Guidebook for Owls Head
Food Scene
The best hash browns and cinnamon buns around. Maine is known for Woopie Pies anywhere we have ever found.
55 locals recommend
Home Kitchen Cafe
650 Main StThe best hash browns and cinnamon buns around. Maine is known for Woopie Pies anywhere we have ever found.
Locals favorite for some of the best blueberry pancakes in Rockland, seating indoors or outside courtyard. Brass Compass owner Lynn Archer also runs Archers Restaurant on the water front, both are excellent choices for dinning in Rockland.
6 locals recommend
Brass Compass Cafe
58 Main StLocals favorite for some of the best blueberry pancakes in Rockland, seating indoors or outside courtyard. Brass Compass owner Lynn Archer also runs Archers Restaurant on the water front, both are excellent choices for dinning in Rockland.
Friendly service and excellent meals with dock side views of Rockland Harbor. Great seafood for lunch and dinner.
41 locals recommend
Archer’s on the Pier
58 Ocean StFriendly service and excellent meals with dock side views of Rockland Harbor. Great seafood for lunch and dinner.
One of the best known restaurants in New England. First class all the way, make reservations early. Fresh grown produce from their own gardens. Expensive but a memorable experience.
115 locals recommend
Primo Restaurant
2 Main StOne of the best known restaurants in New England. First class all the way, make reservations early. Fresh grown produce from their own gardens. Expensive but a memorable experience.
Local family owned lobster shack with great harbor views. Excellent food served on picnic tables. No reservations and they close at 7pm. Don't forget the homemade blueberry pie!
36 locals recommend
McLoons Lobster Shack
315 Island RdLocal family owned lobster shack with great harbor views. Excellent food served on picnic tables. No reservations and they close at 7pm. Don't forget the homemade blueberry pie!
Seafood shack with outdoor dinning on covered picnic tables with a view of the bay. Fresh seafood this is a very popular spot.
33 locals recommend
Claws
743 Main StSeafood shack with outdoor dinning on covered picnic tables with a view of the bay. Fresh seafood this is a very popular spot.
Drinks & Nightlife
Excellent wine selection with tapas type meals in an intimate atmosphere.
30 locals recommend
In Good Company
415 Main StExcellent wine selection with tapas type meals in an intimate atmosphere.
Arts & Culture
Extensive collection of original Wyeth paintings and rotating artists shows. A true gem of a museum.
178 locals recommend
Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum StExtensive collection of original Wyeth paintings and rotating artists shows. A true gem of a museum.
Parks & Nature
Great views and a bit of Maine history in the attached light keepers house. Well worth the short walk and climb to the lighthouse.
73 locals recommend
Owls Head Lighthouse
186 Lighthouse RoadGreat views and a bit of Maine history in the attached light keepers house. Well worth the short walk and climb to the lighthouse.
Climb the coastal rocks and dip your toes into the water, take a picnic and enjoy the call of sea birds for an afternoon at the beach. Ample parking and picnic tables available. A modest fee per car for the day.
42 locals recommend
Birch Point Beach State Park
459 South Shore DriveClimb the coastal rocks and dip your toes into the water, take a picnic and enjoy the call of sea birds for an afternoon at the beach. Ample parking and picnic tables available. A modest fee per car for the day.
Getting Around
The ferry out to Vinalhaven or North Haven offers great views, access to the island communities and wonderful photo opportunities to watch the sailboats, lobstermen, and coastal bird watching.
15 locals recommend
Rockland Ferry Services
517A Main StThe ferry out to Vinalhaven or North Haven offers great views, access to the island communities and wonderful photo opportunities to watch the sailboats, lobstermen, and coastal bird watching.
Sightseeing
A scenic air tour with Penobscot Island Air based at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head offers a spectacularly memorable view of the coast of Maine. Knowledgable pilots point out light houses, harbors, and stone quarries to photograph while experiencing the joy of flight. The planes carry up to five passengers.
Penobscot Island Air
21 Terminal LnA scenic air tour with Penobscot Island Air based at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head offers a spectacularly memorable view of the coast of Maine. Knowledgable pilots point out light houses, harbors, and stone quarries to photograph while experiencing the joy of flight. The planes carry up to five passengers.
A mile long walk over the breakwater to the light house at the end puts visitors out in the center of the harbor with 360 degree views of the harbor, main land and islands, with sailboats and the ferry cruising by. Amazing views.
99 locals recommend
Rockland Breakwater Light
A mile long walk over the breakwater to the light house at the end puts visitors out in the center of the harbor with 360 degree views of the harbor, main land and islands, with sailboats and the ferry cruising by. Amazing views.
Shopping
Stroll along Main Street to find quaint Maine shops you can't resist exploring. Many excellent galleries with local artists will be found as well as charming eateries for a lunch or dinner.
Main Street
Main StreetStroll along Main Street to find quaint Maine shops you can't resist exploring. Many excellent galleries with local artists will be found as well as charming eateries for a lunch or dinner.