Owls Head Lighthouse — Attraction in Owls Head

This is one of my personal favorite lighthouses. It is kind of in the middle of no where however it offers a couple different things. You can go to the lighthouse and see a pretty cool view. The walk isn't long at all but it a nice little road to walk on that looks off into the ocean. There are trees between the road and the ocean but there are some spots you can look out of. When you first pull into the parking lot (the parking lot is all dirt but it isn't too bad until spring time it can get a little muddy) there are some picnic tables that are on a grassy hill that you can use. Down the hill leads to a steep path that goes down to a rocky beach which is very pretty. The beach has some sand on it but not really a whole bunch compared to other beaches. On the right side of the rocky beach. There are some interesting rocks that you can go to and for kids it will feel like a cave; even for adults it could feel like a cave. Watch out for seaweed though because it is slippery. It is easily accessed with low tide but still watch out for seaweed. If you walk down the road towards the lighthouse and take a left, it will lead to another cool rocky beach that is a little more easy to access that has picnic tables. Overall, this is a great place to come and visit. They have outhouses to use but nothing other than that...

A quarter-mile, scenic walk along the Mussel Ridge Channel takes you from the Owls Head Light State Park parking lot to the Keeper's House and detached Tower. There are 61 steps to climb the promontory to the tower which may be open to the public if scarce volunteers are on duty for a 3-hour shift and weather cooperates during the season from Memorial Weekend through Columbus Day. They will ask for a dollar donation to help the preservation efforts of the American Lighthouse Foundation headquartered on site in the Keeper's House, open daily in season except Tuesdays with interpretive center and gift shop. On clear days there is a magnificent view of Penobscot Bay, Rockland Harbor, islands, the Camden Hills, the Gulf of Maine, and a glimpse of Cadillac Mountain forty miles to the northeast at Acadia National Park even if the tower is not open. The Fresnel lens of this active aid to navigation is the original fourth-order optic installed in 1856, and the steady white guide beacon shining from 100 feet above mean high tide is charted as visible for 17 miles. Even in fog a visit here is an iconic Maine experience, but the circular stair and ladder inside the tower are not suitable for everyone and climbers must be 42...

This beautiful light house overlooks Penobscot Bay. There is a bit of a walk to get there, maybe 1/4 mile? The path is very even and well maintained. As long as it's not muddy you could easily push a stroller or wheelchair to the base of the lighthouse hill. I walked it easily with one leg in a cast.

Getting up to the actual lighthouse is a different story. There is a combination of ramps and stairs to climb that a wheelchair cannot navigate. At the top around the lighthouse there is really no room for wheelchair or stroller either. The stairs have short risers so it's an easy climb, but there is no way to avoid the stairs.

The lighthouse itself is modest, probably about 25' high. But it commands great views of the bay, especially on...