The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
New England

Stop 12 · Days 34–38

Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park, ME

Where the mountains meet the Atlantic — granite peaks, Rockefeller's carriage roads, and the first sunrise in the country come fall.

Where to stay

  • Bar Harbor inn or Blackwoods Campground

    Bar Harbor for walkable dinners; Blackwoods for a jump on the Cadillac sunrise.

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  • Popovers at Jordan Pond House

    Warm popovers with jam on the lawn above the pond — an Acadia ritual.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 34Day 34 — Cadillac Sunrise & Park LoopFull day · 5h planned
  2. 35Day 35 — Carriage Roads & Jordan PondFull day · 3h planned
  3. 36Day 36 — Schoodic & the seaFull day · 5h 30m planned
  4. 37Day 37 — Free DayFree day
  5. 38Day 38 — Inland to the White MountainsDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Outdoor & Water Activities
  • Shopping