Bass Harbor Head Light Station

See an 1858 lighthouse perched on the rocky southwest tip of Mount Desert Island from overlooks and a cliffside stairway.

Lighthouse Rd off ME-102A · Tremont, ME

About Bass Harbor Head Light Station

Bass Harbor Head Light Station has marked the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay since 1858 and is one of three lights managed by Acadia National Park. The interior is closed, but a paved walkway leads to the lighthouse and wooden and stone steps drop to a shoreline viewpoint. It appeared on the 2012 America the Beautiful quarter. Parking is a single small lot, and sunset brings the heaviest crowds.

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