Acadia National Park in November

Acadia National Park in November can suit a shorter coastal trip while seasonal services wind down. Check road and food-stop hours before assuming a summer-style itinerary.

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A couple sits on Cadillac Mountain overlooking the islands and coast at sunset.
Cadillac MountainNPS Photo by Kent Miller
Visitors watch a wave splash against the rocky shore at Thunder Hole.
Thunder HoleNPS Photo by Kent Miller

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What to see and do in Acadia in November

Choose a November outing that fits the route, weather and effort involved.

Cars pass the stone entrance booths on Acadia’s Park Loop Road.
Park Loop Road entrance · NPS Photo by Kent Miller

Park Loop Road

The paved loop normally retains its season into November, while services and unpaved approaches wind down separately. Check the route and food stops.

November · Park Loop Road

NPS seasonal access and hours

Acadia weather in November

November’s normal high is 48°F and low is 33°F, with 5.89 inches of precipitation. The Acadia NP NOAA station sits at ~470 ft near park headquarters, about 2.5 miles from the NPS API coordinate, so these numbers describe inland Mount Desert Island, not the summits or the open coast. NPS says weather on Cadillac Mountain (1,530 ft) and the other peaks can be very different from Bar Harbor.

Cooler Hotter
Jan
High33°F
Low15°F
Precip · in4.48
Feb
High35°F
Low18°F
Precip · in3.84
Mar
High42°F
Low25°F
Precip · in4.94
Apr
High53°F
Low35°F
Precip · in5.15
May
High65°F
Low45°F
Precip · in4.50
Jun
High74°F
Low54°F
Precip · in4.28
Jul
High79°F
Low60°F
Precip · in3.27
Aug
High78°F
Low60°F
Precip · in3.45
Sep
High71°F
Low53°F
Precip · in4.22
Oct
High59°F
Low43°F
Precip · in5.86
Nov
High48°F
Low33°F
Precip · in5.89
Dec
High38°F
Low22°F
Precip · in5.66
NOAA climate normals · 1991-2020NPS weather and forecast

Acadia crowds in November

November averages 72,629 recreation visits, 9% of the peak monthly average in August.

LowestLowModerateHighPeakAverage month: 332,670November
NPS visit averages · 2021–2025Full crowd calendar

Tips for your November visit

Check the approach before choosing the rest of the day.

Acadia road approaches Acadia has several access points. Mount Desert Island and Schoodic use separate road approaches. Winter vehicle access covers only parts of the Park Loop rather than the complete circuit. Lettered points are the reviewed entrance or access-area locations. They do not mark every road, trail or gate. Park Loop Road Entrance (Route 233)A Sand Beach Entrance StationB Schoodic Entrance (SERC)F year-round access at Schooner Head RoadC Blackwoods Campground Entrance StationD Seawall Campground Entrance StationEN
APark Loop Road Entrance (Route 233)BSand Beach Entrance StationCyear-round access at Schooner Head RoadDBlackwoods Campground Entrance StationESeawall Campground Entrance StationFSchoodic Entrance (SERC)
  • Park boundary
Park boundary: NPSUSGS topographic basemapNPS park mapsCampground / visitor-center coordinates: NPSSelected approach points: OpenStreetMap and NPS
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Crowds
2021–2025 monthly averages. NPS recreation visits, compared with the park’s own busiest month. Visits are not unique visitors or a count of people on a trail.
Weather
1991-2020 climate normals. NOAA’s Acadia NP, ME station. These describe typical weather at the station, not every part of the park or a forecast.
Roads & lodging
Normal seasonal schedules. NPS guidance and official operator information. Confirm access, hours and availability before you travel.
Historical records and data-quality checks
  • Visit history: 1979–2025 NPS monthly recreation visits.
  • Weather history: 1982–2025 daily observations, separate from climate normals. We average daily highs and lows and total the rain for each month.
  • Complete months only: every day must pass our quality checks for that metric. Missing or incomplete records stay blank; we never interpolate.
  • Excluded measurements: flagged, presumed-zero and lagged values. Trace rain counts as zero measurable rainfall.
NPS recreation visit dataNOAA climate normalsNOAA daily weather recordsNOAA data documentationNPS park information and conditionsAcadia annual visit history