harbor porpoises.
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At least six nights a week, Improv Acadia offers two comedy shows, often based on audience suggestions. Occasionally, the company shows a film and the cast creates new sound effects to go with the movie based on audience suggestions.
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Led by a local park expert, the Oli's Trolley Acadia Park Tour allows visitors to tour the national park by trolley. During the tours, narrators describe landmarks and local history while visitors enjoy the scenic views that surround the park.
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Both independent and more sophisticated award winning films are presented at the Reel Pizza Cinerama. In addition to the movies, guests can enjoy a wide range of pizzas to be savored during the show.
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Coastal Kayaking Tours offers tours on the east and west sides of Mount Desert Island and Bar Harbor's coast. Half-day, full-day, and sunset tours are offered. Harbor seals, porpoises, and bald eagles are often seen.
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Conducted in the waters both in and around the Acadia National Park, the company Acadia Stand Up Paddleboarding offers many services and tours in the region. Visitors can have paddleboarding instruction, access rentals, and take yoga classes as well.
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Visitors can enjoy guided ecological kayaking tours on the coast of Maine with Acadia Park Kayak Tours. The outfitter offers 12 person group tours and smaller tours for 6 people or less.
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Visitors can enjoy 20 minute brewery tours followed by 15 minute tastings with Atlantic Brewing Company. The brewery also houses Mainly Meat BBQ which features 12 draft lines and 2 of the lines are sodas for those under 21.