Bucks Cove

Bucks Cove: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bucks Cove

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

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 Bucks Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.30462, -69.31625. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bucks Cove

• Borestone Mountain East Peak · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~13 km · Must-see
• Monson Community Church · church · Piscataquis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site · fort · Piscataquis · ~24 km · Must-see
• Elephant Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~33 km · Must-see
• White Cap Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~38 km · Must-see
• The First Dexter Universalist Church · church · Penobscot · ~39 km · Must-see
• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hundred-Mile Wilderness · trek · Piscataquis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Seboeis Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Moose Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moxie Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~59 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~60 km · Must-see
• Moxie Falls · waterfall · Somerset · ~61 km · Must-see
• Moosehead Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Twin Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bucks Cove

Other beaches & coast near Bucks Cove

• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~137 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~147 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~149 km · Must-see
• Whiting Cove · beach · Piscataquis · ~19 km
• Deadman Cove · beach · Penobscot · ~53 km
• Hinckley Cove · beach · Piscataquis · ~53 km
• Cuxabexis Cove · beach · Piscataquis · ~103 km
• North Bay · beach · Kennebec · ~114 km
• Coe Point · beach · Kennebec · ~115 km
• Hatch Cove · beach · Kennebec · ~118 km

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