The 10 Best Outdoor Activities in Bar Harbor, Maine (ME)

Highly personalized custom boat tours for private parties of from 1 to 6 passengers. Widest selection of trip options of any boat tour company in Maine with trips from 1 hr to all day long. Every trip custom designed around the interests, timetable, and budget of our guests. See and experience wildlife, lighthouses, scenic islands, shoreside mansions, and anything else that strikes your fancy. All trips are totally private with only members of your party aboard.

Named BEST OF MAINE by Down East Magazine! Featured in the New York Times! For 25 years Atlantic Climbing School has been the leader in rock climbing instruction and guiding in Maine. Healthy fun for the whole family! Half day and full day courses are available for individuals, couples, families and groups of all ages and ability levels. As Maine's premier rock climbing school we guarantee the best instruction, the most experienced guides and of course, the most rewarding rock climbing experience you'll ever have. All of our staff are certified AMGA Instructors and Guides and we are proud to be the ONLY guide service in Maine to have this distinction. In fun, in professional commitment, in everything we do - at Atlantic Climbing School, WE CLIMB HIGHER. All equipment provided. No experience needed! Accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association

Ecological Sea Kayak trips on the remote West Side of Acadia...Half Day (4 hours) AM, PM & Sunset. (2.5 - 3 hours) "on-the-water"... Top Rated on Trip Advisor. Great Wildlife Sightings (Harbor Seal, Porpoise, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Loon, other Sea Birds. Locally owned and operated since 1993. Professional Sea Kayak Guides provide all equipment, instruction and van transportation. Beginners welcome.

Maine’s oldest and most accredited rock climbing guide service. Having been featured in Outside Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Downeast Magazine, and many others. Come experience a half or full-day climb with Maine’s original and most respected climbing school. Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School (AMGCS) is one of the most sought out leaders for climbing instruction and guiding education in the US. We specialize in designing personalized climbing experiences for all ages and abilities throughout Acadia & Maine! Join us for the activity that is guaranteed to be a highlight of your vacation. All equipment is provided! Unlike other local seasonal climbing services, guiding is our profession! We guide rock, snow, and ice year-round, and 100% of our staff are independently trained and certified above national guiding and medical standards. AMGCS has the distinction of being the only school in Maine to be dually accredited by both the AMGA and the PCIA.

Mount Desert Island, and Acadia National Park has hundreds of activities and scenic majesty. MDI TOURS will be your guide, and show you everything there is to see, and show you where to find all the fun activities! For 30 years we have called MDI our home. And we would be honored to enhance your Acadia vacation! And we welcome cruise ship passengers!

The Natural History Center is a family-run business leading birding, nature, and adventure tours in Acadia National Park, Downeast Maine, and beyond. Whether you are interested in learning about birds or adding to your life-list, learning to kayak or build on skills you already have, or wanting a professional biologist to lead you on a nature tour, they have a staff of experts to help. Take your family on a tide-pool adventure. Go on a photo safari to capture birds or the hidden gems of the natural world. Take a scenic tour of Acadia National Park, learning about the natural and cultural landscape. In the winter, cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing is an excellent activity. Join The Natural History Center for any of your favorite outdoor adventures. Tours are generally geared to small groups. All ages and abilities are welcome. Tours are available year-round.

Offering Personalized Birdwatching and Ecology Field Trips around Bar Harbor & the Coastal Gulf of Maine since 1993. Mission Statement for DENT Our mission is to safeguard the ecological integrity of the Gulf of Maine bio-region through holistic experiential programs in ornithology and ecology aimed at educating the public about our unique global ornithological connections and the impacts of human ecology in the Gulf of Maine.

Acadia Stand Up Paddle Boarding offers guided trips, instruction, rentals, SUP yoga, and SUP Fishing tours on the beautiful lakes and calm bays of Mount Desert Island. Located in downtown Bar Harbor our retail store offers a wide variety of paddle boards for sale as well as beach lifestyle accessories. All our programs are led by certified professional instructors. Due to the small group nature of our program offerings, please note our strict 24 hour cancellation policy.

Enjoy the historic town of Bar Harbor via Wild Iris Farm's horse-drawn carriage and experience the romantic, slow-paced travel from a by-gone era. Our beautiful vis-a-vis carriage, drawn by a matching team of Shire horses, holds six passengers. Rides leave from 55 West Street between the Whale Watch Building and the Harborside Inn and start at $25/person (May-June, Sept-Oct), $30/person (July-August), special discounted rates for children for 30-minute public rides; $120-$150 for private. Add a magical memory to your wedding by riding in our special wedding carriages. Call us for availability and reservation.

We offer 3 & 4 hour fishing trips in Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor every day from June 15 through September 7. These are great family trips! We stay in Frenchman Bay where we anchor up and chum for Mackerel. We fish with jigs on light tackle making kids and adults alike feel like champion anglers! Our experienced deckhands will help you land your catch and take the fish off your line. We'll clean and bag your catch for you, and tell tall tales on request! We sail daily at 8:00 a.m. From the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, 119 Eden St. In Bar Harbor where we have Free and Easy On Site Parking! Space is limited - all tackle included on all fishing trips (you may also bring your own if desired). During July & August we also offer an afternoon trip at 1:00 p.m. (3 hours) and a late afternoon trip at 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.