The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to Acadia National Park on Maine"s rocky, scenic coast. The 49,075-acre park covers about half of Mount Desert Island, smaller nearby islands, and a section on the mainland. The oldest national park east of the Mississippi River and the only one in Maine, Acadia packs a lot of geographical variety into its relatively small size. You"ll find miles of craggy coastline like the shore in our homepage image, woodlands, wetlands, and mountains. The park"s Cadillac Mountain is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard and a great spot to take in the sunrise.

© emptyclouds/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 26, 2018A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
Feb 26, 2019Snow on the temple
Feb 26, 2021Lighting the way to new beginnings
Feb 26, 2022Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Feb 26, 2023Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
Feb 26, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 13, 2018Happy Mother’s Day
May 15, 2019Basking in the glow
Aug 3, 2018Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
Jul 5, 2019Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
Mar 10, 2019In praise of the pipes
Apr 8, 2022Ponta Delgada
Jul 19, 2022National Bison Month
Mar 30, 2018The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
Apr 14, 2021Nothing plain about it
Dec 7, 2023National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Aug 24, 2018A new park with a new mission
Feb 10, 2023Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
Jun 4, 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
Sep 29, 2021The largest American bison around
Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Dec 10, 2021Arctic fox in Norway
Apr 13, 2025Songkran—Thai New Year
Mar 25, 2023Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Mar 26, 2023Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Jun 1, 2024Pride Month
Apr 22, 2025Earth Day
Jul 16, 2024Festival of British Archaeology
May 24, 2020Let s get lost
Nov 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Dec 11, 2019In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
Aug 11, 2022It s Mountain Day in Japan
Jul 8, 2024National Blueberry Day
Nov 25, 2022Native American Heritage Day
Jul 30, 2025International Day of Friendship