Top 8 Destinations in Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park is one of the most incredible places you will ever visit. This national park is known by many as the crown jewel of the north atlantic coast. In this video, I want to share with you 8 of my favorite destinations within this park.
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Starting off with the first spot in acadia, Thunder Hole is an excellent location to see waves crash in to a hole in the rocks, where they make a thunderous boom and spash dozens of feet in the air. This is a destination in Acadia that does not require a hike, and instead can be reached via a parking lot across the road, or by taking the free Acadia National Park shuttle.
Secondly, make sure to stop by the Acadia National Park visitor center. I always recommend talking to a ranger or at least reading the signs in a visitor center so you can be aware of any closed trails, trail maintenance, dangers, as well as the positive things to look for like the history, geology, and biology of the park.
Destination number 3 is Gorham mountain trail, which brings you up to a 525 ft. elevation summit with spectacular views over the coastline. Unfortunately it was crowded during my visit, but this view was still impressive
The fourth destination is Bass Harbor Head Light (lighthouse) which is the iconic short red light house. This light house is historic and offers a beautiful view of the Maine coastline. this is a symbol of Acadia National Park and should not be skipped!
Be sure to indulge in the north atlantic costal culture with some fresh lobster purchased from a local fisherman. Be sure to not pay too much at mass retailers, and instead buy directly from the fishermen.
Destination five is Jordan Pond, Jordan House, and the surrounding carriage trails. These trails are perfect for hiking, biking, and exploring the beautiful nature without much strain. The pond and house offer unique scenerey, and a full service restaurant. If you are looking to go out to eat, I recommend either going to the Jordan Pond House, or perhaps Bar Harbor ( • BAR HARBOR WALKING TOU... )
Destination six is Penobscot mountain. I chose the Jordan Cliffs hike to the peak because it is less crowded than Cadillac mountain, and offers an equally amazing view. If you are not up for this hike, you can drive to the summit of cadillac mountain on a non-crowded day (or early in the morning to be the first people in the US to see the sunrise!) Jordan Cliffs Trail is probably the most strenuous hike I encountered in Acadia, so be sure to only take this trail if you are an experienced hiker, and if the rocks are not slippery
Destination seven is a ride along park loop road. I recommend either rifding the free shuttle, or driving this loop to see most of the park
Number eight then is Bubble Rock. This iconic boulder balances on the edge of a cliff. Bubble rock was moved many miles by glaciers long ago and weighs more than two african elephants. This is a must-see and is only a 1 mile hike to the summit.
Thank you for watching!! I hope you enjoy your trip to Acadia National Park!
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Thanks for watching! Where should I go next?
Funny after this I watched your Shenandoah video. I'll be heading there April 2021 while visiting DC. I visited 18 National Parks in 2 years and definitely loved all of Utah and Death Valley
Do the white mountains of New Hampshire next
Big bend - Santa Elena canyon is a must
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Just spent 2 days there. Bass Harbor and Bar Harbor and the Park are absolutely breathtaking. We went on the harbor cruise. What a beautiful place. We seen Harbor Porpoise and Bald Eagle's and Ospreys Sales and even a Shark. It was a bucket list thing for my wife and myself. Enjoyed every second of it. If you happen to go to Bass Harbor eat at the Seafood Ketch. Best freshest seafood I've ever had. Also seen at least 4 lighthouses
This is the perfect video to help me plan my trip there this week. Brief and informative. Thank you for the tips!
You caught Thunder Hole at an exceptional time. I have visited for forty years and now live here, and I have only seen Thunder Hole that explosive maybe a dozen times. Don’t be disappointed if the conditions are not exciting, there is plenty of coastal beauty.
Welcome to Maine.
I’m visiting for my 21st bday this year 🥰 I’m excited to get away & embrace nature
Great video. I was there in October 2019.........gorgeous!!
Thunder Hole was putting on a good show too.
Great video! Glad you added in Bar Harbor. Cadillac Mountain at sunrise is also a must
Best video about Acadia.. very detailed and brief.. thank you!!
I lived, for a short time, in Bah Hahbah, on Mount Desert Island in 1958. Then visited
many many times in the 60s. I just
love the place...
Such a nice place! I imagine it would be nice to live there in the spring and fall when it is less crowded! (and probably this year as well since fewer people are travelling)
Very helpful video with great scenery, thank you for sharing this!
