Big Tree Beach

Big Tree Beach: 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 Big Tree Beach

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 Big Tree Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.32527, -68.90124. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Tree Beach

• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~33 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Tree Beach

Other beaches & coast near Big Tree Beach

• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~33 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~42 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~42 km · Must-see

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