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in this video we teach you everything
you need to know about planning your
trip kadia
national park if you're new to the
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acadia national park is a relatively
small park it's only 47
000 acres which sounds like a lot but if
you compare that to like yellowstone
it's a drop in a bucket the cool thing
about acadia's landscape
is that it has like woodland areas it
has rocky beaches
it even has granite peaks like cadillac
mountain which is
the highest point on the united states
east coast
we recommend spending at least three to
five days in acadia national park if you
can
this gives you enough time to at least
drive the park loop road
and do a few hikes in all total we were
only there about
three days we did a lot in those three
days but we wish we would have had more
time so that we could have rented bikes
ridden along the carriage roads
it would have been fun too if they their
horseback riding was up and running but
this was during the
pandemic that wasn't happening in
planning a trip to
acadia you might notice that acadia
national park bar harbor
and mount desert island are kind of used
interchangeably
that's because mountain desert island is
home to acadia and bar harbor
a visit to any one of those means you'll
probably be checking out all three
the island is big enough to accommodate
some hotels and bed and breakfasts
airbnbs
campgrounds but it's also small enough
that no matter where you stay you'll be
able to
explore the whole area we however stayed
off the island
because we are go travel on the cheap we
had to get those prices down but we
found an awesome place
yes yeah we had amazing sunrises it
worked out to our advantage
that we had such amazing sunrises
because we were not ever able to get
that driving permit for sunrise at
cadillac mountain
let's talk about airports bangor
international is probably your fastest
and easiest way to fly in which is
roughly about a
minute car ride to acadia national park
just a quick travel tip for you if
you're renting a vehicle
keep in mind that because of covid and
all of the computer chip problems rental
car prices are going crazy
you can take the the public
transportation which is
a little bit longer definitely a little
bit cheaper route it's about 15
to go from bangor international to
acadia national park
takes two and a half hours to go by bus
uh you can always take a traditional
taxi which is about 150
or if you want to save some money and
since i'm an uber driver take uber for
about 82
plus tip of course another airport
option is portland international
the best way to get from portland to
acadia is by car
and it takes about three hours or about
156 miles
you could also take a bus via bangor
which takes about 5 hours and 22 minutes
and costs anywheres from 26 to 50 there
is a small
regional airport hancock county bar
harbor airport
with a free bus service to bar harbor
available during the
summer months and because of coved i'd
obviously just check into it to make
sure that that's even available at this
time a lot of programs are cancelled
because i'm coded
there are 124 trails in acadia national
park
you can spend months there and not see
it all obviously
check out the all's trails app to see
which trails you want to do whatever
your level
is all trails app will give you a good
indication of what trails you will be
able to
conquer and believe me if they say
expert you better be an expert
we do have another little travel tip for
you this granite
is incredibly slick you definitely don't
want to be in tennis shoes doing this
you want to get yourself a good pair of
hiking boots
you don't need to spend two hundred
dollars but get a good pair of
hiking boots it will make the difference
sand beach is a nice place to check out
if you're a beach lover like me oh we
always want to
get on a beach you could have a picnic
explore out on the rocks but be careful
if you do that
it's just a really nice place to to
chill out and you can swim there in the
summer
definitely going to want to check out
the the park loop road
it's a 27 mile route has lots of
pull-off places
parking spots and traffic jams just have
plenty of patience when you're in uh
acadia national park plan on
lots of people being there if you like
stargazing or you
like night photography check with the
ranger programs and the best places to
view the night skies in acadia
that would have been cool to do remember
when we were at the airbnb and you
looked up
and it was like mind-blowing yes the
stars
it was epic for real we've said it
before and we'll say it again
please take responsibility to
respect and care for our wildlife
resources
in our wonderful beautiful national
parks by staying on the trail
by picking up your garbage pack it in
pack it out
by observing wildlife from a distance
and by not feeding them or people food
is not good the other thing
is is i know i always want to get the
better shot i'm always filming we're
always taking pictures in these national
parks but acadia gets 3.5 million
visitors a year
and it's one of 10 of the most popular
national parks in the united
states stay on the trail try to do your
best to get a different angle from
the trail that you're on don't bear off
it's not good for the environment
you might think a couple of steps off
might not harm
the environment but it does if a
percentage of all those people
veer off the trail that's going to do
some real damage especially over time
hey dog owners guess what acadia is one
of the few national parks
that they actually don't mind you
bringing your pet there's plenty of
trails that you can get on and get off
so you do need to keep your dog on a
six-foot leash at all times
be very observant of the actual rules of
pet ownership pick up the poop pack it
out don't leave it on the trail
it's not good for the watersheds and
it's very bad for the environment
the dogs are not allowed on the ladder
trails obviously this is more for the
pets safety you don't want to carry your
pet up these things they are difficult
trails
make sure you pay attention to where the
pets are allowed and not allowed
the rangers do enforce if you're in an
area that they're not supposed to be at
they're not allowed to
swim in the watersheds as well so we
wanted to go to the bass harbor
lighthouse for sunset that place
was so packed that they wouldn't let you
in you probably would have to get there
about three o'clock in the afternoon to
catch sunset at the
lighthouse that's kind of the downside
to some of the national parks that
become so popular that you can't do a
lot of the activities unless you make
reservations
arrive at least a couple of hours in
advance the parking lot is very small
and there are a whole lot of people that
are trying to get a glimpse of the
lighthouse
when you're at the parking area you will
note a walking path to the left that
