At the other end of the spectrum, the most affordable accommodations are always the ones you bring with you: tent, camper, or RV. The park service operates two campgrounds on Mount Desert Island, ...

Many lodges and hotels near National Parks offer a one-of-a-kind experience to make the most of your trip. Rebecca Harding via Getty Images People are exploring National Parks more than ever before.

Acadia remains one of the most popular parks in the U.S., receiving more than 2 million visitors every year. Established in 1916 as Sieur de Monts National Monument, it attained national park sta ...

Acadia National Park is one of the fifty-eight National Parks in the United States and it is in the state of Maine. The park’s original name in 1916 was Sieur de Monts National Monument before it was ...

I’ve been to Maine many times over my life, visiting in the summers when I can, ever since I was a kid. I keep being drawn ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Summer is the season of adventure. And in ...