Acadia CompassMount Desert Island, Maine
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Asticou Azalea Garden

A stroll garden built from Beatrix Farrand's plants.

easy · 0.5 mi Kid friendly Road closed to cars Dec 1 to Apr 14 Island Explorer: Northeast Harbor Position approximate

Laid out in the 1950s around a pond with azaleas and other plants rescued from Farrand's Reef Point when it was broken up. Free to walk, donation welcome; best in late May and June.

EraModern park
Seasonloop road season
Coordinates44.301, -68.29
Source of positionEST, estimated
Directions
Nearby tales Northeast Harbor and the Union Church0.5 miSomes Sound overlook0.7 miDaniel Coit Gilman Summer Home0.8 miThuya Garden and Asticou Terraces0.8 mi
Sources: Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve.