Map of Maine Lighthouses
Maine has 68 lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, and 23 of them are open to visit. The best known are West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Portland Head Lighthouse and Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. The oldest is Portland Head Lighthouse, first lit in 1791. Boon Island Lighthouse is the tallest at 135 feet. You can climb the tower at three of them. You can stay the night at Whitehead Lighthouse and Little River Lighthouse.
68
lighthouses
23
open to visit
3
you can climb
1791
oldest
Lighthouses you can visit in Maine
The 23 lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Portland Head Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
Grounds open
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Grounds open
Cape Neddick Lighthouse
Grounds open
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Whitehead Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Burnt Island Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Curtis Island Lighthouse
Grounds open
Fort Point Lighthouse
Grounds open
Grindle Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Little River Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Monhegan Island Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Owls Head Lighthouse
Grounds open
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse
Grounds open
Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse
Grounds open
Seguin Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Wood Island Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Dyce Head Lighthouse
Grounds open
Eagle Island Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Moose Peak Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Lighthouses you can climb in Maine
All 68 lighthouses in Maine
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
First lit 1808 · Open to visitors
Portland Head Lighthouse
First lit 1791 · Open to visitors
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
First lit 1827 · Grounds open
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Grounds open
Bear Island Lighthouse
First lit 1839
Cape Neddick Lighthouse
First lit 1879 · Grounds open
Marshall Point Lighthouse
First lit 1832 · Open to visitors
Ram Island Lighthouse
Seen by boat or from shore
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
First lit 1897 · Open to visitors
Whaleback Lighthouse
First lit 1830
Whitehead Lighthouse
First lit 1804 · Overnight stays
Boon Island Lighthouse
First lit 1811 · Seen by boat or from shore
Burnt Island Lighthouse
First lit 1821 · Open to visitors
Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse
First lit 1828 · Private, not open
Curtis Island Lighthouse
First lit 1835 · Grounds open
Doubling Point Lighthouse
First lit 1898
Egg Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Private, not open
Fort Point Lighthouse
First lit 1836 · Grounds open
Goat Island Lighthouse
First lit 1835 · Private, not open
Goose Rocks Lighthouse
First lit 1890 · Private, not open
Great Duck Island Lighthouse
First lit 1890 · Seen by boat or from shore
Grindle Point Lighthouse
First lit 1850 · Open, climb the tower
Halfway Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1871 · Seen by boat or from shore
Hendricks Head Lighthouse
First lit 1829
Heron Neck Lighthouse
First lit 1854
Isle au Haut Lighthouse
First lit 1907
Libby Island Lighthouse
First lit 1822 · Seen by boat or from shore
Little River Lighthouse
First lit 1846 · Overnight stays
Lubec Channel Lighthouse
First lit 1890 · Private, not open
Matinicus Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1827
Monhegan Island Lighthouse
First lit 1824 · Open, climb the tower
Mount Desert Lighthouse
First lit 1830 · Seen by boat or from shore
Owls Head Lighthouse
First lit 1825 · Grounds open
Perkins Island Lighthouse
First lit 1898
Petit Manan Lighthouse
First lit 1817 · Seen by boat or from shore
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1855 · Grounds open
Prospect Harbor Point Lighthouse
First lit 1850
Pumpkin Island Lighthouse
First lit 1854 · Private, not open
Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse
First lit 1905
Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1888 · Grounds open
Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse
Seen by boat or from shore
Seguin Lighthouse
First lit 1795 · Open to visitors
Squirrel Point Lighthouse
First lit 1898
The Cuckolds Lighthouse
First lit 1892
Whitlocks Mill Lighthouse
First lit 1892 · Private, not open
Winter Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Private, not open
Wood Island Lighthouse
First lit 1808 · Open to visitors
Avery Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1875
Baker Island Lighthouse
First lit 1828
Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse
First lit 1857
Browns Head Lighthouse
First lit 1832
Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1872 · Open, climb the tower
Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse
First lit 1890
Deer Isle Thorofare Lighthouse
First lit 1857
Doubling Point Range Lights
First lit 1898
Dyce Head Lighthouse
First lit 1829 · Grounds open
Eagle Island Lighthouse
First lit 1838 · Open to visitors
Franklin Island Lighthouse
First lit 1805
Indian Island Lighthouse
First lit 1850 · Private, not open
Moose Peak Lighthouse
First lit 1827 · Open to visitors
Narraguagus Lighthouse
First lit 1853 · Private, not open
Pond Island Lighthouse
First lit 1821
Tenants Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1857 · Seen by boat or from shore
Ladies Delight Lighthouse
Maine
Nash Island Lighthouse
First lit 1838
Saint Croix River Lighthouse
First lit 1857
Two Bush Island Lighthouse
First lit 1897 · Seen by boat or from shore
Little Mark Island Monument
Maine
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