Maine in October

Thanks for all the info. Always thought Maine would be scenic. Ya'll just got me all anxious. Thanks!!

We will be out next weekend for several days in the Western Maine mountains. Destination is Cupsuptic Campground, near Oquossoc Village in Rangeley, Maine. Scenic vistas include the Height of the land, down through Strong & into Farmington, then back up the Carabasset Valley past Sugarloaf & into Eustis, then back across int Rangeley. Will be up pre sunrise every day for moose runs over towards New Hampshire & back.

For real good backcountry vistas, take the Tim Pond Road out of Eustis to points west and back down to Route 16 m

Finding Fall color is always a hit or miss game for us. We are in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan now and some of the maple and birch trees are changing color even though the temps have been warmer than average. We have traveled in Maine and New England but left before there was much color due to problem of finding RV parks that are open. Same issue in UP but I would recommend heading here from Louisiana -- might be a little closer. Again check for park openings. For the Northern Lights, check the Univ of Alaska for forecast. We tried about 3 weeks ago in Munising, MI when the forecast was about as good as it gets for Sept.--no luck but great star watching with no moon.

We to will be making a trip up to Maine this October.

Well, if you don't see the lights the foliage should be fine at that time. The forecasters predict the colors will be a bit late this year because of the warm weather at the end of summer.

http://www.yankeefoliage.com/

The above website should help. The local news stations usually have a foliage tracker on them, but I can't seem to find them.

Well, if you don't see the lights the foliage should be fine at that time. The forecasters predict the colors will be a bit late this year because of the warm weather at the end of summer.

Go west to see the Northern lights

Along the coast in the touristy areas, campgrounds pretty much close on Columbus Day. But if you go inland, you can find some private CG's that stay open through hunting season. For example:

Cupsuptic CG

Evergreens CG

WxToad

Quite a few campgrounds close after Columbus day, Maine is a beautiful state well worth the trip.

Thanks ya'll. it's not what I wanted to hear but was what I thought I would hear. I know the lights are hit and miss, but hey,, even a blind squirrel ocassionally finds an acorn! We made our third trip up that way last year and the foliage was near peak through Penn and the Virginias. It was awesome!