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Quoddy Head State Park

973 South Lubec Road, Lubec

A red-and-white striped lighthouse stands at the easternmost edge of the United States, part of the 541-acre state park. Five miles of trails wind through forest and wetlands, and offer expansive coastal views and shore access. Established in 1808, the lighthouse still guides fishermen and other mariners through the fog surrounding Quoddy Channel and the dangerous currents around Sail Rocks. Whales swim offshore in summer. Sea and shore birds like kittiwakes, gannets, and black-bellied plovers nest on rocks and sheer black cliffs of volcanic rock.

207.733.0911 | www.maine.gov/doc/parks | West Quoddy Head Light and Visitor Center

Seasonal (lighthouse daily 10-4)/ Year-round (park). Fee. Parking. Restrooms. Accessible. Water access. Picnic space. Trails.

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Activities & Events

 

Be the first in the country to see the sunrise. Several places in Maine stake claim to being the first in the United States to see the sunrise (although no doubt it is the fishermen at sea who see it first, no matter the season or location). In fact, the honor depends on the time of year, as sunrise moves from south to north to south as the earth tilts on its axis. West Quoddy Head gets the honor during the months of March and November, with Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park receiving dawn in winter and Mars Hill in northern Maine in spring and summer.

 

Sources & Links

West Quoddy Head Lightkeepers Association 

A Virtual Guide to New England Lighthouses 

Trail Sites

  • Abbe Museum
  • Bad Little Falls Park
  • Bar Harbor Town Park
  • Bar Harbor Town Pier
  • Beals Heritage Center
  • Bucksport Waterfront
  • Cable Pool Park
  • Carryingplace Cove
  • Cobscook Bay Resource Center
  • Cobscook Bay State Park
  • Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery
  • Deer Isle – Stonington Historical Society
  • Downeast Institute
  • Frazer Point
  • Frenchman Bay Overlook
  • Frenchman Bay Scenic Turnout
  • Gleason Cove Park
  • Gordon’s Wharf
  • Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Green Lake National Fish Hatchery
  • Henry Cove
  • Islesford Historical Museum
  • Jonesport Historical Society
  • Long Cove
  • Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (formerly Penobscot East Resource Center)
  • Maine Coast Sardine History Museum
  • McCurdy’s Smokehouse
  • Milbridge Historical Museum
  • Milbridge Town Marina
  • Morong Cove
  • Mount Desert Oceanarium
  • Naskeag Point
  • Otter Cove
  • Penobscot Marine Museum
  • Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory & Fort Knox
  • Peter Gray Hatchery
  • Pleasant River Hatchery
  • Prospect Harbor
  • Quoddy Head State Park
  • Roosevelt-Campobello International Park
  • Shackford Head State Park
  • Somesville Mill Pond
  • Taunton Bay Gateway
  • Tidal Falls
  • Waponahki Museum & Resource Center

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The Downeast Fisheries Trail consists of 45 locations from Penobscot Bay, Maine, to Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick, that showcase active and historic fisheries heritage sites, such as fish hatcheries, aquaculture facilities, fishing harbors, clam flats, processing plants, historical societies, community centers, parks, and other related places. The Trail is an effort to raise awareness among residents and visitors of the importance of the region’s maritime heritage and the role of marine resources to the area’s economy. The Trail builds on these local resources to strengthen community life and the experience of visitors.

For a printed map-brochure of the Trail, please call 207.581.1435.

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For more information about the Downeast Fisheries Trail, email or call 207.288.2944 x5834.

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