Owls Head Light
A white lighthouse standing on a clifftop headland, with a wooden boardwalk leading up to views over the entrance to Rockland Harbor; one of Maine's most popular lighthouses.
Owls Head Light was built in 1825 (the current tower dates from 1852). The tower is only about 9 metres tall, but it stands on a headland roughly 30 metres above sea level, and it still uses a fourth-order Fresnel lens from 1856. The state park where it stands is free to enter. After parking, follow the trails and wooden steps up to the base of the tower for views over Penobscot Bay and the entrance to Rockland Harbor. On some summer days, the tower is open to climb. The keeper's cottage has a small exhibition and a gift shop. The park also has rocky shores for walking. It is about a 15-minute drive from Rockland.
Opening hours
Park 09:00 to sunset; tower climb open for limited times in summer
Nearby sights
- Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
- Owls Head Transportation Museum
- Maine Lighthouse Museum
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art
- Rockland Main Street & Harbor
- Farnsworth Art Museum
- Beech Hill Preserve
- Rockport Harbor