MDI Mainer wrote:
For those concerned about crowds there is the section of ANP on the mainland on the Schoodic Peninsula which has spectacular scenery and is far less crowded than the parts on Mount Desert Island. Even on MDI the portions of the park on the "Quietside," i.e., Southwest Harbor, Tremont and Bass Harbor, tend to be less crowded than the Ocean Drive part. (But watch out for the iconic Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.)
And there is also the part on Isle au Haut, linked to the mainland only by passenger ferry from Stonington. Even I've not been there yet!
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We camped in a lean-to (reservations required) with our two young children more than twenty years ago and had a great time. I highly recommend it!