Scenic Spots & Lighthouses
Explore Maine's most iconic lighthouses and scenic coastal landmarks, from Portland Head Light to the red-striped tower at West Quoddy Head.
Featured Lighthouses
HIKE Portland Head Light
Cape Elizabeth, Greater Portland
Maine's oldest lighthouse (1791) stands 80 feet tall in Fort Williams Park. The most photographed lighthouse in America with a museum in the keeper's house.
HIKE Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor, Acadia
An 1858 lighthouse perched on a cliff at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park.
HIKE West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
Lubec, Downeast
The red-and-white striped lighthouse at the easternmost point in the United States, with coastal hiking trails.
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14 locations across Maine
HIKE Portland Head Light
Cape Elizabeth, Greater Portland
Maine's oldest lighthouse (1791) stands 80 feet tall in Fort Williams Park. The most photographed lighthouse in America with a museum in the keeper's house.
HIKE Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
Bristol, Midcoast
Iconic 1827 lighthouse perched on dramatic layered rock formations in Bristol, with a museum and stunning tidal pool exploring.
HIKE Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor, Acadia
An 1858 lighthouse perched on a cliff at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park.
HIKE West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
Lubec, Downeast
The red-and-white striped lighthouse at the easternmost point in the United States, with coastal hiking trails.
HIKE Nubble Light (Cape Neddick)
York Beach, Southern Maine
One of New England's most iconic lighthouses, built in 1879 on a tiny rocky island just offshore in York.
HIKE Marshall Point Lighthouse
Port Clyde, Midcoast
An 1857 lighthouse in Port Clyde made famous by Forrest Gump. Walk the distinctive catwalk to the tower and visit the free museum.
HIKE Owls Head Lighthouse
Owls Head, Midcoast
A small 1852 lighthouse perched on a dramatic cliff 100 feet above Penobscot Bay with panoramic bay views.
HIKE Thunder Hole
Bar Harbor, Acadia
Iconic coastal rock formation in Acadia where ocean waves boom into a narrow inlet.
HIKE Marginal Way
Ogunquit, Southern Maine
Paved 1.25-mile cliff walk above the Atlantic from Shore Road to Perkins Cove.
HIKE Quoddy Head State Park
Lubec, Downeast
541-acre park at the easternmost US point with coastal trails and subarctic bogs.
HIKE Schoodic Point
Winter Harbor, Acadia
Wave-swept granite peninsula on the quieter mainland side of Acadia.
HIKE Bubble Rock
Bar Harbor, Acadia
Famous glacial erratic balanced on South Bubble summit in Acadia.
HIKE Artist's Covered Bridge
Newry, Western Mountains
1872 covered bridge near Sunday River, named for painter John Enneking.
HIKE Penobscot Narrows Observatory
Prospect, Midcoast
420-foot bridge observation tower with panoramic Penobscot River views.