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Owls Head Light
Owls Head, Maine
A small white lighthouse on a headland above Penobscot Bay, a short stairway walk from the car.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
The 1826 light sits on a 13-acre state park. A short path leads from the car park to the tower and a couple of rocky viewpoints over the bay. It's a quiet pull-off compared with the big-name Maine lights.
Good to know
- The stairs to the tower are steep
- Best time
- Late afternoon, or after a storm for big surf
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, small car park, short walk
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
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