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Emergencies and Congestion Swamped Acadia National Park During Record Setting July 4th Holiday Weekend
July 12, 2019 · Source: National Park Service
While July 4th was comparably quiet at Acadia National Park, Friday July 5th and the following weekend saw park staff swamped with calls for assistance and closing roads due to traffic congestion. According to Acadia National Park Social Scientist Adam Gibson, July 5, 2019 was the busiest day in Acadia National Park’s history with visitation exceeding 35,000 visits for the day, an estimated 15% increase of the prior record set on July 3, 2017 and a 33% increase over the average busiest day for the last eight years.
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Traveler guidance by State & Nation Staff Writer.