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Registration opens today for weekly Save Our Summits hikes

June 12, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

Volunteers help stack canvas bags filled with soil on the summit of Sargent Mountain — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Acadia National Park, in collaboration with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. This year, the recurring Save Our Summits Volunteer Program will take place every Wednesday from June through September, 2024. Hikes run from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., weather permitting. Advanced registration is required.

Read the official NPS source

What Travelers Need to Know

Review the park’s current conditions before departure and again on arrival. Follow posted restrictions and adjust your itinerary to the affected areas.

Dates and operating conditions can change after publication. Check the park’s official visitor information for your travel date.

Traveler guidance by State & Nation Staff Writer.

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