Nature lover here.. nice one! Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
Great place.went there in 2016 .i saw all of them.love it
What a great video! Not to long, not too short🙏🏼 I appeciate your description of the difficulty of each trail and also the tips about not driving, haha. Im going next week, and you covered some of the trails/places I am considering. Thank you!
dude, this video was such a big help in planning my trip. Thank you
Have a great trip!!! I'm really glad you found the video helpful!
Awesome adventure! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!!
Best video I’ve seen on Acadia. Nice job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very well done, you are down to earth and informative.
Great video 😌👌🏽 doing the bubble rock trail today.
Gorgeous place!
Great video! Looking forward to visiting Acadia for the first time next month with my girlfriend. Thanks for the info!
The rock seawall for a picnic lunch, the land bridge, echo lake... you could keep yourself busy for a week straight up in Acadia.
There is incredible natural beauty, variety of landscapes: mountains, lakes, forest and ocean, wildlife and hiking to be explored in New England. Great video.
Thanks! Certainly one of my favorite places!
wow scenery thank you
Ich have to do a presentation about Maine at school and this helps me a lot♥️♥️♥️. Thanks
Great video in helping me planing my trip, thanks.
Thanks for watching!
We did Beehive trail, highly recommend! (If you don’t mind skirting along cliff side & climbing up rungs on rocks to get to top.) View worth it!
Leaving in the morning for Acadia for ten days. Super excited. Also, go away fog! Thx for the map!
The leaves are at their peak right now so you will get to see them!🍂🍁
Maine is so nice! I made a travel guide when I went too.
Great video! I’m going in July, I can’t wait!
I am too! I wonder if the shuttles are still going on
@@paulineturla625 I hope so!!
Hi friend. We've been looking at Acadia. What a neat area to explore. Thanks for the tips here. The view on the way up Penobscot Mountain is awesome. And Bubble Rock has you way up there, too. Even with the fog, very cool looking.
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We are going in a couple of weeks for the first time and I found this video very useful so thanks! Too bad the shuttles are not running. They seemed very useful.
Went today for the first time with my 3 college roommates! It was really fun! And had super clear beautiful views at bubble rock! Funny how every TH-camr video I’ve looked at after visiting today have all also visited in October! Wish I thought to look up the park a bit more prior to visiting, my roommate who drove accidentally forgot the map she was handed when we all drove in, in the car so we aimlessly just wondered around but it was still a great time and we still found a lot of these places in ur video actually! 😂👍🏻
It's a great park to aimlessly wander. That's how you find great hikes with fewer people!
Another great video, Mike. Must have been destiny to find your channel. First I got to see your Yosemite video, which I'll be visiting for the first time in June and now your Acadia video which I'll be visiting for the first time in October :).
Wow no way! I'm really glad you found my channel then! Are you going anywhere else in 2020?
@@OBRTravel Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Pinnacles in June and Acadia plus all of New England in October. I went to my first national park when I was 50 and decided to see as many as possible so I took solo trips to 18 national parks in just under 2 years. They're the best! Safe travels my friend! Dave
"There are a lot of people here to look at the leaves" I felt that one, when I went to Cuyahoga national park I couldn't stop anywhere there was no parking :(((
Thanks, Mike. Great intro for my first trip to Acadia in October 2020.
Have a good time!
Great time to go. I was there in October last year and the leaves were gorgeous.
@@haroldfisher1302 Keeping my fingers crossed that it'll be a go despite COVID and shark attacks.
I know what you mean.
I have a trip planned to the 3 NP's in Washington for early September.
Not sure yet if we'll end up going.
Fun fact: I'm from Croatia, and I've learned about this place by playing Fallout 4. There is a town called Far Harbor with a nearby settlement of Acadia in that game. This place looks awesome however and I'd love to see it someday.
American here, Have you ever been to Mea Culpa in Dubrovnik? To this day it’s the best pizza I’ve ever eaten.
@@mikon5372 hey no I have never been to Dubrovnik. Funny thing is when you're from Zagreb, it's faster to go to Vienna or Budapest than to Dubrovnik.
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I've been to Far Harbor, and Bar Harbor. Pretty similar...LOL
This was really awesome and informative! Go to the Great Sand Dunes National Park!
