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Acadia National Park | 8.13.17 | Maine | 44.3386° N, -68.2733° W
Acadia National Park has been on my list for a while. This is the first national park without Leah but the boys and I were on a week long trip to Maine and had to tackle it.
We had one day in the park and wanted to fill it with as much as possible. Our first stop in the park was the visitors center. Your best insiders guide to any National Park is always to talk to the Rangers. These folks know the parks inside out and will tell you how to see and do the most with the time you have.
The ranger we talked with told us that the best hike to do with the time we had was The Great Head Trail. The majority of the parking is along the road and the spots fill up fast.Acadia and parking do not go along- we saw so many cars with tickets on them! On the map look for Sand Beach - you're going to want to park as close to the sign as you can get.
After you embark onto the trail it will take you on a rural road for a bit. Keep on keepin' on until you hit the other parking lot! Then you'll be on your typical dirt trail and there will be more trail markers.
After you reach the other parking lot this is what your hike will start to look like! Waahhoo! Nothing like dirt crunching under your feet.
Once you get past the rocks above the views start! I was amazed that there was a beach in a National Park, so cool!
After the beach view make sure you follow the blue marks! The trail turns from dirt to rock and it gets a little tricky to figure out where you're going.
After hiking in the woods for a bit the trail breaks and you're hit with another view of the ocean
The hike didn't take long and we were done by noon. After, we loaded back into the car and drove around the park checking out some more views, and then stopped for a quick bite!
After lunch we decided to head to Cadillac Mountain and check out the views everyone raves about, they definitely didn't disappoint.
Acadia was a blast! After exploring the park we headed into Bar Harbor, such a cool town. We walked around, grabbed a bite, and finished the trip off with some ice cream.