Bar Island Land Bridge
Bar Island
At low tide you can walk from downtown Bar Harbor across an exposed sandbar to the island opposite, experiencing a tidal causeway.
Bar Island lies north of the town of Bar Harbor. For about 1.5 hours around each low tide, the sea retreats to reveal a gravel bar linking the town to the island. You can walk or drive across it, then climb the wooded trail to the island's summit for views over the town. Be sure to check the tide table in advance and return to shore before the tide comes back in, or you may be stranded on the island for hours. Vehicles driving across the bar have also been caught by rising water. The entrance is at the end of Bridge Street, about a five-minute walk from the town center.
Opening hours
About 3 hours around low tide
Nearby sights
- Bar Harbor Town & Shore Path
- Abbe Museum
- Sieur de Monts & Wild Gardens of Acadia
- Acadia Carriage Roads
- Cadillac Mountain
- Precipice Trail
- Beehive Trail
- Bubble Rock