Hi All,I am new to this site. I am writing to ask for your help to plan a week long RV trip with my family (wife and two children, 12 and 9 yrs old) in NH, VT and ME national parks and scenic costal roads. We did a similar trip in west coast from WA to CA on highway 1 and parks along the way and loved it. I know east coast is a bit less suited for this kind of trip but I am hoping with your guidance, I can put together a nice itinerary. Thank you in advance.

We really like the Old Orchard Beach area, but stayed in a private park, Ne're Family Beach Campground or something similarly named. Right in town, so no driving, 3 blocks from the ocean, but you are on a hill and can see the ocean, across the street from a lobster pound.

We've camped at the Queechie/Pine Valley KOA twice and like it. I know some on here don't like KOA but the owners/managers are nice and it's a pretty wooded campground. Best thing is its location and usefulness as a hub to tour the area. It's in Central VT near the NH border. Will you have a toad? From Queechie, Woodstock and Sugar Bush farms is basically local. Stowe is only a couple hours north. Played disc golf on a mountain course in Killington. Picked blue berries in NH.I have brochures but haven't camped in NH or ME. Harold Parker State Forest is a beautiful wooded area with lakes north of Boston, not far from NH. I haven't camped there but hiked on day trip. You can find info online about camping.

In Maine ...Mount Desert Island for real Lobsta, NOT imitations like big crayfish! And Acadia National Park.In NH ...Take the Cog Railway or one of the Stages to the summit of Mount Washington. Carry warm clothes just in case. If you have a suitable toad drive up the auto road to the summit.And, do not ignore the BRAKE pullouts! Save your brakes going downhill. Use lower gears. You'll know when it's time to save brakes.Spend time exploring and adventuring and less time at a static campsite.JMHO :)

There aren't very many coastal roads in Vermont...:W Even along Lake Champlain they're a bit limited.What size of RV are you taking? Do you have a toad (if applicable)?Smuggler's notch in Vermont (Route 108 between Stowe and ...) is a wonderful drive and has some fun stops and short (and not so short) hiking trails. Don't try to take your RV over the notch unless perhaps it's a truck camper or maybe a tiny trailer. Large/long vehicles semi-regularly get stuck wedged between the rocks attempting to go through the pass. There is a state park campground on the Stowe side that has a few sites that can accommodate RVs (of moderate size).Mt. Ascutney state park is nice, too, and the views etc. from the top of the mountain are great if it's clear. There is a road to the top, besides several hiking trails. (The campground is near the base of the mountain.) The top of the mountain really is quite fun to explore.Camel's Hump is a fine day hike; I usually do it at least a couple of times a year, partly because a trailhead is close to my home. The Huntington (west) side trailhead isn't really accessible to an RV, at least not pleasantly; I'm not sure about the Duxbury side offhand. From the Huntington side, going up and down the Burrows trail is easiest, while making a loop via the Forest City trail, the Long trail, and the Burrows trail is somewhat longer and more challenging but offers some additional lovely views. On a clear day, from the top of Camel's Hump, you can see an incredible panorama: Mt Washington and some of the other presidentials are visible to the east, Lake Champlain to the west (and the mountains of New York beyond), Killington and more to the south (including Ascutney), and Mt Mansfield etc. to the north. This is a quite popular day hike, and certainly within the ability of (many) 9 year olds.

We are from NH and Maine and I can tell you we have devoted 1 week each summer plus many many weekends and overnights---- 1 week is not enough for the entire 'tri-state' region:Old Orchard Beach: big hit with kids-- amusement rides at the board walk-- fireworks every Thursday night are a big hit. Trolley runs to many of the campgrounds- won't need a car. Powder Horn is where we usually stay--.5 mile from the beach; Old Orchard is a 1.5 hr drive for us and we do a Thur - Sun weekend every year.Bar Harbor- aka Acadia National Park--- A MUST-- KOA Oceanside is where we have stayed- they are on the Shuttle bus route- so you won't need your car- which goes thru out the national park.Drive Rt 1 up the coast to Bar Harbor-- Camden State Park woul be perfect stop over. Depending upon your route-- after Bar Harbor head west to Rt 2 into White Mountains then down Rt 16 thru Pinkam Notch into North Conway-- we have camped at Green Meadow in Glenn--- quiet/family campground. Rt 302 heads west out of N. Conway/ Glenn to Montpelier Vermont; or back up to Rt 2 and head west to Montpelier where you can see the Green Mountains and Burlington-- I have stayed at a very nice state park right on Lake Champlain just north of Burlington. Have a great trip--- We love Northern New England in the summer!!

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OutdoorPhotogra
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May 17, 2015
We've camped at the Queechie/Pine Valley KOA twice and like it. I know some on here don't like KOA but the owners/managers are nice and it's a pretty wooded campground. Best thing is its location and usefulness as a hub to tour the area. It's in Central VT near the NH border. Will you have a toad? From Queechie, Woodstock and Sugar Bush farms is basically local. Stowe is only a couple hours north. Played disc golf on a mountain course in Killington. Picked blue berries in NH.

I have brochures but haven't camped in NH or ME. Harold Parker State Forest is a beautiful wooded area with lakes north of Boston, not far from NH. I haven't camped there but hiked on day trip. You can find info online about camping.
Merrykalia
Explorer II
May 17, 2015
We really like the Old Orchard Beach area, but stayed in a private park, Ne're Family Beach Campground or something similarly named. Right in town, so no driving, 3 blocks from the ocean, but you are on a hill and can see the ocean, across the street from a lobster pound.

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