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northeast starter trip

Acadia coast and summit

Atlantic sunrise from Cadillac, rocky tidepools, carriage roads. Four nights.

ME 4 nights tent couple or solo summit views, water, photography

Pick your dates

These dates are open right now: Tue to Sat, 4 nights at Seawall Campground. All 4 nights bookable. Change them if you like.

We'll match this trip's vibe against live campsite, trail, fire and weather data and return a real itinerary you can save.

What the trip looks like

Day 1, into Mount Desert Island

Roll in, set up at Blackwoods, sunset at Otter Cliffs.

Camp
Blackwoods Campground, near the loop road.
Trails
  • Ocean Path (4.4 mi RT)
  • Schoodic Head loop
Activities
coastal walk, tidepool hunt, lobster roll dinner

Day 2, Cadillac sunrise

Pre-dawn drive to Cadillac for the first sunrise in the US, breakfast in Bar Harbor.

Camp
Same site.
Trails
  • Cadillac North Ridge (4.4 mi RT)
  • Beehive (1.5 mi RT, iron rungs)
Activities
sunrise summit, breakfast in town, afternoon nap

Day 3, carriage roads

Rent bikes, ride the carriage roads through the Rockefeller bridges, lunch at Jordan Pond House.

Camp
Same site.
Trails
  • Jordan Pond loop (3.5 mi)
  • Bubbles + Eagle Lake bike loop
Activities
bike ride, popovers at Jordan Pond, swim at Echo Lake

Day 4, working harbor

Bass Harbor lighthouse, head home via Schoodic if time allows.

Camp
Pack out morning.
Trails
  • Bass Harbor Head Light path
  • Wonderland Trail (1.4 mi RT)
Activities
lighthouse stop, tidepool walk, drive home

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