Bar Harbor 2, Maine

Acadia National Park is located outside and surrounding Bar Harbor, Maine. Getting to the Blackwoods Campground was a bit of a challenge because they routed us right through downtown Bar Harbor. (There are streets that skirt the downtown area but we understand that the residents don’t want traffic going through their areas-silly people.) The streets were very narrow and even though it was a Thursday, there were lots of tourists around. It was a challenge, but John is getting pretty good at maneuvering the motorhome. Bar Harbor does provide motorhome parking on the outskirts of town, but there is no parking allowed in the surrounding residential streets.

We loved the scenery in Nova Scotia but Acadia NP surpasses anything we saw in Canada. The rocky coastline with its crashing waves and small harbors was spectacular. There is a loop drive that goes around the NP and takes you along the coast, inland through lakes and forest areas and gives you access to many hiking trails. A golden age passport gets you in free to the NP and you only pay half price for the camping. It certainly pays for itself.

The campground was situated outside of town in a forested area with a short walk down to the coastline. It was about a 10 minute drive to the town of Bar Harbor with its lovely shops and many upscale restaurants. We did have to taste the clam chowder, mussels and lobster here-just for comparison sake. There was an early morning fog that burned off and gave us a lovely sunny day in the 70’s.

We were particularly impressed that the city had free WiFi spots located in several areas of town. We had to go to the chamber of commerce to find this out-it was not publicized. Perhaps the coffee shop that offered WiFi for $2.50 for 15 min. and 15 cents a minute after that had something to do with this.