Thunder Hole

A Spectacular Site To See at Acadia Park

Thunder Hole is a popular tourist attraction at Acadia National Park, Maine.

It’s where thousands of people go to watch the waves collide into the narrow rocky inlet where water may splash in the air as high as 40 feet creating a sound similar to that of thunder, thus the name “Thunder Hole”.

It’s a spectacular site to see!

The best time to go there is about two hours before high tide. There’s an observatory deck that you can go out to see the crashing waves, and sometimes they splash high enough to get people wet, so it’s a good idea to wear a rain poncho.

Also, the rocks can also get slippery if they get wet, so be sure to wear sneakers, and not sandals.

You can get some very awesome pictures of Thunder Hole, especially during hurricane like weather…but…you must use caution and common sense.

During a storm, the ocean is very powerful and unpredictable. And can make going out to the platform very unsafe.

The park rangers will close the gates if this is the case. For your own safety do not try to climb around the gates. The ocean can be such a force of nature, that you could be serious injured.

In August of 2009, the park rangers had posted warning signs and closed the gates to hopefully keep people from going out onto the rock, but some decided not to heed this warning, and many were seriously injured when a rogue wave slammed them into the rugged rocks, several people were swept into the ocean and, sadly, a young girl was killed.

It’s such a tragedy, so please heed the warnings, they are there for your own safety.

The video above shows how powerful the ocean can be during a storm. You can see the observation platform in the foreground is completed engulfed in water.