14 Things to do near Southwest Harbor, ME
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Echo Lake Beach
Southwest Harbor
2.5 miles NEcho Lake Beach is Acadia National Park's sandy freshwater swimming beach on Mount Desert Island, below Beech Cliff. An Acadia entrance pass ($35 per vehicle for 7 days) is required to park, and there's no lifeguard.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Jordan Pond Nature Trail (Acadia National Park)
Mount Desert, Maine
4.5 miles NEAn easy 1-mile loop through the woods and along the serene shore of Jordan Pond, starting from the North Parking Area in Acadia National Park.
Canoe, Hike
South Bubble
Bar Harbor, Maine
5.6 miles NEA quieter Acadia climbing spot with Lower and Upper slab routes from 5.4 to 5.8, summit scramble access, and beautiful sunset views over the park.
Rock Climb
Cadillac Mountain Summit Path
Bar Harbor, Maine
7.0 miles NEHike or drive to the 1,530-foot summit of Cadillac Mountain — Acadia's highest peak and often the first spot in the U.S. to catch the sunrise — for views of Bar Harbor and Frenchman Bay.
Hike
Otter Cliff
Bar Harbor, Maine
7.1 miles ESea cliff climbing on 60-foot granite walls in Acadia National Park, with dozens of routes from beginner to 5.12 and the rare thrill of tide-aware, top-rope ocean climbing.
Rock Climb 2.0 mi
Ocean Path
Bar Harbor, Maine
7.8 miles NEA leisurely coastal hike past Otter Cliff, the Thunder Hole sea cave, and low-tide pools teeming with crabs, whelks, and anemones along Acadia's rocky Maine shoreline.
Hike
Beehive Trail
Bar Harbor, Maine
7.8 miles NEIron rungs bolted into steep coastal cliffs above Sand Beach and the Gulf of Maine make this the most thrilling — and vertigo-inducing — hike in Acadia.
Hike 0.6 mi
Sand Beach
Bar Harbor, Maine
7.8 miles NEA small 290-yard beach at Acadia National Park nestled between mountains and rocky shores, with ocean temps rarely above 55°F and nearby trails to cliffs and mountains from the parking lot.
Swim
The Precipice
Bar Harbor, Maine
8.3 miles NEA 200-foot crag on the south side of Champlain Mountain in Acadia with routes from 5.6 to 5.12 and stunning Atlantic Ocean views from the top — best for experienced climbers.
Rock Climb
Precipice Trail (Acadia National Park)
Bar Harbor, Maine
8.3 miles NEThe most challenging and well-known trail in Acadia National Park — an exposed, nearly vertical 1,000-foot climb up Champlain Mountain designated strenuous and recommended for experienced, fit hikers only.
Hike
Lakewood
Bar Harbor, Maine
9.6 miles NSwim near Bar Harbor, Maine
Swim
Brewer Skatepark
Brewer, Maine
41.4 miles NWA 10,000-square-foot concrete street course behind the Brewer Police Station in Maine — open daily from 9 a.m. to dusk and free to skate.
Skateboard
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
46.3 miles NTucked in the University Forest on an old ROTC training ground behind the Rec Center, this 3-hole starter course offers free play with rental discs available.
Disc Golf
Roque Bluffs State Park
Roque Bluffs
47.1 miles NEA Maine state park on Schoppee Point with a half-mile sand and pebble beach on Englishman Bay and the warmer, shallow water of Simpson Pond right behind it. Day-use fee charged, no lifeguards.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
