Acadia National Park

In the heart of Down East Maine lies Acadia National Park. Home of Cadillac Mountain this park attracts visitors from all over. If you’re an early bird you can drive to the summit of Cadillac Mountain and be the first in the country to greet the morning sun, being the highest point of elevation on the East Coast it’s no wonder why. With so many attractions like Cadillac Mountain, Thunder Hole, and The Precipice Trail, you could spend all day in the park and not see everything it has to offer. This park is not just a fair weather park, on a stormy day drive over to Thunder Hole, and check out the action. Thunder Hole is most active 2-3 hours before tides come in, and of course when the weather is not so friendly, just bring a poncho and a towel.

If you go to Bar Harbor, ME take a day and go to the Acadia National Park. If you don't like to hike don't worry there is a 27 mile circle drive around the park where it has places to pull off and site see. Some of the spots are breath taking. I recommend getting off the paths and checking the coast and harbor lines out, but stay safe there are lots of cliffs. I also would take lunch with you, there is a lot to see and it takes time. It's $20.00 for a car to go into parts of the park but it's good for 7 days. You can get a map of the park and a list of all the trails at the information desk. I would do that first because most of the circle is a two lane one-way road and if you miss your turn you'll have to drive the circle again. Check it out!

I just came back from Bar Harbor Maine which consists of Acadia National Park. It was a great experience but only for those who enjoy outdoor activities. We hiked the Bubble Rock trail which was a short hike but has a great view of Jordan Pond. They named it after Bubble rock which is a huge rock that rests on top of the mountain that looks as though it will tumble off the side of the cliff at any moment. We also climbed Acadia Mountain which had a great view at the top. I would reccomend renting bicycles at any of the local rental shops and touring around the island yourself. If it rains we took a tour of the Atlantic Brewing Company which was interesting. Try the wild maine blueberries! They also make a veriety of blueberry ales. Ables lobster pound has great lobsters but is very expensive. A better place to go would be Thurstons, any local guidebook or information stop will have directions. Good Luck!