Touring the Best Lighthouses in Maine

When you think of Maine, you probably see a scene of misty, rocky shoreline with a massive lighthouse beaming through the fog. There’s a huge reason for this, as Maine’s shore has over 60 lighthouses lining the coast! With so many different lights amid the rocky beaches, it can be hard to choose only one to see. Thankfully, if you take a Maine lighthouse driving tour, you’ll be able to see a bunch of them.

The route we recommend our guests take is the road toward Marshall Point Lighthouse from Eggemoggin Reach Inn. The round-trip drive is 5 hours without stopping and if you stopped at every lighthouse it could take an entire day. We’ll go through all of the different lighthouses along the path, so you won’t miss out on the best lighthouse adventure in Maine.

Here’s the Route Map!

Pumpkin Island Lighthouse

• Address: 18 Lighthouse Lane, Little Deer Isle, ME

While Pumpkin Island Lighthouse isn’t a tower you’ll be able to scale or visit without a boat, it’s still a cool scene to get some awesome pictures. It starts off your lighthouse drive right.

The lighthouse was established in 1854, and was made to be the main Eggemoggin Reach lighthouse. Because it’s private property, you’ll only be able to see it from Deer Isle.

Grindle Point Lighthouse

• Address: 615 Ferry Rd, Islesboro, ME

Grindle Point is one of the few island lighthouses that you are able to walk the grounds of. You can drive across the causeway to get to this adorable house with a keeper’s house, boathouse, the light itself, and an oil house. It’s a museum filled with nautical paintings, history of captains, and many models of ships from the Colonial era.

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

• Address: 51 Samoset Rd, Rockland, ME

You’ll want to get out of your car for this one! The Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse is a complete experience! Make sure you bring warm clothes and comfortable walking shoes (no flip flops or heels) as you’ll be able to walk along the granite rock breakwater trail over the ocean. This will eventually bring you to the lighthouse—fully isolated from the mainland.

Round trip the hike is about 2 miles. Make sure you hold your child’s hand throughout the hike if they are young, and avoid walking out altogether if it’s stormy, especially if there’s lightning.

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Owls Head Lighthouse

• Address: 186 Lighthouse Rd, Owls Head, ME

While the drive to Owls Head takes you on quite the detour, getting to explore beautiful Owls Head State Park is a wonderful experience. There are several hiking trails that take you through the woods and along the coastline of Deep Cove. This is probably the lighthouse stop you’ll want to make if you want the longest visit possible.

Not only can you climb up to the base of the lighthouse, but you can increase your view of the ocean even further by climbing up to the light during the summer months. When it gets darker and when it rains the light will come on, which is pretty cool.

Marshall Point Lighthouse

• Address: Marshall Point Rd, Port Clyde, ME

Marshall Point Lighthouse offers a satisfying conclusion to your lighthouse journey. You can tour the interior of the keeper’s house, learn the history of the Marshall Point Lighthouse, buy merchandise from the onsite gift shop, and walk along the rocks near the lighthouse. The pier offers the perfect sunset view if you wind up here at the right time.

Fun fact: the lighthouse is a popular destination for commercials and film—it showed up in the movie Forrest Gump! There’s a reason for it, as Marshall Point has one of the best panoramas of Vacationland’s coast.

Relax at Eggemoggin Reach Inn

Eggemoggin Reach is one of the best parts of Maine’s coast, and our cozy inn lies right near it. We have a convenient location near many of southern Maine’s attractions, and offer luxury accommodations in a place isolated from the rest of the world. Take a look at our rooms today.

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