Mount Desert is an outdoors town
110 mi of trails · 41% of land conserved. The full Outdoors page has the rest.
★ What stands out · Go deeper
Where Mount Desert shines
The pages where Mount Desert stands out on this topic come first.
Conversations
Town Square →What Mount Desert is saying
Nobody has posted about environment & nature yet. Start it off.
Places
In Places →Nature spots in Mount Desert
Best-loved first: neighbor reviews and photos, then local before chains.
Next door
Same topic, next town over
Nature spots per 1,000 residents in each town. Tap one to open its environment & nature page.
Bar HarborCranberry IslesTremontSouthwest HarborNortheast HarborBlue HillSurryTrentonMount Desert
MostSomeNone yetMount Desert
| Town | Nature | Per 1,000 | Posts this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | 11 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Surry | 6 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Northeast Harbor | 1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Bar Harbor | 11 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Southwest Harbor | 3 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Trenton | 2 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Tremont | 1 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Cranberry Isles | 0 | — | 0 |
More of Mount Desert’s guide
Out & about first, then everything else.
Out & about
♨Eat & drink1▥Shop & services45♧Parks, sports & recreation14✳Arts, culture & entertainment1Living here
▤Town hall & decisions⟲Trash, recycling & yard waste⌁Utilities & services↗Streets, parking & getting around⊕Safety & preparedness✚Health & emergency care⌂Housing & developmentFacts, tips, places and posts come from Mount Desert neighbors on TownTapestry; facts go live when two neighbors confirm them. Place listings start from Overture Maps and are corrected by neighbors. Numbers on the doors come from each page’s public sources.