Coles Corner

Coles Corner: 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 Coles Corner

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 Coles Corner — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.67922, -68.86735. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coles Corner

• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~24 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~32 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~36 km · Must-see
• Page Farm and Home Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coles Corner

Other beaches & coast near Coles Corner

• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~70 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~76 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Bay · beach · Hancock · ~77 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~77 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~79 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~81 km · Must-see

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