East Coast from Boston
 

I would like to fly into Boston and take a 7-8 day round trip down the scenic route. Would like to see fall foliage, eat lobster on the water.we r leaving end of Sept or first of Oct. wouldn't mind staying in B and B.our first time to the east coast. We r in our 70's but still active
Thank you

Some problems here: "down the scenic route" will take you to Connecticut and the Hudson Valley, both beautiful but neither will have much color in September or early October.

You have to go "up the scenic route", I.e., north and west into NH , Vermont, southern Quebec, and western Maine (Richardson Lakes) for color.

You could do a nice loop across Connecticut on US 6 or 44 to the Hudson, up the Hudson to Lake Champlaign, cross the lake on the ferry and drive east from Burlington to St Johnsbury and down through the White Mountains in NH or southeast from Burlington to Stowe, then down VT 100 to Brattleboro and into the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.

Yeah, as soon as I saw this, I too was thinking <b>"up</b> the scenic route".

And it wouldn't be a terrible idea to keep going via NH, Vermont, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

Now a considerable problem is that there IS so much to see in Boston itself, for a "first time to the east coast", that there just isn't enough time to live the full extreme...

SO maybe it's Boston - Vermont - NH - Maine - and back ???

Thanks for advice. We can go up the scenic route. We have always seen light houses,people eating lobster by the water driving the back roads in an old woody with the leaves scattering about the wheels. We will rent a car and drive up to.....?

Here's a link to some scenic drives and there is a link there to a real time foliage map: http://www.yankeefoliage.com/drives/index.php

You'll want to see part of Maine, especially Southern Maine for the lobster on the water eating experience. Some lobster shacks will be closed but there will be plenty of options in late September, early October.

"Down Maine" is pretty common parlance.
as in http://downmainevets.com/
or
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East

And Oh and I Want to see some lighthouses!!!

There was a recent request about lighthouses. I'm more familiar with the ones in NH and Maine. Somebody posted a link to a great list. You can go to Portland Maine to visit Fort Williams Park where Bite Into ME lobster roll truck parks. They might be there only on weekends in the fall. There's a lighthouse there, too. Pemaquid Point near Damariscotta ME is easy to visit. In Portland you can also take a scenic boat tour to see some lighthouses. I like the easy hike to Owls Head Light near Rockland ME.

Go as far as Camden which Yankee Magazine says is one of the prettiest towns for foliage.

But maybe start north and drive south ending in Boston for a few days.

Agree Portland is a good direction to start. Then head inland towards higher elevations. Late Sept/early Oct is too early for decent foliage at sea level or south. Somehow end up in Western MA and take Rte 2 back towards Boston.

Do not think you are going to find a nice coastal road between Boston and Maine - most areas have houses that are quite old built right on the water, and no road of any significance offering views.

Bar Harbor might be nice - but not sure I would go that far north in your allotted time.

Look for accommodation quickly!

Prime leaf peeping time so you will find high prices, low availability at this stage and probably minimum stays of more than 1 night in some places.

Oh my . U people are so nice and informative.
We are in Texas and just can't wait to see in real life all the things we have only seen pics of. I just printed out a road map and am going to check all this out. My husband just saw a casino in CT. We don't have those in TX. Is it possible to go by there?

Where in Connecticut is the Casino?

Are you flying in and out of Boston for sure?

suze, this post was last year.