There's nothing quite like the breathtaking vista you get to take in after a harrowing hike. New England is known for rocky, rugged trails, think Mount Washington by Tuckerman Ravine, that deliver ...

Head to Acadia National Park with your kids to explore rocky beaches, hidden coves, misty cliffs, and woodland hikes! One of the United States’ most visited—and most beloved—national parks, Acadia has ...

Visiting New England’s Acadia National Park is an annual summertime tradition for many families from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. There are so many things to do in Acadia National Park ...

I gave my feet a rest on the second full day in the park, renting bikes to check out the Carriage Roads. The park was founded in 1916, although the area had been a vacation destination for decades ...

As a diehard New Englander, it’s a bit shameful that I’d never been to Bar Harbor, Maine. So, recently, I planned a reasonably epic three-day weekend that maxed out on coastal and Acadia National Park ...

I'm not a big hiker, so I wasn't sure what to expect when I visited Acadia National Park in Maine. I was surprised by how much I loved my three-day trip, but there are a few things I wish I'd known.

Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor fared through a peak weekend for tourism with the park open, but many facilities inside it unstaffed. For now, Acadia National Park in Maine is open to the public ...

Miles Howard is a regular Globe Ideas contributor and author of the Substack newsletter Mind the Moss. I first saw Acadia National Park’s iconic oceanside cliffs years ago through the windshield of a ...