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Fall New England trip (VT, NH, or Maine)
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:45 am
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:45 am
We’re looking to do do an October New England trip with kids. We’ve been to Maine before (Acadia, Portland, Camden) and loved it. I’m open to going back, but I am also interested in Vermont or New Hampshire.
Any recommendations? Depending on where we went, I suppose we’d fly into Boston, Portland, or maybe Burlington?
Looking for scenic towns to stay of any size…good outdoors…good food, shops, breweries, quaint towns, sight seeing, taking it easy, etc.
Basically, looking for an equivalent of Highlands or Cashiers type town … perhaps with mountains or abutting a river, ocean or lake?
Any help would be appreciated.
Any recommendations? Depending on where we went, I suppose we’d fly into Boston, Portland, or maybe Burlington?
Looking for scenic towns to stay of any size…good outdoors…good food, shops, breweries, quaint towns, sight seeing, taking it easy, etc.
Basically, looking for an equivalent of Highlands or Cashiers type town … perhaps with mountains or abutting a river, ocean or lake?
Any help would be appreciated.
This post was edited on 2/21/26 at 11:49 am
Posted on 2/21/26 at 12:57 pm to GentleJackJones
Waterbury/Stowe is what you are looking for
Posted on 2/21/26 at 2:20 pm to GentleJackJones
we loved the drive to North Conway and the Kancamagus Highway. Picked apples in Vermont and went to Vermont Country Store.
Kennebunkport, Maine is a nice community.
Kennebunkport, Maine is a nice community.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:11 am to GentleJackJones
We flew into Boston and out of Portland this past October. Took in all of the states you mentioned. One night in Boston, one in NH, two in Stowe, and two in Maine. Even though I got deathly ill the first full day, we pressed on, and managed to have a good time. Will do this same itinerary again in the future. Flying out of the Portland airport was such a breeze too.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:49 am to GentleJackJones
Portsmouth NH was a quaint town. Beautiful part of the country and only about an hour from Boston Logan
Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:41 am to GentleJackJones
We went this fall, leaves were beautiful. Fly into Portland just makes everything easier. I would spend most of my time in Bar Habor, Acadia national park was beautiful and there are a lot of activities. Make sure and get reservations for Cadilac mountain, first sunrise in the continental US during the fall. Bring you a cup of coffee and watch the first sunrise to hit the state. We went to both White and Green mountains. Stayed at Brittonwood, that is where the Brittonwood accords were signed. That was the start of the IMF. There are several beautiful drives from there.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 3:47 pm to GentleJackJones
We've been to Stowe, VT a few times and have always really enjoyed it. Great restaurants, a really nice little downtown area to shop, get coffee, etc. We also really enjoyed the Von Trapp Family brewery which is very close (within 15 minutes). They have a nice tap room with good food and a great outdoor space to enjoy the weather.
Leaf peeping is really amazing there as well. Highly recommend.
Leaf peeping is really amazing there as well. Highly recommend.
Posted on 2/25/26 at 6:07 am to 10tiger
We typically fly into Boston, and drive up to Portsmouth for the night or two. It's a nice town to walk around if you've never been.
We've been to Stowe a few times, Littleton, NH is nice, but weekday diner restaurants close early so it can be a jam to eat (we learned to eat dinner there at 5pm) Lincoln, NH was nice, but there seemed to be a hell of a lot of India H1B visas visiting last time....it was insane.
We love New England in the fall because it gets us out of the last ditch of Louisiana heat.
****Get the National Rental Car Executive membership if flying into Boston. That time of year the rental car lines are backed up and can take an hour or two just to get a car. Executive membership lets you walk out to the cars in the designated area, pick one out and drive off. Which is a HUGE timesaver. Some other companies offer similar deals, but I use National.
We've been to Stowe a few times, Littleton, NH is nice, but weekday diner restaurants close early so it can be a jam to eat (we learned to eat dinner there at 5pm) Lincoln, NH was nice, but there seemed to be a hell of a lot of India H1B visas visiting last time....it was insane.
We love New England in the fall because it gets us out of the last ditch of Louisiana heat.
****Get the National Rental Car Executive membership if flying into Boston. That time of year the rental car lines are backed up and can take an hour or two just to get a car. Executive membership lets you walk out to the cars in the designated area, pick one out and drive off. Which is a HUGE timesaver. Some other companies offer similar deals, but I use National.
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:11 am to GentleJackJones
Highly recommend Vermont. Lovely State and good people. Stowe, Waterbury should be right up your alley. I’ve visited many times.
Will confide that Burlington has changed a bit. Still cool and worth a visit. I popped in last year for the first time in a few years and the downtown area frankly was a bit sketchy. Not sure if Vermont took the whole “defund the police” thing more seriously than others; but, the town square area had numerous homeless, addicts and panhandlers. Something I’ve not seen before.
Will confide that Burlington has changed a bit. Still cool and worth a visit. I popped in last year for the first time in a few years and the downtown area frankly was a bit sketchy. Not sure if Vermont took the whole “defund the police” thing more seriously than others; but, the town square area had numerous homeless, addicts and panhandlers. Something I’ve not seen before.
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