For the second time this year, Acadia National Park has bumped back the start of its registration period for visitors who want to drive to the top of Cadillac Mountain.
The registration period was scheduled to start on Feb. 20, but was moved to March 22 and has now been pushed back to April 15.
Visitors who want to drive to the top of Acadia’s tallest mountain from May 21 through Oct. 26 must register in advance.
A spokesperson for the park was not available on Monday, and the National Park Service did not immediately respond to a request for information.
In a statement published by Acadia National Park on My Mind, the National Park Service said, “As part of the broader efforts led by the Department of Interior under President Trump’s leadership, we are implementing necessary reforms to ensure fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency and government accountability.”
The delay only affects the 30 percent of registrations that the park accepts 90 days in advance. The other 70 percent are offered starting at 10 a.m. two days before a visitor plans to drive to the summit.
While it was not immediately clear why the start date was delayed, several parts of the park’s infrastructure have been thrown into uncertainty by the new Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Eight full-time staff members were laid off during an early federal hiring freeze, then reinstated after a judge ruled that the layoffs were illegal. Park officials have struggled to find summer staff in recent years but have gone quiet about it this year.
Booz Allen Hamilton, the Washington D.C.-based company that manages registrations for the country’s national parks, was singled out by The Wall Street Journal in February as a likely target for DOGE cuts.
