Dark Harbor

Dark Harbor: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dark Harbor

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Dark Harbor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.26119, -68.90864. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Harbor

• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~19 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~19 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~23 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Harbor

Other beaches & coast near Dark Harbor

• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~19 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~19 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Robinson Point · beach · Knox · ~37 km · Must-see

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