Summer Activities
Cellar Door Vineyard
Located in a valley between Cameron and Levenseller Mountains just five miles from Camden and Point Lookout, the Cellar Door offers complimentary wine tastings, tours, cooking demonstrations, a gift shop, and more.
Bay Chamber Concerts
For nearly 5 decades, Bay Chamber Concerts Summer Music Festival has brought renowned performers from around the world to midcoast Maine to perform in wonderfully intimate theatres, overlooking rugged working harbors. It all comes together into an ensemble of sights and sounds that you’ll remember for a lifetime – great music, incredible venues, scenic locations!
Penobscot Narrows Observatory Bridge
The Penobscot Narrows bridge is an $85M cable-stayed bridge over the Penobscot River near Bucksport, ME. It offers the tallest public bridge observatory in the world at a height of 420 ft for a $5 admission during the months of May 1-October 31.
Area Lighthouses
If you are a lighthouse buff, there are ten lighthouses within approximately 40-mile distance – both North and South of Camden. The Chamber of Commerce office located at the Public Landing has a directional itinerary available.
Monhegan Boat Lines Puffin/Nature Cruise
Port Clyde, at the end of the peninsula on Route 131, is a classic small Maine fishing village, devoted chiefly to lobstering—but also offering facilities for recreational boaters and tourists. Near its wharves, Port Clyde boasts a general store, shops, art galleries, restaurants, and a limited number of small lodging facilities. It's also where you catch the daily ferry to Monhegan Island. You'll find one of the most photographed places in our area a short distance from the village center: Marshall Point Light, which serves as a sentry at the entrance to the harbor. The former lightkeeper's house is now a historical museum open to the public in season.
Day Sailing on the Schooner Olad in Camden
Let us show you Penobscot Bay, with its rocky shoreline, lighthouses, seals, bald eagles, islands, lobster boats and hidden mansions. Schooner Olad sails daily from Camden, Maine; Memorial Day weekend to mid-October. Schooner Olad offers historic two-hour day sails aboard a completely restored, classic yacht.
Merryspring Gardens & Nature Center
Merryspring Gardens is open from sunrise to sunset. The beautiful 67-acre park includes numerous walking trails, fields of wild flowers, herb and lily gardens, raised beds and the Kitty Todd Arboretum. Pack a picnic lunch and spend an afternoon just relaxing in these quiet surroundings.
Golf
Northport Golf Course is just minutes north; located off of Route 1 on Bluff Road, 9 holes and driving range (338-2270). Goose River Golf Course (236-8488) is located on Simonton Road on the Camden/Rockport line. Enjoy a nice round of golf of the 9 hole course and then relax inside the clubhouse for a “pick-me-up” at the snack bar. Samoset Resort (594-2511) located in Rockport offers an 18-hole Oceanside public course, one of America’s top 75.
Swimming
You can enjoy saltwater at Point Lookout’s private beach access, Lincolnville Beach in Lincolnville Laite Memorial Beach in Camden, or Walker Park in Rockport. If you prefer freshwater swimming, try Point Lookout’s Knight’s Pond, Megunticook Lake off Route 52, Belfast and Camden YMCA or the public swimming area on Norton’s Pond in Lincolnville Center. All of the above locations include picnic areas.
Sea Kayaking & White Water Rafting
Sea kayak rentals are available from Maine Sport Outfitters (236-8797) or Ducktrap Kayak (236-8608). White water rafting outfitters such as Northern Outdoors Adventure (663-4466), New England Outdoor Center (723-5438), Crab Apple Whitewater (553-7238), and Magic Falls offer guided tours down the Kennebec, Penobscot, and Dead rivers all within a driving distance for a day trip.
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