131: Acadia Trip Report

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Acadia National Park in July was a whirlwind of foggy mornings, lobster feasts, and sweaty summit hikes! From heated parking lot showdowns at Jordan Pond to the peaceful waves of Schoodic Point, this trip was full of surprises, laughs, and plenty of learning moments. In this episode, we cover: The absolute chaos of the Jordan Pond parking lot (and how to avoid it) Why fog and humidity made this one of our trickiest trips yet Where to find the best lobster rolls outside of Bar Harbor Mountain summits, hidden gems, and Acadia adventures beyond the crowds Your task for today: We hope we've convinced you that Acadia is still worth the trip, even with its challenges! Head over to the @DirtInMyShoes Facebook or Instagram page and let us know what you think. Have you ever witnessed a parking lot brawl or cried over the fog in a National Park? We'd love to hear your story! Planning your own Acadia adventure?Dirt In My Shoes Acadia Itineraries: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/acadia-itinerary/ Master Reservation List: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/list/ National Park Checklist: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/national-parks-checklist/ Trip Packing List: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/pack/ Don’t miss the full show notes packed with all the links we mentioned so you can plan your adventures like a pro: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/acadia-trip-report/

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0:00.0	Every single time that we have parked here and left after our activities, it's full-on brawls in this parking lot.
0:10.0	Yeah. Oh my gosh.
0:11.2	I can't believe it. We've seen people yell at each other, like from their car windows. People get out of their cars because they're so angry at someone taking a spot.
0:24.5	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:29.6	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:33.8	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail, and I'm here to make national
0:38.3	park trip planning easy. And I'm John. I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories,
0:43.8	and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much, like flowers. Join us as we show
0:49.8	you around America's spectacular national parks. We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:57.0	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:59.8	Let's start exploring.
1:04.8	I cannot believe that we have just passed the three-year mark of the Exploring the National Parks podcast.
1:17.9	Happy birthday to us.
1:20.8	We made it through the terrible twos.
1:24.5	It was terrible twos.
1:26.6	Just kidding.
1:34.6	Actually, the twos were okay. The ones, the zeros, the newborn stage. The newborn stage was rough.
1:48.7	If you've been with us all this time, we would like to personally thank you. I just never, having a podcast was never part of the plan, really. We didn't grow up wanting to be podcasters or anything, which is why I think the newborn stage was a little rough for us because it was like, oh, I don't know.
1:52.1	We have no idea what we're doing.
1:54.9	Well, it wasn't, but it also wasn't like a regular newborn baby where it's just bound to grow up into a person.
2:02.9	It's like it was a newborn that we have no idea what we want this thing to be.
2:06.9	It may never grow up.
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