”’Park Loop Road”’ is a scenic road through part of [[Acadia National Park]] in [[Maine]], United States. {{Convert|27|mi}} long,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/travel/36-hours-in-bar-harbor.html “36 Hours in Bar Harbor, Me.”] – [[The New York Times]], July 14, 2011</ref> it traverses the eastern side of [[Mount Desert Island]] in a (mostly) one-way, clockwise direction, from [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]] to [[Mount Desert, Maine|Seal Harbor]]. The road is two-way for a section between [[Wildwood Stables]], toward the middle of Mount Desert Island, and the Hulls Cove entrance near Bar Harbor. A toll is required for vehicles continuing on the Loop Road beyond the entrance station immediately inland from Schooner Head overlook;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Park Loop Road – Acadia National Park |url=https://www.acadia.ws/park-loop.htm |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=www.acadia.ws}}</ref> the {{Convert|5.3|mi|adj=on}} section between Paradise Hill Road, at the foot of [[Cadillac Mountain]], and the entrance station is toll-free.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entrance Station on Acadia’s Park Loop Road (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/places/acadia-entrance-station.htm |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
”’Park Loop Road”’ is a scenic road through part of [[Acadia National Park]] in [[Maine]], United States. {{Convert|27|mi}} long,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/travel/36-hours-in-bar-harbor.html “36 Hours in Bar Harbor, Me.”] – [[The New York Times]], July 14, 2011</ref> it traverses the eastern side of [[Mount Desert Island]] in a (mostly) one-way, clockwise direction, from [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]] to [[Mount Desert, Maine|Seal Harbor]]. The road is two-way for a section between [[Wildwood Stables]], toward the middle of Mount Desert Island, and the Hulls Cove entrance near Bar Harbor. A toll is required for vehicles continuing on the Loop Road beyond the entrance station immediately inland from Schooner Head overlook;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Park Loop Road – Acadia National Park |url=https://www.acadia.ws/park-loop.htm |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=www.acadia.ws}}</ref> the {{Convert|5.3|mi|adj=on}} section between Paradise Hill Road, at the foot of [[Cadillac Mountain]], and the entrance station is toll-free.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entrance Station on Acadia’s Park Loop Road (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/places/acadia-entrance-station.htm |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
Completed, under the guidance of [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]], in 1958, after a 37-year process, the road passes geographical features such as Champlain Mountain (location of an exposed cliffside trail named Precipice),<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/visitor-rescued-from-fall-on-precipice-trail.htm “Visitor rescued from fall on Precipice Trail”] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20181210090937/https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/visitor-rescued-from-fall-on-precipice-trail.htm archive]). ”nps.gov”. National Park Service. July 25, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/hiker-suffers-fall-on-precipice-trail-in-acadia-national-park.htm “Hiker suffers fall on Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park”] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170708154127/https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/hiker-suffers-fall-on-precipice-trail-in-acadia-national-park.htm archive]). ”nps.gov”. National Park Service. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/man-transported-by-lifeflight-from-top-of-champlain-mountain-after-fall-in-acadia-national-park.htm “Man transported by LifeFlight from top of Champlain Mountain after fall in Acadia National Park”] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170708154449/https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/man-transported-by-lifeflight-from-top-of-champlain-mountain-after-fall-in-acadia-national-park.htm archive]). ”nps.gov”. National Park Service. September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref> the Beehive (another, smaller mountain), Sand Beach (a saltwater swimming area), Gorham Mountain, Thunder Hole (a [[crevasse]] into which waves crash loudly), Otter Cliff, Otter Cove, Seal Harbor, [[Jordan Pond]], Pemetic Mountain, the Bubbles, Bubble Rock, Bubble Pond, Eagle Lake, and the side road to the summit of [[Cadillac Mountain]].
Completed, under the guidance of [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]], in 1958, after a 37-year process, the road passes geographical features such as Champlain Mountain (location of an exposed cliffside trail named Precipice),<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/visitor-rescued-from-fall-on-precipice-trail.htm “Visitor rescued from fall on Precipice Trail”] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20181210090937/https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/visitor-rescued-from-fall-on-precipice-trail.htm archive]). ”nps.gov”. National Park Service. July 25, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/hiker-suffers-fall-on-precipice-trail-in-acadia-national-park.htm “Hiker suffers fall on Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park”] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170708154127/https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/hiker-suffers-fall-on-precipice-trail-in-acadia-national-park.htm archive]). ”nps.gov”. National Park Service. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/man-transported-by-lifeflight-from-top-of-champlain-mountain-after-fall-in-acadia-national-park.htm “Man transported by LifeFlight from top of Champlain Mountain after fall in Acadia National Park”] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170708154449/https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/news/man-transported-by-lifeflight-from-top-of-champlain-mountain-after-fall-in-acadia-national-park.htm archive]). ”nps.gov”. National Park Service. September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref> the Beehive (another, smaller mountain), Sand Beach (a saltwater swimming area), Gorham Mountain, Thunder Hole (a [[crevasse]] into which waves crash loudly), Otter Cliff, Otter Cove, Seal Harbor, [[Jordan Pond]], Pemetic Mountain, the Bubbles, Bubble Rock, Bubble Pond, Eagle Lake, and the side road to the summit of [[Cadillac Mountain]].
