<P> Acadia National Park is a United States National Park located in the state of Maine , near Bar Harbor . It reserves much of Mount Desert Island , and associated smaller islands , off the Atlantic coast . Initially created as the Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916 , the park was renamed Lafayette National Park in 1919 , and was given its current name of Acadia in 1929 . Over three million people visited the park in 2016 . Acadia is the oldest designated national park area east of the Mississippi River . </P>
<P> Acadia National Park is a United States National Park located in the state of Maine , near Bar Harbor . It reserves much of Mount Desert Island , and associated smaller islands , off the Atlantic coast . Initially created as the Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916 , the park was renamed Lafayette National Park in 1919 , and was given its current name of Acadia in 1929 . Over three million people visited the park in 2016 . Acadia is the oldest designated national park area east of the Mississippi River . </P>
where is acadia national park located in maine
where is acadia national park located in maine
near Bar Harbor
near Bar Harbor