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Day 5: Acadia National Park

Portland to Mt Desert Island

A family hiking with a view of the Atlantic and a rising sun from The Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park.

From Portland, drive 3 hours to Bar Harbor preferrably via Route 1.

Spend the afternoon in Acadia National Park. Drive the Park Loop Road, see Jordan Pond, Sandy Beach, and Thunder Hole.


Quintessential Experience #6: Watch the sunset from Cadillac Mountain.


Overnight: Bar Harbor or camping in Acadia National Park.

Acadia National Park

Rugged coastlines, heady pines

Bar Harbor, ME

Lobster & whale souvenirs galore

Text © Rachel Levine

Image by Mike Burke on Unsplash