USA TODAY • July 14, 2021
With the right combination of free activities, advance planning and strategic frugality, cheap family vacations don’t have to mean boring family vacations. Here are this year’s top budget-friendly family vacation destinations that deliver the maximum bang for your vacation buck. The Maine Highlands region, which includes Moosehead Lake, Baxter State Park, Mount Katahdin and the city of Bangor, is filled with natural beauty and wildlife. Only an hour away from Bangor is Acadia National Park, the only national park in New England and a relatively cheap family vacation destination that’s loaded with beaches, islands and scenic walking and carriage roads.