Visit Schoodic
The Rockefeller Welcome Center will close for the season at 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021, and will re-open in May 2022.
Schoodic Institute is part of a community vision for a revitalized Schoodic Peninsula that includes a focus on the arts, science, and education. When the U.S. Navy closed their Winter Harbor base on Schoodic Point in 2002, they turned the property back to the National Park Service, along with lodging, dining, and recreational facilities that now make up the largest of 18 National Park Service Research Learning Centers.
Visitors can view the Acadia National Park Welcome Center exhibits and gift shop in historic Rockefeller Hall, experience the surf at Schoodic Point, and explore miles of hiking trails and bicycle paths. The National Park Service also offers public programs during the summer months. Please note that an entrance pass is required when visiting Acadia National Park between May and October.
Our completely renovated year-round campus includes classrooms, laboratories, and a modern 124-seat auditorium surrounded by wild, rugged shorelines and thousands of acres of evergreen forest. Campus infrastructure enables us to convene and host public events, and provides an inspirational setting for education and art programs, workshops, and conferences. Schoodic Institute offers the most comprehensive meeting facilities in eastern Maine, attracting individuals and groups from all over the globe.
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May 2022
Spring Birds in Acadia, with Puffin Cruise – FULL
This event has reached capacity. Please consider one of our other bird tours. You may also call Michelle at 288-1356…
Find out more »June 2022
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) by SOLO
Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. …
Find out more »Landscape of Change
To understand how climate change is affecting Mount Desert Island (MDI), we need to look to the past; historical records…
Find out more »Competing for the Commons along Maine’s Coast
Join us Tuesday evening, June 14, 2022 for a free presentation by Paul Anderson, Director of Maine Center for Coastal…
Find out more »Birds, Bugs, Birches, & Barnacles!
Do you love exploring nature, observing the details, and learning more about the world around you? Then our BioBlitz is…
Find out more »Advanced Placement Summer Institutes, Week 1
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, endorsed by the College Board, hosts a variety of professional development opportunities for teachers,…
Find out more »The Story Collider
The Story Collider's mission is to reveal the vibrant role that science plays in all of our lives through the…
Find out more »July 2022
Acadia’s Birds & Whales
This five-day tour is offered to showcase seabirds, pelagic birds, and whales. By design there will be two different boat…
Find out more »Advanced Placement Summer Institutes, Week 2
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, endorsed by the College Board, hosts a variety of professional development opportunities for teachers,…
Find out more »August 2022
Advanced Placement Summer Institutes, Week 3
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, endorsed by the College Board, hosts a variety of professional development opportunities for teachers,…
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