Reichardt's E T (30) as well as Kamlet-Taft's R (hydrogen-bond-donor acidity) and π* (dipolarity/polarizability) values of various solid acids, e.g., silicas, aluminas, alumosilicates, titanium dioxides, and aluminafunctionalized silica particles, are presented. The E T (30) values of the solid acids were directly measured by UV/vis spectroscopy using 2,6-diphenyl-4-(2,4,6-triphenyl-1-pyridinio)phenolate (1a) and an eicosafluorinesubstituted derivative of 1a (1b) as surface polarity indicators. Kamlet-Taft's R and π* parameters for the various solid acids are analyzed by means of Fe(phen) 2 (CN) 2 [cis-dicyano-bis(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II)] (2) and Michler's ketone [4,4′-bis(N,N-dimethylamino)benzophenone] (3) as solvatochromic surface polarity indicators. The chemical interpretation of the R and π* parameters and the nature of the surface sites which they reflect are discussed. The correspondence of the UV/vis spectroscopic results to those of the IR-sensitive probe benzophenone and the fluorescence probe pyrene (literature data) is also discussed. It is evident that the solid surface environments observed by the various indicators are moderately strong dipolar/polarizable (π* ) 0.38 to 1.04) and are fairly strong hydrogen-bond donors (R ) 1.00 to 1.99). Theoretical E T (30) values of solid acids are calculated by applying linear solvation energy (LSE) relationships using the independently measured R and π* values of the solid acids according to E T ( 30) ) [E T (30)] o + aR + sπ*. The respective dependence of the R and π* terms, expressed by the coefficients a and s, upon the measured E T (30) value for solid acids is discussed in comparison to related multiple LSE correlations known for wellbehaved regular solvents and functionalized silicas. The results show in general that values of polarity parameters of strong HBD and dipolar surfaces are strongly influenced by the experimental conditions applied.