05/14/2026
One of Maine’s most incredible seaside walks, Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec gives visitors a wild, oceanfront look at the far eastern edge of the United States. The park is best known for West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, the red-and-white tower that stands on the easternmost point of the continental U.S., but the trails are just as memorable in the warm months. More than five miles of paths cross the 541-acre park, moving through spruce woods, open ledges, boggy ground, and cliffside viewpoints above the Bay of Fundy. The Coastal Trail brings you past dramatic rock ledges, sea stacks, Gulliver’s Hole, and High Ledge, with wide views of waves, islands, seabirds, and passing boats. The short Bog Trail adds a very different scene, using boardwalks to protect a rare coastal plateau bog. The first lighthouse was ordered by President Thomas Jefferson in 1808, and the striped tower seen today was built in 1858. On a clear summer day, it is classic Downeast Maine from start to finish, with cool salt air and some of Maine’s boldest coastal scenery all around.
