Acadia National Park Land Ownership and Boundary Polygons

Park Boundary polygons for Acadia National Park in Maine detail fee-ownership lands, lands to be acquired, and conservation easements. The data is produced and maintained by Acadia National Park for cartographic purposes, fitting with other local data. It is not an official surveyed boundary and should not be used for land transactions.

Use Cases

• Map fee-ownership boundary lines to visualize approximate land holdings for Acadia National Park.
• Distinguish between fee-ownership lands and conservation easement lands using ownership attributes for land management analysis.
• Overlay boundary polygons with local municipal tax parcel maps for cartographic alignment and regional planning.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of acquisition parcels defined under Public Law 99-420 or Public Law 97-335.

Strengths

• Data is produced, maintained, and used directly by Acadia National Park for cartographic purposes.
• Attributes distinguish between multiple land status types: fee-ownership, acquisition parcels, and conservation easements.
• Covers specific geographic areas including Knox County and Hancock County in the State of Maine.

Limitations

• Boundary lines are estimates only and do not represent an official or surveyed boundary, limiting legal or transactional use.
• Data has been adjusted to match local municipal tax parcel maps of varying accuracy, which may not align with existing survey information.
• Conservation easement lands are in private ownership and generally not open to public access, which may restrict certain analyses.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior, Acadia National Park.

Collection Method

Produced, maintained, and used by Acadia National Park for cartographic purposes; adjusted to match local municipal tax parcel maps.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-04.

Geography

Acadia National Park, Maine, United States, covering Knox County and Hancock County.