Pemaquid Point Light
A white lighthouse standing on a coastline of layered metamorphic rock, once featured on Maine's state quarter, and one of Maine's most popular photo spots.
Pemaquid Point Light was built in 1827 (the current tower dates from 1835). The headland is made of striped metamorphic rock, and the waves crashing against it are spectacular. The scene appears on the reverse of Maine's 25-cent state quarter. The site has a fishermen's museum in the keeper's cottage and an art gallery, and the tower can be climbed in summer. Admission is about $3 per person. It is about an hour's drive from Camden via Waldoboro, and you can stop nearby at the Pemaquid archaeological site and Fort William Henry. The rocks are slippery, so do not get too close to the wave zone.
Opening hours
Grounds sunrise to sunset; lighthouse and museum approx. May–October
Nearby sights
- Monhegan Island
- Marshall Point Light
- Olson House
- Owls Head Transportation Museum
- Farnsworth Art Museum
- Maine Lighthouse Museum
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art
- Rockland Main Street & Harbor