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Whilst on one of our days off work at the summer camp I worked at in 2018, 5 of us decided to take a road trip to Acadia National Park, North of where we were in Maine.

After renting a car with enterprise we took the 2 hour drive to Cadillac Mountain. You can either choose to drive up 2/3 of the way and park in the park loop road car park, or choose one of the many hiking trails up the mountain. Eitherway the views at the top are outstanding, with a large flat mountain top allowing you to explore the views provding many photo opportunities!

After spending a while at Cadillac Mountain we jumped back into the car for a 15 minute drive to Jordan Pond in the Mount Desert region of Acadia. We took a walk from the car park down to the rocky shore at the south of the lake, where you get a stunning view of the two mountains ‘north and south bubble’. This is definitely a highlight of Acadia, however I wish we had time to hike around further north of the lake too.

South shore of Jordan pond with a view of the north and south bubble

Our penultimate of the day was an are of coast line near to the famous thunder hole on the south of Mount Desert Island. After parking we took a walk through a wooded area, hoping to spot a moose (we didn’t, and im semi-grateful for this!) where we walked along the rocky cliff edge of the ocean path and were greeted with some of the most stunning views I had ever seen. This is definitely a underated and less touristy highlight of Acadia National park

Ocean path near Thunder Hole, South Coast Mount Desert Island

Our last stop of this whirlwind tour of Acadia was the town of Bar Harbour, where we went for a walk through the (quite touristy) local shops and went to the self proclaimed best ice cream shop in Bar Harbour, which definitely didn’t dissapoint!

This whole day trip was a whirlwind of a day, we saw so much in a short space of time and it was a long day but one I would whole heartedly reccomend to anyone visiting Acadia National park looking to avoid some of the most touristy areas.

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