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The Best Places to See Fall Foliage in Maine

Acadia National Park, Maine, Atlantic Ocean, Bar Harbor, Fall Foliage, Leaf Peeping
Acadia National Park, Maine, Atlantic Ocean, Bar Harbor, Fall Foliage, Leaf Peeping
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*The Camden Hills (Upper Midcoast): The surrounding countryside is full of blazing color, offset by gray-shingled homes and sailboats.

*Acadia National Park (Mount Desert Island): This national park possesses some of the finest foliage in northern New England (see above), all the more so because it’s set right beside the dramatic, rocky coastline.

*Blueberry Barrens (Downeast): One of Maine’s least appreciated scenic treasures. Downeast Maine’s vast wild blueberry fields turn a brilliant cranberry red each fall, setting the landscape ablaze with color. Wander the dirt roads northeast of Cherryfield, or just drive Route 1 between Harrington and Machias past an experimental farm atop (of course) Blueberry Hill.