Things to do in Maine
20 places worth stopping for and 6 places to stay on a road trip through Maine.
See and do
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Bar Harbor
Cadillac Summit Road
Drive to the highest point on the US Atlantic coast for sunrise.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Winter HarborHidden gem
Schoodic Point
Acadia's quieter peninsula, with surf crashing on pink granite ledges.
- Walk
Walk · CutlerHidden gem
Bold Coast Trail at Cutler
Remote sea cliff hike with fog, seabirds and almost no crowds.
Beach · Bar Harbor
Sand Beach
Small shell-sand beach between granite headlands, with chilly water.
- History
History · Bristol
Pemaquid Point Light
Lighthouse on striped rock ledges with a small fishermen's museum.
- History
History · LubecHidden gem
West Quoddy Head Light
Candy-striped lighthouse at the easternmost point of the US.
- History
History · Bass Harbor
Bass Harbor Head Light
Classic lighthouse on a cliff, best photographed at sunset.
- History
History · Cape Elizabeth
Portland Head Light
Maine's most photographed lighthouse, easy to reach from Portland.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Port ClydeHidden gem
Marshall Point Light
A lighthouse at the end of a wooden walkway, famous from Forrest Gump's running scene.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · NewryHidden gem
Screw Auger Falls (Grafton Notch)
A small gorge of polished granite pools beside Route 26, a few steps from the car park.
- Beach
Beach · Phippsburg
Popham Beach State Park
A long sandy beach and tidal bar out to an island, one of Maine's best for walking.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · York
Nubble Light (Cape Neddick Light)
A red-roofed lighthouse on a tiny rock island you can see from the mainland, 100 yards away.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Camden
Mount Battie
A short drive or climb above Camden for one of the best harbour views on the Maine coast.
- Walk
Walk · Ogunquit
Marginal Way
Paved clifftop path along rocky shore from Ogunquit to Perkins Cove.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · NewryHidden gem
Step Falls
Staircase of cascades and pools in the western Maine woods.
- History
History · Prospect
Fort Knox
A big granite fort on the Penobscot River with dark tunnels you can explore with a torch.
- Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Owls HeadHidden gem
Owls Head Light
A small white lighthouse on a headland above Penobscot Bay, a short stairway walk from the car.
Roadside oddity · HarpswellHidden gem
Bailey Island Cribstone Bridge
A granite bridge built without mortar so tides flow through it, on a road out to Bailey Island.
- Walk
Walk · Rockland
Rockland Breakwater Light
A mile-long granite breakwater walk to a lighthouse in the middle of Rockland harbour.
- Roadside oddity
Roadside oddity · FreeportHidden gem
Desert of Maine
A 40-acre patch of glacial sand in the middle of the forest.
Food stops
- Food truck
Food truck · Wiscasset
Red's Eats
A tiny lobster roll shack at the bridge in Wiscasset, with a queue to match.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · Seal Harbor
Jordan Pond House
Tea and popovers on a lawn beside Acadia's Jordan Pond.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · Kittery PointHidden gem
Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier
A lobster pound on a tidal creek where you can bring your own wine or beer.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · GeorgetownHidden gem
Five Islands Lobster Co.
A harbour-side lobster wharf in Georgetown with picnic tables and ice cream.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · South Freeport
Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster
A working-harbour lobster pound with picnic tables, cash only and BYOB.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · Waldoboro
Moody's Diner
Old-school diner on Route 1 known for pie and home cooking.
Restaurant · Cape Elizabeth
The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
Seafood on the rocks beside Two Lights lighthouse.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · Wells
Maine Diner
A big Route 1 diner known for seafood chowder, lobster pie and daily specials.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · Kittery
Bob's Clam Hut
A roadside clam shack on Route 1 since 1956, the first food stop when you cross into Maine.
Restaurant · Southwest Harbor
Beal's Lobster Pier
A Southwest Harbor lobster pier next to a working dock.
Places to stay
- Campground
Campground · Isle au HautHidden gem
Duck Harbor Campground
Five shelters on an island that you reach by mail boat.
- Campground
Campground · Acadia National ParkHidden gem
Seawall Campground
Quieter side of Acadia, near tide pools.
- Campground
Campground · DennysvilleHidden gem
Cobscook Bay State Park
Remote Downeast camp beside extreme tides.
- Campground
Campground · Acadia National Park
Blackwoods Campground
Pine forest camp on Mount Desert Island.
- Campground
Campground · Winter HarborHidden gem
Schoodic Woods Campground
Newer, quieter Acadia campground with electric sites.
- Campground
Campground · Camden
Camden Hills State Park Campground
A large state park campground a short drive from Camden harbour and Mount Battie.
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