Location: Portland and Casco Bay Area < Maine < USA
Nearest Beach:
beach at 0.1
Miles
Car: necessary
Harpswell is made up of a series of long, skinny fingers of land reaching into the ocean, and dozens of islands, including Orr's Island. The area has hundreds of miles of coast that you can explore, ranging from exposed ocean frontage to wide bays to calm, twisty inlets. When you drive around Harpswell, your breath will be taken away by the ocean views. Harpswell is one of the most beautiful parts of the Maine coast and because of its geography, it is not 'on the way' to anywhere, so it has remained unspoiled, despite being very close to Portland, Freeport, Brunswick, and Bath. If you want the real Maine, this is the place to come. There are great restaurants (especially seafood), swimming beaches, boat launches, walking trails through scenic woods with glacier-carved cliffs, world-class sea kayaking and boating, shopping, historical sightseeing, arts, music, and theater events, and just about anything else you could possibly want on a vacation.