Hi,

Can someone please recommend must-see, must-do things in the Acadia National Forest/Cadillac Mountains/Bar Harbor areas. Thanks

Godrejk

It's Acadia National Park, and Cadillac Mountain (just 1!). There is good info here on Fodors if you click DESTINATIONS above, in addition to lots of posts here on the forum.

I replied to your other post regarding White Mountains, NH.

Just to expand upon that, 2 years ago we combined the Green Mountains, VT; White Mountains, NH; and Acadia NP, ME into one trip.

There is alot of driving involved but there are alot of side attractions along the way.

Whale-watching, Acadia exploring & hiking-(many different level trails-ask for a map at the info booth & personal favorite vistas),rent bicycles,driving the car loop through the park-don't miss Thundar Hole,a day at Sand Beach(water's about 50 degrees),Sunrise at the top of Cadillac Mountain,shopping, visit Trenton Lobster pound, take a plane ride of the Lighthouses(4 seater-it was great),eat at the Jordon House in Acadia(popovers are delicious)

I'm sorry, godrejk, to jump into your posting but I would like to ask laurieb_nyny what route she drove from VT to ME. I am going to be driving from the Adirondacks to Bar Harbor at the end of this month and I wasn't too happy with the route Mapquest gave me. We love scenic drives so if your route goes through the mountains, that would be ok with us! Does anyone have any suggestions for a good route?