Time of Year to Visit Eastern Coast

I am thinking of our vacation for next year and really would like to spend a couple of weeks exploring the Eastern Coast (Cape Cod, Mystic, CT, Boston, Maine). What would be an ideal time of the year to visit? Late Spring; early Summer; Fall? Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

Time of Year to Visit Eastern Coast

Hope that in addition to luv 2 cook you all luv 2 eat ... seafood that is, cause it will certainly be a big treat for you. On the Cape the last couple of summers the very best weather has come in the last two weeks of August. The Cape is %26#39;open%26#39; Mem. Day to Labor Day though weather is very nice in Sept. too and the crowds are gone. You will still find some excellent restaurants open though venues like the unique Melody Tent for example are done at Labor Day. Is that what you want to know? By the way,if you have not done it before you might want to get in on a real clambake. Can tell you more if you%26#39;d like. Sounds like a great itinerary.

Time of Year to Visit Eastern Coast

I would heartily reccommend late summer early fall. The Cape stay open right up to Labor Day, Boston is always lively, and if you plan to visit Maine, you will find most reastaurants, shopping, attractions open well into mid-October.

Lat summer/early fall has the beat weather - warm, usually dry, nights are cool which keeps the insect population down.

We went the second to last week of August and the weather was nice and it wasn%26#39;t too crowded. I would recommend going during this time of year as a lot of the shops, restaurants, attractions, etc. are still open and are not overly crowded, as kids start to head back to school and not as many families come to Cape Cod during these weeks. You will be able to have a more relaxing time and get a lot more done (as well as enjoy the nice weather) in late August.

I%26#39;m actually glad we%26#39;re coming up a bit later next summer.

We%26#39;ll be there from 8/18-8/26. One last %26#39;hoorah%26#39; before the kids head back to school.

Oh yes! That%26#39;s probably one of the best weeks to visit Cape Cod, as I said earlier. Everything will still be open but it won%26#39;t be nearly as crowded as earlier in the summer.

I agree with late August and early September. On the Cape, the weather is beautiful, water warm and crowds are down. Most restaurants, shops (visit Chatham and Provincetown) are open to at least Columbus Day Weekend. My favorite trip to the Cape this year (we visit all year) was a weekend in September. The weather felt like summer, no fee for the beaches, show up anytime. It was so peaceful.

Mystic (Sea Port and Aquarium) will proably be less crowded since the children are back in school. Foxwoods Casino and the Mohegan Sun are big casinos (also restaurants, shopping, shows,...) close by if you like that type of thing. I am probably the only person in CT that has not visited although my aunts and mother are regulars.

Boston will be more fun with the college students back in town. It%26#39;s a great city.

Why not squeeze in NY (although I prefer Boston) and see a Braodway Show? It%26#39;s a train ride from New Haven, CT. Have a great trip! I love the East Coast.

Can%26#39;t argue with the recommendations so far! There is great theater on the outer cape in Wellfleet at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, www.what.org, as well as in Provincetown. You can pretty much count on things being open until Columbus Day in early October but if you want to whale watch or swim, late August or early September would be a better time to visit. You really have to experience Coast Guard Beach in Eastham....selected the #1 beach in USA by the Wall Street Journal a few years ago. The National Seashore offers free guided activities until mid-October. www.nps.gov/caco

We always enjoy visiting Bar Harbor in Maine because we love nature and Acadia National Prk is right there. It is a bit of a drive but well worth it! You could start on Cape Cod at the end of August and work your way to Boston and then Maine. Then you could go inland and see some of New Hampture and Vermont or just drive back to Boston to fly home.

Hope you have a great vacation!

Thanks so much to everyone for the advice. I think I will definitely take your tip for late August. I am really looking forward to seeing the northeastern part of the United States. It has always been a trip I%26#39;ve wanted to take.

Thanks again!

**And yes, capecodcharlie, my husband and I are seafood nuts!!!

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