Where to Stay, Work, Eat, and Play with Your Dog in Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park

Despite the cabin fever many of us are dealing with, there’s a plus side to remote work. You get to spend more time with your furry friend (i.e. best co-worker ever) and you can work where your heart desires. The trouble is, when you want to get away, it can be a challenge to find a place that is both work-friendly and dog-friendly. You don’t want to book a trip only to have to leave your best companion behind! The solution? Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor has plenty of places to stay, work remotely, and dine with your pup, while Acadia National Park was voted the most dog-friendly national park in New England by Outside Magazine.

We’ve pulled together a list of the best places to stay, work, eat, and play with your dog in Bar Harbor and Acadia.

Places to stay with your dog in/around Bar Harbor
Hello, new office and favorite “co-woofer!” All these well-equipped lodges, hotels, inns, and more offer Wi-Fi and will welcome you and your dog.

• Atlantic Eyrie Lodge
• Balance Rock Inn
• Bar Harbor Quality Inn
• Bar Harbor Regency
• Canterbury Cottage
• Comfort Inn Ellsworth
• Days Inn by Wyndham Bar Harbor
• Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina
• Isle View Motel
• Moorings Inn
• Quimby House Inn
• Ramada by Wyndham Ellsworth
• Ryan Estate Rentals
• Tide Watch Cabins
• West Street Hotel
• Wonderview Inn

• Atlantic Brewing & Mainely Meat BBQ – on the patio 
• Beal’s Lobster Pier
• Chartroom Restaurant – outside deck 
• Fish House Grill – outside deck 
• Jack Russell’s Steakhouse & Brewery – on the patio
• McKays Public House – on the patio
• Looking Glass Restaurant - on the deck
• Paddy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant – on the patio 
• Peekytoe Provisions
• Side Street Café 
• Stewman’s Lobster Pound – on the patio
• West Street Café – on the patio

• Bar Island Trail
  Low-tide walk to the wooded island, accessible 1-1/2 hours on either side of low tide.
  Difficulty: Easy 
  Trailhead: Bridge Street off West Street in Bar Harbor 
  Round-trip distance: 2 miles 
• Schooner Head Path
  Established path with views of ocean at Schooner Head Overlook, and of forest and mountains.
  Difficulty: Easy 
  Trailhead: Schooner Head Overlook, east of Acadia Entrance Station on the one-way park loop road 
  Round-trip distance: 5.4 miles all the way to Bar Harbor and back, but can turn around sooner 
• Compass Harbor Trail
  Established dirt path to the former site of park founder George B. Dorr’s estate, with a scenic ocean view  
  Difficulty: Easy 
  Trailhead: 1 mile south of Bar Harbor on ME 3, small parking lot on the left after Nannau Wood, a private road 
  Round-trip distance: 0.8 mile 
• Wonderland Trail
  Evergreen forest trail to rocky coastline 
  Difficulty: Very easy 
  Trailhead: From Southwest Harbor head about 1 mile south on ME 102. Bear left onto ME 102A and follow for 4 miles to Wonderland Trail. 
  Round-trip distance: 1.4 miles 
• Cadillac Summit Loop Trail
  Incredible, 360-degree views from the top of Cadillac Mountain along a paved walkway 
  Difficulty: Easy 
  Trailhead: Top of Cadillac Summit Road 
  Round-trip distance: 0.3-mile loop