Haha, I had to google just *where* Acadia Nat Park was located...so will have to take a pass on *this* year anyway. Long haul from SoCal...
I wonder if things may change by October.
Thanks for the heads up on the Island Explorer.
Last October there were SO many people in line for the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, we skipped it.
chasgroh wrote:
Haha, I had to google just *where* Acadia Nat Park was located...so will have to take a pass on *this* year anyway. Long haul from SoCal...
In 2021 it was reportedly the sixth most visited national park in the system, and attracted a record-setting 4.1 million visitors.
MDI Mainer wrote:
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I've driven to the top of Cadillac Mountain several times but never needed a "vehicle reservation". Is that something new?
Dennis
Thanks. Going in a few weeks. This is helpful.
MDI Mainer wrote:
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This thread illustrates why UHH is such a good forum; one finds about not only places, but how to achieve some successful photography while at a destination. One can Google and Google, but responses here often get right to the point.
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!
Isle au Haut from NPS
Schoodic from Getty Images
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse from MDI Mainer
Travel to Canada via the high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has also resumed. The trip takes about 3.5 hours each way.
https://www.ferries.ca/thecat/schedule/
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