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Morancy Pond
 | The best trout fishing in eastern maine is morancy pond,stocked to the hilt with brown and rainbow trout.come and experience the fun at morancy pond you will be very impressed.bring your whole family for the best fishing this side of maine..... |
Jones Pond
| I love this pond; it is great to swim in. The dock is awesome.... |
Somes Sound View Campground
 | 10 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool...Located on Mount Desert Island, Somes Sound View Campground is an idyllic, peaceful retreat on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. A small, intimate property, SSVC is known for attracting friendly, nature-loving campers, who appreciate pitching their tent next to the ocean, surrounded by gorgeous woods, and enjoying everything Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park have to offer visitors. Visit www.ssvc.info to see all that Somes Sound View Campground has to offer your family.... |
Conners Nubble Trail
 | 12 miles away My wife and I and our two children (including son Conor, of course) hiked up Connor's Nubble in August, 2008. The Acadia National Park Brochure/Map identifies this little mountain as ''Connor's Nubble'' while the trail sign itself goes with ''Conner's Nubble.'' We hiked up Connor's Nubble from the south, off of the carriage road/bike trail that runs south along the west side of Eagle Lake. The hiking trail itself from the south approach is short, on the order of 1/3 mile. It's pretty steep, but not too challenging given its brevity. Once on top, the hiker is rewarded with sweeping views in all directions. The view of Eagle Lake is terrific, as is the gander at Cadillac Mountain. This is a very rewarding hike for such a short trail, and combined with a bike ride circumnavigating Eagle Lake, it makes for a terrific 3-hour jaunt.... |
Upper Lead Mountain Pond
| 12 miles away 1 PHOTO Great place to stay on Upper Lead Mountain Pond - beautiful scenary and listen to the Loons calling at night: www.leadmountainlodge.com... |
Sargent Mountain Trail
| 14 miles away ...a large, open ridge, giving me a much needed breather before the final 0. 15 mile push to the top. On top, Ithe hiker will discover a very large, wide open rocky summit with commanding views in all directions. To date, this is the best view I've had in Acadia National Park. The vista over Bar Harbor is remarkable, with the group of the four Porcupine Islands being promiment. The northern portion of Eagle Lake also presents itself nicely, as does the northern reaches of Somes Sound amd the Atantic Ocean to the north. The great bulks of Cadillac Mountain and Pemetic Mountain dominate the views to the east. The view from Sargent also made it easy to spot the next three peaks on my day's hike; Gilmore, Parkman and Bald. In fact, I was able to knock off these three bare-topped, wonderful little peaks and get back to my bike in only 2. 4 miles of hiking. I would highly recommend Sargent Mountain. There are several approaches to this mountain (the 2nd tallest in Acadia after Cadillac), and it won't take all that long from any direction. And if you have a couple of hours more t... |
Blackwoods Campground
| 14 miles away I have been camping there for 20 years, and it is the best campground I have ever seen. Everything is wonderful, and the bugs aren't even that bad.... |
Beech Mountain West Ridge Trail
| 18 miles away ...n make the final 1/10 of a mile push to the summit of Beech. The last 1/10 of a mile is pretty easy going, compared to the ascent to this point. With about 100 yards to go you'll come across a small structure on your right that looks to be the former privy for the occupants of the fire tower on top of the mountain. The fire tower on top, incidentally, is abandoned and barred to entry, but you can still climb up one level to get even better views. And it only makes sense that a mountain with a fire tower on top is going to have great views, which Beech Mountain does. The hiker gets almost a 360 degree view, with the only direction really blocked being to the northwest. Very impressive views of Mansell Mountain and the Western Mountain grouping of mountains is offered to the west. To the northeast you can find a good view of Echo Lake and the higher peaks of the interior of Acadia to the northeast. All told, this hike is only 0. 7 miles from bottom to top. But, you ascend 759 feet in this 0. 7 miles, which is fairly steep. I'm a 47-year old guy in reasonable hiking shape,... |
White Birches Campground
| 19 miles away We went there in September, but, it seemed like an ideal, quiet place for hikers who may want to get off the beaten track on a very commercial island. The showers were clean, the sites were clean and it was not the most expensive. Forewarned, the shuttle bus doesn't go there, price to pay for remoteness.... |