I was there last week. Not mentioned on your list are: precipice which unfortunately was closed for falcon nesting, but I was able to do beehive and that was still awesome. Also another one that was great on the other side of the park was the beech cliff ladder trail above echo lake parking area. Great views on both!
Dang watch out below for that bubble rock!
Barely on there!
Be sure to check out the Beehive Trail, and maybe it was implied but certainly go up to Cadillac mountain!
Beehive is cool but across the street to Schooner Head Trail
If you're into a real adventure, the Precipice Trail, as long as you're not afraid of heights!
Sweet music and editing! I love it when travel videos actually give useful advice.
Thanks so much!
If you like beehive and precipice, I highly recommend Jordan cliffs. I made a custom trail on AllTrails that did that and then the bubble mountains and then finished around jordan pond.
The cliffs above Echo Lake are great, as well. Lonely trail, but nice views from the summit, although they do not maintain this trail as much because it gets very little traffic.
Asticu Garden and ledges Thuya Garden, Little Long Pond, Wonderland, Hadlock Pond Trail (upper & lower), Valley Trail, Beach Mtn. Trail, Jessup Trail. Also the rear entrance to Sand Beach. The best photography locations.
Just hiked the bubble mountains and even followed the signs to bubble rock and we never found it. lol North bubble was amazing though.
Went at about the same time as you, kept looking for me and my wife on this video, lol. We missed a few of these hikes but did all the ones we came for. We loved jordan pond house so much we ate there three times. Thanks for sharing, brings back recent memories.
Just don't buy the cans of clam chowder in the gift shop. My girlfriend and I bought like 5 cans at $8 a piece only to find them at a gift shop in Bar Harbor for $4.75. Yikes!
tk's from France :) , looks possible vist Maine freind and family after november 2020 , let see the Walther , i dot afraid ha ;) , i miss Maine my love state in USA ;) cheers
My jaw dropped at 5:00 😍
Great video! How many days to visit the park?
Hey only subbed a few days ago but can tell this account will grow if you keep it up. Great vids. I think you should try traveling to the Middle East; specifically Philly. I live near philly and it’s incredible to get a mix of nature and city. Valley green state park (Wissahickon state park) is incredible. It’s over 20 miles long and hundreds of trails. It’s nestled only 10 miles from inner city. Let me know what you think I can provide some hidden gems like Gettysburg battle ground historic park, Wissahickon park as a recommended, and the city that of course comes with the Philly food. The city, food, and nature I feel would be a perfect video for everyone. Plus 30 min north is the Poconos a small but pretty mountain range.
Thanks for watching and subscribing!! Interestingly enough, I actually live in Philly as well! I have been thinking about making a video about the nature trails in the surrounding area but I haven't had the time yet. Maybe when it's nicer this April/May!
OBR Travel what a small world. U checked out urban exploring too? Some really cool stuff like bethlehem steel stacks
Looks best with the winter backgrounds in my mind if u wanna do something now
Dorr Mountain is a very nice climb.
Great video. May I request the song/tracks used in it? Thank you.
I’ll be there for four days in September
Love this. Do you know if it would be good idea to bring your dog on those destinations? Thanks
I am a Mainer who lives and works in Bar Harbor!! Highly dog friendly area and park!!! Make sure you check the difficulty as some trails you need to climb ladders entirely!! Have fun. ❤️
@@Madmoose2000 thank you
anemone sea cave is my favorite spot in acadia. but it's a bit of a 'secret'
The audio quality was fire 🔥 what mic did you use?
I think I used my Blue Yeti as the voice over mic
The crazy part is, i was the in october 2019 columbus day weekend
Great video! Around what time did you notice that the traffic/parking situation got really bad? I am planning a trip to Acadia, but am worrisome about the traffic.
Traffic was very bad last year. It might be as bad, or worse this year. Acadia is a popular place, because of where it is situated within 500 miles of NYC. Boston, etc.
Gorham, pronounced gorum. Just a helpful tip from a local 😊
Does anyone know if the lighthouse light is ever on ? or the lighthouse is operational? Thanks for your help!
Here are some of my recommendations from my recent trip. I recommend visiting flying mountain in west side Acadia. It has a wonderful loop with a bit of tech and smooth trails. It ends up spitting you out onto a beautiful cove in the sound. After visiting bass head lighthouse check out the wonderland trail as well.
