Castine Kayak Adventures

Castine Kayak Adventures Daily tours • Nightly Bioluminescent tours • Instruction • Bike rentals • Gear shop • Everyone deserves a good paddle! Book yours today!
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Come join us for Castine Kayak Adventure's 25th year!

Day tours with Castine Kayak always feel a little like drifting through a poem. These cormorants, the harbor’s quiet div...
09/06/2026

Day tours with Castine Kayak always feel a little like drifting through a poem.

These cormorants, the harbor’s quiet divers, posted up like sea-worn sentries while we glided past.

Fun fact: cormorants are incredible underwater hunters and can dive deep below the surface for fish.

Out here, every paddle stroke feels like a front-row seat to the wild.

This isn't a polka dot speckled sea floor... It's a scattered constellation of sand dollars carpeting the shallow seabed...
09/05/2026

This isn't a polka dot speckled sea floor... It's a scattered constellation of sand dollars carpeting the shallow seabed.

Will they make you rich? Rich in life and adventure.

What more do we really need?

ORLAND RIVER DAY 2026 Wear RED, WHITE & BLUECelebrate the USA's 250 Years ! Saturday, September 12th, 9:00-3:00, Rain or...
09/04/2026

ORLAND RIVER DAY 2026 Wear RED, WHITE & BLUE

Celebrate the USA's 250 Years ! Saturday, September 12th, 9:00-3:00,

Rain or Shine

Narramissic Drive & Orland Community Center area Park once

Free Shuttle between Venues - 10:00-2:30

Annual Alewife Paddle, the scenic route to Orland River Day, begins at 8:00 on Alamoosook Lake at the Craig Brook Fish Hatchery boat launch - arrive a bit earlier!

Pre-register for this free event with Karen Francoeur’s Castine Kayak Adventures: https://castine-kayak.square.site/ ; scroll down to the bottom for Custom Programs.

If you need a kayak/paddle/vest ($45 or $60 for a double) add that on to your free registration!

Depending on weather (trip goes in light rain or shine), this free, guided tour is usually a calm paddle, 3.5 mi. (~2 hrs.) with one portage.

You might make it for the parade coming across the bridge about 10:15! (Carpool back to Hatchery for car pick-up as needed).

Any questions, contact castinekayak@gmailcom or 207-866-3506.

Tiny sails, huge adventures!
09/04/2026

Tiny sails, huge adventures!

We pressed our hands to the cold steel and felt history tremble beneath our fingertips.
09/02/2026

We pressed our hands to the cold steel and felt history tremble beneath our fingertips.

Drifting into the blue hour with glowing reflections, quiet water, and the kind of magic you only find on the Maine coas...
09/01/2026

Drifting into the blue hour with glowing reflections, quiet water, and the kind of magic you only find on the Maine coast.

This shot feels like pure summer adventure! And with Castine Kayak’s amazing bioluminescence tours, the experience gets even more unforgettable when the water comes alive beneath your paddle.

Adventure is something we all need. Not only for the places it carries us, but for the way it draws us closer to the peo...
08/31/2026

Adventure is something we all need.

Not only for the places it carries us, but for the way it draws us closer to the people who share the journey.

Get ready for an unforgettable summer and fall under the stars with the Downeast Night Sky Festival 2026. This year’s li...
08/30/2026

Get ready for an unforgettable summer and fall under the stars with the Downeast Night Sky Festival 2026.

This year’s lineup includes Stars Over Surry, the Blue Hill Mountain Star Party, the Maine State Star Party, Schoodic Institute Star Programs, Night Sky at Tidal Falls, and the Dark Sky Maine Star Party in Brooklin.

With beautiful locations, astronomy programs, camping, food trucks, live music, and plenty of night-sky magic, there’s something for everyone.

Mark your calendars and come experience the excitement of Maine after dark.

Learn more at DarkSkyMaine.com.

Some of life’s best moments arrive spontaneously: a little laughter on the water, the steady rhythm of paddles, some sti...
08/29/2026

Some of life’s best moments arrive spontaneously: a little laughter on the water, the steady rhythm of paddles, some sticks, and the comfort of being surrounded by people who make the ride sweeter.

And really, what better way to find both adventure and connection than in a kayak?

Some nights don’t ask for anything except your presence. Just water, moonlight, and the kind of peace that reminds you h...
08/28/2026

Some nights don’t ask for anything except your presence. Just water, moonlight, and the kind of peace that reminds you how beautiful it is to be small inside something vast.

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