2gypsies Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 This Fall Acadia will require that you have a reservation for entry to the park just as Rocky Mtn. and Yosemite have done this summer. However, it may be permanent at Acadia to manage the crowds. https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/08/acadia-national-park-test-its-reservation-system-fall?utm_source=National+Parks+Traveler+Week+in+Review%2C+August+11%2C+2020&utm_campaign=National+Parks+Traveler+Weekly+Review&utm_medium=email Quote Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 We spent the past two summers volunteering at a National Fish Hatchery near Ellsworth Maine and can say that the situation on Mt. Desert Island, including Bar Harbor and the main part of Acadia NP was pretty awful from late-June through the time we left, typically in early October. Between the "normal" visitation and cruise ships unloading thousands of people each day, it was chaos. While many folks will find this reservation requirement to be inconvenient, something really needed to be done. We learned that the coastal areas to the east and west were just as beautiful, and far more relaxing. I'll be interesting to see if this reservation system "solves" the problem. Too bad that so many of our National Parks are becoming the last places we would want to go to for serenity and nature. Quote Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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