Acadia National Park

August 10th - August 31st, 2024

Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic Coast

Acadia is one of our all time favorite national parks that we’ve been to. It features adventurous hikes along side the beautiful Maine cliff side.

We stayed in an Airbnb inside the national park boundaries, which is a rare occurrence. We went hiking most days after work and loved living so close to the coast line.

On our way from Boston to Acadia, we stopped in Portland, Maine for two days and absolutely loved its charm.

Portland, Maine

On our way from Boston to Acadia, we made a two-day stop in Portland, Maine. We loved this city, it was full of lighthouses, beautiful views and charming homes.

The Portland Head Light, one of the most iconic lighthouses we’ve ever been to.

Portland Head Light

Downtown Portland, ME

East End Beach in Portland, ME

Bug Light House, Portland Maine

Eastern Promenade in Portland, ME

Views from the top of the Portland Observatory

The Portland Observatory

Portland, ME

Portland Museum of Art

There was a Guster concert in Portland that we found out about right as the concert was starting, so we hustled over and had an amazing time!

Fogtown Brewing

Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain is one of the top things to do in the Acadia National Park. It’s the highest point in the park so it provides amazing views of whole park. Many people go for sunrise, but we decided to go for sunset instead, which we loved.

Cadillac Mountain

The arrow is pointing to the location of our Airbnb

Cadillac Mountain

Watching the sunset on Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain

Our Airbnb in Acadia

The Beehive + Gorham Mountain

The Beehive is an adventurous hike up a steep rock outcropping, similar to a via ferrata experience. The views at the top was the highlight of our time in Acadia. We combined it with the Gorham Mountain trail to make an awesome loop hike.

Climbing up the Beehive

The Bowl along the Beehive + Gorham Mountain loop trail

At the top of the Beehive

View from the top of the Beehive

The Beehive + Gorham Mountain

Jordan Pond + The Bubbles

Jordan Pond is one of the main lakes to visit within Acadia. When we visited, it was unfortunately quite foggy but it did create a moody atmospheric vibe. We also combined this hike with the Bubbles, which are two small mountains that overlook Jordan Pond.

Jordan Pond

Restaurant overlooking Jordan Pond

The Bubbles hike

On top of the North Bubble

Carriage Road Biking

The Carriage roads were made throughout the park in the early 1900s to help people get around the park by carriage. Nowadays, it serves as great bike paths that take you into interior areas of the park. We rented e-bikes and rode around the majority of the carriage roads, which was one of our favorite things we did in Acadia.

Carriage road biking

Eagle Lake along our Carriage road biking path

Bridge along our Carriage road biking path

Carriage road biking

Great Head + Sand Beach

This one of our favorite hikes we did. The coastal cliff sides were amazing, and we descended the Great Head trail right at sunset, which was beautiful over Sand Beach.

Great Head trail

Great Head trail overlooking sand beach

Sand Beach

Puffin Lighthouse Cruise

We went on a day cruise along the Maine coastline to see puffins and lighthouses. Unfortunately the puffins had mostly all migrated away at the time of our cruise, but it was still beautiful nonetheless and the lighthouses were awesome.

The bar harbor pier

Lighthouse along the puffin lighthouse cruise

The puffin lighthouse cruise

Lighthouse along the puffin lighthouse cruise

The puffin lighthouse cruise

Puffin lighthouse cruise

Lighthouse along our puffin lighthouse cruise

Other Acadia hikes

A collection of pictures from other great Acadia hikes.

Bar Island trail

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse

Echo Lake

Hunter Beach

Mushrooms along the Hunter Beach trail

Abel's Lobster

This is a classic lobster restaurant that we went to. We don’t love seafood but it was an authentic experience that we couldn’t pass up!

Sunset at Abel's Lobster

Abel's Lobster

Sunset at Abel's Lobster

Abel's Lobster

Mount Katahdin - Baxter State Park

Trevor went to Baxter State Park over a weekend to hike Mount Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine. It was a truly epic experience and he made friends with some Appalachian Trail hikers along the way!