BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 14, 2021
It’s not even summer, but Maine’s most popular campgrounds are already booked solid for almost every weekend in July and August. That comes as Maine anticipates a record number of campers this summer as people look to escape into the great outdoors after a long winter cooped up inside under pandemic restrictions. In 2020, the Bureau of Parks and Lands welcomed record numbers of both day-hikers and campers, and recorded an 8 percent increasein camping reservations from 2019. Acadia National Park saw a record-breaking number of visitors over the winter season, with almost 30,000 more visitors this past winter than in previous years.