Is June Practical

I%26#39;d like to visit Maine and will read all of the posts. Is June a practical time to visit to enjoy beauty, foods, and less tourism? I don%26#39;t want a winter coat - but heavy sweaters are ok.

Is June Practical

We will be visiting Maine for the eighth time in the past 10 years. We will be visiting Bar Harbor/Acadia for about two weeks beginning 6/6. It can be cool but not too worry. Bring a jacket or a sweater or two as well as some lighter weight clothes for warmer days and you%26#39;ll be set.

Everything should be open so don%26#39;t worry about the foods part.

Maine is beautiful. June will be wildflower season, and migrating birds. There are lovely vistas and landscapes and seascapes. Just recognized that much of the coast line is rocky and beaches tend to toward the southern end of the state.

Less tourism. Sure there will be less of you in June than in July or August. But remember, if you show up in June that means one more tourist for me to deal with! My point: We are all tourists! So don%26#39;t get hung up in that!

Is June Practical

Most days in June you won%26#39;t even need a heavy sweater, unless you take a boat tour. It is cold out on the North Atlantic. June is great for lilacs and fields of lupine. Maine really isn%26#39;t above the Arctic Circle, you know!!

By now, you have seen the other replies, and I support their arguments.

With Memorial Day, virtually everything---shops, lodging, restaurants---will be open.

Tonight after dinner, I sat on our deck in my shirtsleeves, enjoying the cool, fresh air. Be assured, if I was going to the top of Cadillac for sunset (or tomorrow morning for sunrise) I would be a bit more bundled up. As the others have suggested, June can be a time of extremes. The days can be warm, but once the sun goes down, it cools off rapidly; no danger of hypothermia, but yes, you do need to provide for layering---sweaters or fleece, and a windbreaker.

We love Maine in June. The lupines are blooming everywhere (and if you haven%26#39;t seen fields of lupines in bloom you are missing a spectacular sight!). If you are up in the Bar Harbor area the Asticou Gardens are blooming (amazing). There are no crowds but everything is open. No lines at the lobster pounds. We were up there last year mid-June and just needed a light jacket in the evening.