east coast

[machunt]

Living here in cincy ohio, we are looking into heading up the east coast in 2018. traveling with a 42 foot 5th wheel. suggestions for campgrounds, routes. and places must see. prob be on the road for 3 weeks.

[ryegatevt]

Matt_Colie wrote:
As a refugee from the megopolis, do not try to cross the Hudson south of the Tappan Zee Bridge - Terrytown. Plan your route to stay away from the CT south coast at least until you pass New Haven and maybe even Hartford.

The only thing I miss living out in sweet water is the good seafood. If you can pick a lobster with barnacles on it, that is the one you want. (If he has had that shell that long, it is full.)

Matt southbound on I-75.

Lobsters shed their shells every year. Unlikely that a barnacle would be around for long....

[shinglers3]

Came across your post researching our summer trip, headed up from PA to CT, RI, MA, NH. If you are going around the 4th of July, one of our families favorite experiences has been the 4th on Lake Champlain. The city campground is great, 2 mile ride on the bike path into Burlington, and the Lake is beautiful. If you want a spot there that day you have to reserve the minute they open reservations. Oh, I almost forgot, the firework show was amazing.

[mdcamping]

Tvov wrote:

mdcamping wrote:
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In RI there's Fishermens State Park You have the Historic Newport Mansions, short drive to several beaches, fishing and lot & lots of biking. You can ride your bikes from your campsite to the block Island ferry and bike scenic Block Island, makes a great day! :C

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I've been to Block Island a couple times the last two years... I really do not understand the appeal. Friends have a time share mini-apartment there. There is NOTHING to do there. Sure, do some biking and hike some trails around the island, and that's it.

The coolest thing about Block Island for me is the relatively inexpensive ferry ride!

Moderately interesting to visit once, and that's it for me.

I would guess if I were a property owner, the appeal would be the real estate values! LOL 😉

Mike

[vermilye]

If you can't get into Acadia, check out Lamoine State Park. Across the bay about 20 miles from the National Park. Dry camping, but bathrooms with showers. You can have lobsters (cooked or live) delivered to your site!

As to PA, my favorite state park is Ricketts Glen, not too far from I81. 22 waterfalls along a 5-7 mile trail in the park. Again dry camping with bathrooms with showers.

[mdcamping]

machunt wrote:
thanks one more thing crabbing in the area?

If your referring to green crabbing, which is basically a crab used for bait fishing, they are all over the place in New England.

Blue crabbing (which is what you can eat) to the best of my knowledge is not as plentiful in New England. You need to go south to the mid Atlantic coast to find that.

Two campgrounds that we have been to that are known for Blue crabbing
in VA Cherrystone Family Camping Resort and in NJ Sea Pirate Campground

Bring plenty of bug spray for NJ the Green heads will eat you alive.

Mike

[Tvov]

mdcamping wrote:
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In RI there's Fishermens State Park You have the Historic Newport Mansions, short drive to several beaches, fishing and lot & lots of biking. You can ride your bikes from your campsite to the block Island ferry and bike scenic Block Island, makes a great day! :C

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I've been to Block Island a couple times the last two years... I really do not understand the appeal. Friends have a time share mini-apartment there. There is NOTHING to do there. Sure, do some biking and hike some trails around the island, and that's it.

The coolest thing about Block Island for me is the relatively inexpensive ferry ride!

Moderately interesting to visit once, and that's it for me.

[Crabbypatty]

Adirondacks Lake George Rv Resort. After that you can catch route 9 from Albany to Brattleboro and take that down to 2 in Mass to I93 and chug North into New Hamsphire for Danforth Bay on Lake Ossipee and the white mountains. Try Yankee BBQ and ask for the Feast. Or i95 up the Maine Coast. We are going to Salisbury Beach State park in September in upper Mass. In Maine we stayed at KOA Oceanfront Campground in Bar Harbor. There you have the island to explore free shuttle from cg and Acadia National Park which is stunning.I had to leave as I was growing claws....

[machunt]

thanks one more thing crabbing in the area?

[mdcamping]

Two places come to mind, on the MA/NH border and about 30 minutes from southern ME attractions is Salisbury Beach State Park Walk to the beach from your campsite! Plenty boating, fishing, biking with one beach on the Atlantic and one beach on the Merrimack River.

In RI there's Fishermens State Park You have the Historic Newport Mansions, short drive to several beaches, fishing and lot & lots of biking. You can ride your bikes from your campsite to the block Island ferry and bike scenic Block Island, makes a great day! :C

Both campgrounds have loads of seafood restaurants in the areas which includes Block Island!

Also from Fishermans you can do a day trip to Mystic Seaport.

Hope this helps
Mike

[Matt_Colie]

As a refugee from the megopolis, do not try to cross the Hudson south of the Tappan Zee Bridge - Terrytown. Plan your route to stay away from the CT south coast at least until you pass New Haven and maybe even Hartford.

The only thing I miss living out in sweet water is the good seafood. If you can pick a lobster with barnacles on it, that is the one you want. (If he has had that shell that long, it is full.)

Matt southbound on I-75.

[Dennis12]

Don't miss Bar Harbor ME. Great seafood and you do the investigation of Cadillac MT in the Acadia national forest. If you don't have a toad you will want to rent a car for a day because of low underpasses. Car money well spent. First ray of sunshine that hits the US is the top of Cadillac MT. A sight that you will remember forever.

[schlep1967]

machunt wrote:
so sorry my bad, leaving cincy up through Pa, and up as far as maine. we like fishing, bike riding, anything seafood.

Are you crossing PA on I-76 or taking the northern route of I-80?

If I-76 you will be getting close to the Flight 93 Memorial, Gettysburg, Hershey, Lancaster and possibly Philly. If you then head north on I-81 (provided you forgo Philly) or even if you do come across I-80 you should make a stop at Rickett's Glenn State Park.
If you make a circular route coming back hit the White Mtns, Finger Lakes, Letchworth State Park and of course Niagara (preferably from the Canada side).

[Campincarters]

I was just up in Acadia this past weekend. I will definitely go back. You can also visit the lower beach areas of Maine. I would also stop in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The drive along the Kangamangus Highway and 302 thru Crawford Notch are great. You said you like biking. The Carriage Roads in Acadia are perfect and many great easy hikes there also. The park loop road is spectacular.

[K_Charles]

mdcamping wrote:
Skip CT

I like to travel outside Ct but there is stuff here if you look for it. CT has about 65 state parks, they don't all have camping but the OP likes fishing.

One of the oldest race tracks in America is still open every day and you can take your car on it between races.

Two casinos, mystic seaport, aquarium, Childrens museum .....

There welcome centers do close at 3:30 every day (to keep taxes down, I guess)