Fiddle Head

Fiddle Head: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Fiddle Head

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Fiddle Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.28619, -68.78447. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fiddle Head

• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fiddle Head

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Fiddle Head

• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~143 km · Must-see
• Pond Island · river spot · Hancock · ~2 km
• Buck Island · river spot · Hancock · ~4 km
• Pumpkin Island · river spot · Hancock · ~5 km
• Beach Island · river spot · Hancock · ~5 km
• West Barred Island · river spot · Hancock · ~6 km
• Eaton Island · river spot · Hancock · ~6 km
• Little Deer Isle · river spot · Hancock · ~7 km
• Peak Island · river spot · Hancock · ~7 km

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