Reversing Falls Park — Attraction in Pembroke

This is one of my favorite things I've done during the 6 weeks I've spent in Maine. Timing is crucial if you are here to watch the reverse so check a tide chart. This is not something that you can drive to and experience in a few minutes before moving on. To truly experience a reversing tide you need to be here for a couple hours. I got here at low tide, walked around and set up camp. I then left the park for about two hours, came back to cook some food, then walk down to the waters edge. I sat down two hours before high tide and watched the river, which had been flowing towards ocean, flow in reverse. You wouldn't know that it is flowing in reverse unless you were here for the outgoing tide and seen it flowing the opposite direction. While I sat there watching the tide come in, multiple seals swam by (towards the Atlantic). I also saw a bald eagle and a porcupine as I walked back to camp. There was a couple that had the closest campsite to the river, they started in their camp and watched the river from afar. They missed the whole experience and didn't see any it's the...

You'll go out of your way to get here, but we were glad we did, even on a rainy day. There's a very short trail from the parking lot to an overlook of the reversing falls. The tide schedule didn't mesh with our travel schedule, so we didn't see the falls at their best, but we could still see small reversing falls (water flowing from left to right, falls falling from right to left). Even more dramatic was the water moving in a whirlpool pattern--the water nearest us moved left to right, while the water farther out moved right to left. We only stayed about 15 minutes because of the rain, and we could see the water movements changing in just that short time. I'd love to come back in better weather, bring a picnic, and watch for a...

This hidden away park is a gem! Great views and hiking trails! If the season is right you might see a group of seals, eagles, and other sea water birds. The water rise and fall depending on the 28' tides is amazing! The slack tide, the smooth surface following high tide for about 20 minutes is amazing after the turbulence! Pack a lunch or snack and plan to be there awhile to see the changes created by the force of the water from the bays and underground ledge! Maliseet is the Passamaquoddy tribal word for "boiling tides". There are no restroom facilities here so plan accordingly. The gas station "Freshies" as you return to Rte 1 in Pembroke has...