leads to a stairway that takes you down
to the face of the cliff to an oceanside
observation area the path to the right
of the building
leads to a vantage point that provides
panoramic view of the ocean and if you
do
brave going out onto the rocks be very
careful we saw someone slip and fall
when we were there yeah that it's pretty
uh intense
you gotta be smart know your your limits
or do like me and crawl
when you come out the bass harbor
lighthouse to get the good view
you've got to do some serious rock
scrambling
when we were there in mid-october it was
frigid
we aren't used to the humidity anymore
as is often the case
with so many of our national parks make
sure you have
layers and a variety of clothes even
in the summer while maybe you can wear
tank top and shorts
you're going to want a light jacket or a
hoodie for the evening time
one thing to keep in mind is you're
going to want to be flexible with your
acadia trip you can have a rough
itinerary but then have a backup plan
because if the parking lot is full or
the trailhead
area is full then just pick another
place and go check that out then i'm
coming back tomorrow for that i think
that's pretty common with most of the
national parks now they've become super
popular since no one can travel anywhere
in the world
i imagine coming to acadia
in the fall time is a totally different
experience than coming any other time
i really like it it's beautiful lots of
color
drive slowly you know there's no rush
enjoy
the journey enjoy the amazing place that
you're in
be conscientious of pedestrians and
bicyclists
prepare to hunt for a parking spot as
wayne learned on the precipice
trail you should have a map with you
either paper or download it to your
phone
because sometimes those trails get a
little confusing yeah i thought for sure
with that many people i wouldn't need a
map
but at the top i got lost somehow i
don't even know how that happened
i'm usually pretty good i usually don't
get lost
as we always preach make sure you have
at least double the amount of water that
you might think that you need it is
better to have more than enough than to
not have enough and run out
cell phones don't work in the park at
all bring walkie-talkies you can get
some cheap walkie-talkies at you know
a walmart or what have you i wish we had
some this national park for sure
because i could not get a hold of april
when i needed to couldn't even text her
we suggest bring things in a cooler for
launch
do hood which is with the traffic and
the ins and the outs at least when we
were there with the way they had the the
road traffic going
it just makes it really hard to leave
and come back the traffic jams make it
difficult to get in and out of the park
the places in the park that you can eat
at are
long long waits
what'd you like what'd you dislike about
the beehive april
i disliked that grate yeah they're slick
well not only was it slick but the bars
are far apart
i can see straight down through and
that's like the ultimate trigger for my
fear of heights and vertigo issues
it's a tough hike it took me a hot
minute to push through my anxiety attack
and cross it i
love the feeling of having conquered
a difficult hike though once we got to
the summit i pushed through
while it was challenging it was so
so so rewarding so glad i did it if you
want to know more about the
beehive hike check out the card above
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as far as precipice goes i really
enjoyed this hike you know
when you get to that first obstacle just
like april did
if you can't make that first obstacle
turn around there's no shame in this
this is a dangerous hike the reason that
obstacle is hard
is because if you can't make it past
that one you're not going to make it the
rest of the trail
there is a back way if you want to just
meet somebody at the summit i wish i
would have known about that i would have
gone up the back
you can go the back way which is really
the way everybody's coming down
i didn't get to see that because i went
the wrong way and got lost
what did you not like about it getting
lost
you will you will wait in line to hit
each ladder
there is more than enough way too many
people on this trail that's part of it
just like angel's landing in in zion
you're just gonna be with hordes of
people
it's a fun hike i'm glad i did it why
are you glad you did it it's the sense
of accomplishment
it wasn't easy it was strenuous it was
twice as hard for me because i was
carrying cameras and camera equipment
up flatters which i highly suggest not
doing and i highly suggest you not doing
in the future yeah i'll do that next
time
talking to somebody on the trail i
didn't realize that you couldn't do this
year round
about doing the precipice hike and i did
not know this and i don't know if it's
true or not
you need to check to see what time of
year you're coming to do the precipice
it's not open year round i guess there's
some falcons that live up there
and they get territorial obviously you
got to leave nature alone
something i would suggest doing is
checking the national parks page for
any trail closures or any updates and i
would suggest doing this
a couple weeks before your trip the day
of your trip the day that you get there
because stuff changes all the time and
that's a great resource to check out as
the national parks page
if you're wanting to go to cadillac
mountain i suggest weeks
and weeks and weeks in advance schedule
your driving permit to be able to go up
cadillac mountain
especially if you want to see sunrise
it's very hard to get one of those
yeah i would say as as early as possible
in advance you're going to need to go to
recreation.gov get a vehicle
reservation 30 of vehicle reservations
are made available
90 days ahead of each date the remaining
70
are released at 10 a.m eastern standard
time two days ahead
either print or save a digital copy of
your reservation with the confirmation
code which will be scanned
connectivity though is unreliable in the
park yeah
internet doesn't work at all we're phone
call service you must also have a park
entrance pass to enter acadia in
addition to having that vehicle
reservation
so there was the jessup and hemlock
trails what's nice about the jessup and
hemlock trail
is it's very flat anybody can do this
trail and i believe it's even considered
a handicap accessible trail as well
it was a nice warm-up pike as well yeah
it was an easy starter hike
yeah hiking the bubbles
bubble hike was fun i was thoroughly
exhausted from
having just done the beehive yeah i
would put this on a separate day than
the beehive hike
it was a lot of steps a lot of stairs
beautiful views though
pretty short hike but it was a strenuous
hike i would say
at least moderate probably felt more
strenuous to us because we had already
done
we had already done jessup and hemlock
loop and beehive
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