Oh nice! Excellent suggestion!
How long would you recommend staying in/by Acadia?
Song name at the beginning please?
song at the start please?
For someone that wants to hike here and there how many days do you think is needed to see most of the park?
Is Mid april a good time to visit?
My home
This is my number one place I want to visit and my number one state. I can’t wait to make it there one day. So beautiful! If you’ve never taken a trip to Michigan, I recommend checking out places in our Upper Peninsula. It is very beautiful and scenic.
What day and at what time were you in the Thunder Hole? I want to calculate my visit to get on the tidal waves. This is very impressive! Thanks!
We didn’t see it but the guide at the visitor center said 1 and half hour to 2 hours before high tide. So after 1:30 or so for 3 pm high tide.
Apparently it can also be hit and miss because an acquaintance tried to catch it before high tide but it didn’t quite materialize. Worth a shot though if you are planning a visit to the park. Good Luck
Are the busses still running because of covid?
Are dogs allowed on the trails and beach
Nice video! When is the best time of year to go?
july and august are the most popular but i honestly love going labor day weekend (as i’m doing this year as well). make sure if you are going hiking or something to go in the morning on a weekday!
October for the foliage- I live here- trust me. All seasons are excellent, though.
can you tell me the exact weeks you were there? I am going to be there for 2 weeks in October to catch the peak fall foliage. any suggestions will help
Coastal and southern Maine reach peak or near peak conditions at around mid-to-last October. I wouldn’t wait too long either as some years we will get a cold snap or rainstorm that knocks all the foliage down early. ☹️ ENJOY THE 207!!!!
Thanks for the video. We’re planning to go but says they’re closed for people from other states.
Hmm hopefully things open up again soon!
it’s open for new england residents, and i’m so grateful for that hahaha. i spent two months there this summer!
I live at the base of schoodic
How were the bugs?
I am coming to stay at Camden for a few days in February. Suggestions for top 3 must do/see?
Camden!
I think it’s important to note that getting to Bubble rock from the North is easy. Coming up from the South via Jordan Pond is a very different story. We came down that side in the wet and it was tricky, especially near the summit.
Just went to Acadia for the fourth time in my life. Will not be going back anytime soon if ever. It has become WAY too busy. The traffic is ridiculous and takes the beauty out of the nature.
Interesting. I think Sargent is a better choice than Penobscot, a tad easier. Nix the music.
Is bass harbor lighthouse only accessed through a trail or is it near a road?
There's a parking lot right next to be the light house
get there EARLY if you go for sunset. not much parking available.
George Ball I am planning a family trip there. Planning on chilling and maybe swimming at sand beach then going there
Maybe even go to thunder hole
@@weatherexpress8523 i hope you like cold water. Good luck
I think I know this place...
Is it as crowded as it looks?
I went on a very crowded weekend, so it can definitely get very crowded at the main attractions but if you take an obscure trail like Jordan Cliffs trail early in the morning, you're likely to not see a single person. It's quite nice
@@OBRTravel
Thanks much.
No Beehive Mountain?
I do love beehive mountain! I probably could have made a top 20 destinations video and still not captured everything I like in Acadia!
Gor-ham mountain lol
Nice video, but you missed all the good hikes.
Oh?
@@OBRTravel you hit a couple of the good ones, but I would recommend getting away from all the crowded spots next time. I hope my comment didn't sound rude. Happy travels.
Pro tip from a native, Gorham is pronounced gor-um, not gor-ham...also go on week days
Good to know. Thank you!
THANK YOU
Don't forget that you have to pay 30 bucks a day just to drive around here then they charge you 2 bucks just to drive to see thunder hole and then another 2 bucks to go to the top of the mountain. Drove there from Missouri because I always wanted to go then discover I can't go because I didn't get on line and pay 2 bucks which is the only way you can get the passes , I left not seeing much nature that should be free for anyone to see so 1300 plus miles for nothing, very disappointed in our national park systems.
I just use my national parks "America The Beautiful" pass. It's like $70 and you get into everything run by the NPS for a year. National parks, national seashores, museums, Gettysburg stuff, etc. It's great!
@@OBRTravel l did not know about this I will check it out, thanks!