No cash allowed: New England's most popular national park goes cashless

ANP entrance stations to go cashless

BAR HARBOR — Beginning April 15, Acadia National Park will transition to a fully cashless fee system and mobile payments, credit cards or debit cards at park sales outlets for entrance fees.

Maine man arrested for assaulting park employee who wouldn't accept cash payments at Acadia

A man was arrested this week over allegations that in 2023 he threw cash at an Acadia National Park employee and pounded on the booth door when he was told the worker could only accept credit or debit cards. Jason Langley, 39, is charged with one count each of simple assault and disorderly conduct in U.S. District Court of Maine in Bangor. He was arrested Tuesday in the town of Penobscot.  The charges stem from an Oct. 9, 2023, visit where Langl…

No cash allowed: New England's most popular national park goes cashless

The transition to a fully cashless fee system begins April 15

No more cash at Acadia: Why Maine's National Park is making the change

The transition to a fully cashless fee system begins April 15

Acadia National Park Going Cashless, Lawsuit Challenging That Continues

Beginning April 15, cash will not be accepted for entrance to Acadia National Park/NPS fileBeginning in mid-April the National Park Service at Acadia National Park in Maine will not accept cash for park entrance fees or other Park Service transactions.According to a park release stating that cash sales would end April 14, the Park Service said such sales represent less than 5 percent of in-person sales in the park and that rangers spend up to ei…

Maine National Park Moving To Fully Cashless Fee Collection

Maine’s Acadia National Park is moving to a fully cashless fee collection system starting on April 15, 2025. Mobile payments, credit cards, or debit cards will be accepted at park sales outlets for entrance fees. Those who have to pay with cash can purchase a pass at from one of the nine local third-party vendors. Currently, cash sales represent less than 5% of all in person sales throughout the park. Rangers in Acadia spend up to eight and a ha…