Acadia Park Kayak Tours does not Maintain a public store front in Bar Harbor.  The tours are small and fill up quickly without the need for a storefront.  Not having a storefront lowers my cost allowing me to charge lower rates and take out smaller groups.

Unless you have made other arrangements with me you will meet me at a beach in Bar Harbor at the end of Bridge street off of West street where there is a long sand bar you can walk across at low tide.  The town of Bar Harbor gets its name from this sand bar.  Do not confuse this beach with the beach called Sand Beach which is in the national park.

West Street is the street that runs along the water where the town docks and piers are along with many restaurants, beds and breakfasts, and the Harborside hotel.  Bridge street intersects this street soon after you pass the Bar Harbor Club on the right if you are coming from downtown. 

There is a small white sign that reads “sand bar” the  with an arrow pointing towards the beach at the corner of Bridge and West streets (update: the sign now only has the letter “D” left  on it because the snow plow ran it over this winter)

If you are having trouble ask any local shop owner how to get to the sand bar at the end of Bridge street that connects to Bar Island or call me.

There is free un-timed parking on West Street.  If there are no parking spaces on West street near to Bridge street there are likely to be spaces farther down West street towards Route 3/Eden street.

Please do not park on the beach unless you want your car to be underwater or on the section of Bridge street leading down to the beach unless you want your car to be towed.

There is a free bus on Mount Desert island called the Island Explorer that makes many stops around the island and can drop you off in downtown Bar Harbor.

There are no public restrooms near the beach so give your self time to take care of those needs before you head to the beach.

It is very important that you come on time for your trip.  You should plan on being there ten minutes before the start of your trip time.  That way if you have trouble finding a parking space or finding the beach you won’t be late.  If you don’t run into any delays and get there early the beach is not a bad place to wait for a few minutes.  Bar harbor is a busy place in the summer with a lot of traffic and often hard to find parking.  Please be considerate of the other people in your group and give yourself enough time.

At low tide the bar extends all the way out to Bar Island allowing one to walk out to the island.  At high tide the water will come all the way up to the end of Bridge street.  I will be on the beach by the kayaks.  The kayaks are red or yellow or orange and will be sitting on the beach and not on a car trailer.  I will probably be wearing an orange life vest with a Maine Guide’s badge and sunglasses and a hat.  There is a picture of me in the your guide page.  Just look for the goofy looking handsome young fella by the kayaks.

(207) 266-1689