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Island Explorer bus service will run from June 23 through October 13, 2008. Fall schedules go into effect on September 1.

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1. Campgrounds
The Campgrounds bus operates between the Bar Harbor Airport and the Bar Harbor Village Green linking five private campgrounds with the village center. Transfer to Loop Road buses at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. Buses operate every 30 minutes throughout the most of the day, and hourly in the evening. Fall service operates hourly.
1. Campgrounds
The Eden Street bus connects hotels on Route 3 with the Bar Harbor Village Green. It also serves the CAT ferry terminal and the Natural History Museum at the College of the Atlantic. From 6:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. buses operate every 30 minutes. From 3:15 p.m. until 10:45 p.m. this service runs every 15 minutes. Fall service operates every half hour.
1. Campgrounds
The Sand Beach bus operates between the Bar Harbor Village Green and Sand Beach. It also serves Blackwoods Campground. The service operates every half hour during the day, with evening service to Blackwoods Campground every 45 minutes.
1. Campgrounds
The Loop Road bus starts and ends at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. It operates every half-hour throughout the summer, with service to Sieur de Monts, Sand Beach, Wildwood Stables, Jordan Pond, and Bubble Pond. The Loop Road bus does not operate in the fall.
1. Campgrounds
The Jordan Pond bus runs between Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor via Bubble Pond and Jordan Pond. It provides access to hiking trails and carriage roads in Acadia National Park. The Jordan Pond bus operates every 30 minutes.
1. Campgrounds
The Brown Mountain bus links Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor via the Eagle Lake Road and Route 198. It provides access to carriage roads at Eagle Lake and at the Brown Mountain Gate House. The bus operates every 75 minutes during the summer. There is no Brown Mountain service in the fall.
1. Campgrounds
The Southwest Harbor bus connects Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor. It also serves Somesville, Manset, Seawall, Bass Harbor, and Bernard. The Southwest Harbor bus operates every 60 minutes. A limited number of daily trips are offered in the fall.
1. Campgrounds
The Schoodic bus serves Acadia National Park's Schoodic Point, with stops in Winter Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and Birch Harbor. The bus connects with the Bar Harbor-Winter Harbor ferry. Limited fall service continues through September 30.
BICYCLE EXPRESS
The Bicycle Express operates every half hour between the Bar Harbor Village Green and Acadia National Park's carriage road system at Eagle Lake. This service is available from 9:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. from June 23 through September 30.