MAINE PUBLIC • June 1, 2020
Acadia National Park reopened to motorized traffic on Monday. The park’s access road and many of its trails had been open previously for walkers and bicyclists. The park’s carriage trails are still closed, pending restoration of some winter damage. The wide expanse of Phippsburg’s Popham Beach easily absorbed the two-dozen or so people there Monday afternoon. To help ensure adequate social distancing, the state is limiting parking at lifeguarded beaches such as Popham and Reid State Park by 50 percent, and is sealing off some public bathroom stalls as well.