Points of Interest

More correctly classified as a series of cascade features, the falls here become more waterfall or rapid-like depending on the time of year.

Best found by boat, the falls drop a roaring 30 feet over a large rocky area.

Angel Falls is an impressive feature, standing as one of the tallest waterfalls in the state.

A covered bridge which spans the Presumpscot River on Hurricane Road, between the towns of Gorham and Windham.

Bagaduce Falls are the largest of a rare phenomenon that happens twice a day, in different directions.

Unique geological feature - large and flat slabs of granite.

Basin Cove Falls is one such place to witness this natural wonder.

The battery served as the most important one in the Casco Bay area because of its location at the mouth of Portland Harbor.

The tallest peak in the state of Maine.

One of Maine's few older covered bridges.

Only accessible by a single road, Biddeford Pool locals will ask visitors to keep this place a secret once the way here is found.

An easy two-mile hike with a complicated name, Nesowadnehunk Stream is a popular spot to visit to view perfect Maine scenery and Big Niagara Falls.

An extremely popular trail for locals and tourists alike, Wilson Falls Trail along Big Wilson Cliffs is a Maine hiker initiation.

Bingham Esker is no exception to the typical shape, except that it is particularly well-known for its steep sides.

The waves hit the rocks just right at high tide and to shoot up 30 feet into the air.

Blue Hill Falls is unique in that it flows both backward and forwards, making it one of the rare few reversing falls in the nation.

Few trees today have stood the test of time, though there are a few spots, such as the Bowdoin Pines, that have stood for over 200 years.

If there was ever a bucket list item worth noting, being the first one in the country to watch the sunrise would have to be it.

Cathedral Woods, on Monhegan Island, is known for its exceptionally tall spruce, mossy boulders and fairy house.

Characterized on one side by cliffs and the other by a gentle slope, the Chesterville Esker is one such structure rising 30 feet high and dividing two ponds.

In an area of Maine with multiple gorges and waterfalls, Coos Canyon stands out among the rest.

Most well-known amongst the Appalachian Trail hikers community, Crocker Cirque is a glacial cirque between the North and South Crocker Mountains.

Though not the largest in the state, Damariscotta Reversing Falls are still a rare sight to behold.

A series of fast-moving rapids located in the Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area.

The Desert of Maine is the product of poor human conservation efforts and the strong will of nature.

The perfectly picturesque type of waterfalls depicted in photo books.

Though there are many examples of eskers in the state, the Enfield Horseback is well-known around the world as a perfect example of glacial geology.

This tiny park and memorial honors Captian Walter Gendall.

As another one of Maine's peculiar reversing waterfalls.

Mount Katahdin is not only "The Greatest Mountain," but it also has its own Great Basin sitting at the bottom.

For visitors looking to get the best experience though, the Great Head Trail Loop traversing the coastline is a must-do.

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The head of tide refers to the last place along a waterway where the tide stops or has an influence.

Declared as Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway viewpoint, the Height of Land is a must-see location.

The last surviving 19th-century covered bridge in Fryeburg.

Known as Hog Bay, the wide and muddy area is home to a variety of wildlife that thrives off the atmosphere the low tide creates.

Made of large boulder deposits left behind when the glaciers retreated, the temperature between the rocks here never seems to warm up quite enough to melt the innards of the cave.

The Kennebec River Gorge is an approximately 12-mile stretch of fast-moving river and high walled canyons.

Just outside of White Mountain National Forest lies the hidden Kezar Falls Gorge.

As a remnant of glaciers long past, these large mounds were the underbellies of the great ice sheets, piled together over millions of years in deposits, only to be left when the ice melted.

An outstanding 75-foot tall slate stepped waterfall, one of the tallest in the state, makes the hike truly worth the effort.

The state's shortest covered bridge.

Washed away by the flood of April 1, 1987.

As a steep 800-foot open cliffside above the lake, the viewpoint is well-known.

Though commonly referred to as a bay, the water is still mainly fresh, making it both a "tidal riverine" and an "inland delta."

An above-ground cavity at the bottom of a 45-foot canyon.

This is not a typical waterfall but a series of cascades stretching approximately 1,000 feet over moss-covered boulders.

A 692-foot tall monadnock, meaning a lone standing mountain and the resting place of the First Nations Chief, Mi'kmaq Chief St. Aspinquid.

Creating the peninsula of Moosehead Lake, Mount Kineo stands out from the land as a prominent feature.

North Anson Gorge Falls are part of the Carrabassett River, a tributary of the Kennebec, and popular for their easy viewing.

The basin is about as isolated as Maine visitors are going to find.

Beautiful coastline views and close proximity to iconic sites make this is a wonderful place to explore.

One of the few 19th-century covered bridges left in the state.

Built-up of layers of rock, the mountain is made of "building block" style slabs.

When the Laurentide Ice Sheet passed through it left a huge impact on Maine's coast, forming what is now the Pineo Ridge.

Featuring multiple cascading waterfalls, the Pollywog Gorge is a part of the Makanta Public Reserve near Millinocket.

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Though now altered due to years of use by the lumber industries, the Ripogenus Gorge is still an impressively carved natural canyon.

One of the state's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges.

Salt Bay, a salt marsh created by the tidal waters and slow seepage of ocean currents into the Damariscotta River.

Schoodic Point sits as one of several crown jewels of an already stunningly beautiful Acadia National Park.

The Sheepscot River is host to another one of Maine's infamous reversing falls.

Located in Hancock County, the Silsby Plain is a remnant of once-mighty glacial melts.

Formed by the Little Androscoggin River, the Snow Falls Gorge is a narrow but beautiful stretch of river featuring a series of small cascading waterfalls.

Once considered a fjord, the Somes Sound now takes the status of a unique geological feature uncommon in the United States, a fjard.

A boulder known as the South Bubble Erratic, or "Bubble Rock".

A section of the coast that sends ocean spray high into the air providing a spectacular show.

Unprecedented tidal falls, amazing visitors as they gain momentum with the tide.

The most photographed and painted covered bridge in Maine.

One such viewing outlook sits along with the Appalachian Trail and is known as Table Rock for its flat, naturally carved viewing platform.

The Beehive is known to hikers in Maine as a thrillingly advanced trail complete with ladders, granite steps, and iron rungs going straight up the steep south face.

One of the largest wetlands in Maine, and the biggest in the region at over 7,000 acres, The Great Heath is well-known for its unique and diverse ecology.

A beautiful stand of old-growth pine trees.

In some spots nothing but the mountain's jagged spine is available as a foothold, not more than a few inches wide, lending to its very appropriate name.

Stretching along the famous Appalachian Trail, the Tableland is the area making an abutment to the tallest of Mount Katahdin's two summits, Baxter Peak.

The mountain is Maine's eighth tallest peak and, though known for its loop hike, the name comes from the way the mountain seems to travel along with river guests.

Left behind as the ice melted, the Whalesback is a short ridge fewer than 100 feet tall and running approximately two and a half miles along the Silsby Plain.

A booming wave and ocean spray that reaches up to 40 feet.x

A moderate 2.2-mile round trip hike follows lush forested trails, a rambling Seboeis River, and culminates in a beautiful gorge and cascading river run.

The farthest north and the newest of Maine's original covered bridges.

The marsh creates a diverse and unique ecological habitat that is now a protected estuary.