How long is the drive from New York to Acadia NP?

About 9 hr 13 min and 491 mi of road driving, before any detours.

What are the best stops between New York and Acadia NP?

Top ranked stops include Black Trumpet, Yale Golf Course, Breakfast Hill. Each stop shows an honest +N min detour estimate from the main drive.

Can I plan this drive in Roamward?

Yes — open the pre-filled From→To planner for New York to Acadia NP, pick a detour budget, and save the trip.

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New York to Acadia NP drive: 24 ranked stops, break in Skowhegan

New York, NY → Acadia NP, ME. Ranked detours with honest +N min estimates — then open a pre-filled plan door when you're ready to drive it.

491 miRoad miles

9 hr 13 minDrive time

5States crossed

24Detour stops

Plan this drive Sleep halfway in Skowhegan

Worth the detour

Stops along the drive

20 stops · 4 hidden

All24 Golf7 Beaches6 Dining4 Breweries & distilleries4 Hikes3

Yale Golf Course+2 min
Golf · CT
Hanse's restoration revived Macdonald and Raynor's audacious university course, famous for its enormous, deep Biarritz green.
Breakfast Hill+2 min
Golf · NH
A Seacoast-area public course.
Chauncey Peak+3 min
Hikes · CT
traprock cliffs over a reservoir
Cyprian Keyes+5 min
Golf · MA
A rolling public course in central Mass.
Foundation Brewing+0 min
Breweries & distilleries · ME
part of Portland’s Industrial Way "beer block" of taprooms
Great River+0 min
Golf · CT
An upscale daily-fee course along the Housatonic.
Maine Beer Company+1 min
Breweries & distilleries · ME
"Do what’s right" — cult IPAs like Lunch and Dinner
Ogunquit Beach+4 min
Beaches · ME
a three-mile sand spit between the ocean and a tidal river
Sherwood Island State Park+1 min
Beaches · CT
Connecticut’s first state park, with NYC skyline views on clear days
Tree House Brewing+1 min
Breweries & distilleries · MA
a cult New England IPA destination with a stunning country campus
Wells Beach+5 min
Beaches · ME
a long, classic sandy beach on the southern Maine coast
Wormtown Brewery+3 min
Breweries & distilleries · MA
Worcester’s hometown brewery, home of Be Hoppy IPA
Long Sands Beach+6 min
Beaches · ME
a broad southern-Maine beach beneath Nubble Light country
Short Sands Beach+8 min
Beaches · ME
a compact village beach with classic arcade-and-boardwalk summer feel
West Rock Ridge+8 min
Hikes · CT
a basalt ridge over New Haven with Judges Cave
Shaker Hills+9 min
Golf · MA
A tree-lined daily-fee course northwest of Boston.
Natanis+10 min
Golf · ME
A 36-hole public complex in central Maine.
Hampton Beach+11 min
Beaches · NH
New Hampshire’s lively boardwalk beach with summer fireworks
Sleeping Giant (Tower Trail)+11 min
Hikes · CT
a stone tower atop the reclining-giant ridge
Dunegrass+12 min
Golf · ME
A links-style public course near the coast.

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Stay & experience

Where to break the drive

Long drive — book a night near Skowhegan, then compare stays in Acadia NP.

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FAQ

Before you go

How long is the drive from New York to Acadia NP?
About 9 hr 13 min and 491 mi of road driving, before any detours.
What are the best stops between New York and Acadia NP?
Top ranked stops include Black Trumpet, Yale Golf Course, Breakfast Hill. Each stop shows an honest +N min detour estimate from the main drive.
Can I plan this drive in Roamward?
Yes — open the pre-filled From→To planner for New York to Acadia NP, pick a detour budget, and save the trip.

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Dead zones happen. Plan this corridor, then use Print glovebox sheet on the trip page for a paper itinerary with coordinates — no signal required. Start here: pre-filled From→To door.