DC area to Acadia National Park, Maine

We are on that route now, though we are taking more than two days.

A few tips:
You cannot take the Baltimore Harbor Tunnels with propane. You will need to take 695 around. Across the bridge (to the east) is faster but you have to pay a toll.
Whatever you do, avoid the George Washington Bridge. Take the Tappan Zee or, even better, The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. It is cheaper, faster, and gets you north away from a lot of the traffic.
You cannot drive on Parkways in New York (Taconic, Sprain, etc).
You cannot drive with propane in the Boston tunnels.

You don't say where you are in Northern Va but the easiest, least traffic route from that area would be: 66 or 270/70 to 81N. At Scranton, take 84E/N to 495N around Boston. Then take 95N through Maine. Though the route is longer in distance, it is typically shorter in time so the gas works out about the same. If you have limited miles due to having a rental, straight up 95 is your best bet.

dahkota wrote:


You don't say where you are in Northern Va but the easiest, least traffic route from that area would be: 66 or 270/70 to 81N. At Scranton, take 84E/N to 495N around Boston. Then take 95N through Maine.

We used this route when we did a 4500 mile, 45 day trip to Maine, then headed south to Hunting Island, SC. It was a great trip.

We didn't go far, but spent the night at Hershey Park, the headed on north to Brialee Rv & Tent Park, near Ashford, CT. It was about 15 miles off of I-84, but we wanted a night in CT to take it off our states-camped list.:D

We did not camp at Acadia THIS TIME, but stayed in the Old Orchard Beach area. (We went to Acadia a few years ago, so stayed in southern Maine this time.)

If you can, Stop at Mystic Seaport for a mid way stop. There are a few CGs in the area. The maritime museum is a lot of fun and there is plenty to do. The Mystic Aquarium is nice also.Mystic Conn.

Leaving only 2 days (one overnight) to get there is a stretch. It's 800 miles so you'll need to do 400 a day. The best average speed you can hope for is 50 MPH so you'll be driving a solid 8 hours each day and the time from unhook to hookup will be more like 11 hours, especially since it's all new to you. I recommend you add a day to each end on the road.

To avoid the nastiest traffic in the northeast, you'll want to take either US50 or I-70 to I-81 to Harrisburg, then I-80 to US209 to I-84 (I-81 between Harrisburg and Scranton is rough with construction). Going this way adds a few miles, even more reason to add a day.

We just returned from a trip to Acadia from Florida. 1st, you can take your RV through the Chesapeake Norfolk tunnel if you turn the gas off at the tank. The toll booth attendant will ask you if it is off and they may check. The route I took is as follows.
US-13 to I-95 at Wilmington
I-95 to I-476 at Exit 7
I-476 to US-22 at exit 56
S-22 to US 33/ 209
US-209 to I-84 at Milford
I-84 to I-90
I-90 to I-495
I-495 to -95
I-95 to I-295
I-295 to I-95
I-95 to I-395
I-395 to US-1a ( Bangor Road)

The distance this way is about 950 miles. Half way would be about Newburgh, NY, where thee are several campgrounds.

A hitch and hop wrote:
1st, you can take your RV through the Chesapeake Norfolk tunnel if you turn the gas off at the tank.

Are you sure that you and dahkota are talking about the same tunnel ? There is the Baltimore Harbor tunnel that is very close to Baltimore, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel that is further south (closer to Norfolk).

Baltimore Harbor Tunnel - Under these regulations, vehicles carrying bottled propane gas in excess of 10 pounds per container (maximum of 10 containers), bulk gasoline, explosives, significant amounts of radioactive materials, and other hazardous materials are prohibited from Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel -(a) Not more than two non-permanently mounted containers having maximum individual capacity of 105 pounds water capacity or 45 pounds LP-Gas each, or one container having maximum capacity of 60 pounds LP-Gas, or (b) not more than two permanently mounted containers having maximum total capacity of 200 gallons water capacity LP-Gas when used as a motor fuel. Tanks must meet the approved standards of the Department of Transportation and are subject to inspection at toll plaza. They must be properly secured and valves closed while crossing the facility.