Explore Acadia's trails with your dog and earn a Bark Ranger badge
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
Acadia National Park welcomes leashed pets on many of its trails, and dogs can become Acadia Bark Rangers. It turns a holiday on the Maine coast into something the whole household does together.
GentleUnder £100 / $130An afternoonOutdoorsAlone or with othersMaine
How to start
- Read the Visiting With Pets page on the Acadia National Park site before you go.
- Look up the Acadia Bark Ranger programme linked from that page.
- Keep your dog on a leash no longer than 6 feet (2m) at all times, as federal law requires.
Where to go
We opened this link on 4 November 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. The hard part of a day out is the timing: the right season, tickets and getting there. The plan watches the calendar for you.
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