01Port AlderA working harbor with a softer pace02MarethOyster shacks and the island ferry03Cobb HarborA salt-washed village of makers04Little WrenBarefoot days on the outer islands05SaltashLantern-lit lanes and tidal flats

FIVE HARBOR TOWNS · SIXTY MILES OF MAINE

Come for the light.
Stay for the tide.

Plan your next slow weekend

Get the free 2027 visitor guideExplore the coast
Route 1 bridge in Mareth closed nights through November 20. See detours
✳  SALT AIR, SLOW MORNINGS✳  FIVE TOWNS, ONE COAST✳  FOLLOW THE TIDE

A COAST MADE FOR WANDERING

Five little worlds.
One long shoreline.

Take the road that hugs the water. Stay for the turn you didn't plan to take.

A village lane winding down to a Maine harbor
YOUR COASTAL STARTING POINTTake the long way.
01Port AlderA working harbor with a softer pace02MarethOyster shacks and the island ferry03Cobb HarborA salt-washed village of makers04Little WrenBarefoot days on the outer islands05SaltashLantern-lit lanes and tidal flatsMeet all five towns

MAKE A DAY OF IT

The good stuff
is out there.

See all things to do
The Lighthouse TrailCOASTAL CLASSIC

The Lighthouse Trail

Five points of light. One unforgettable coastline.

◔   High tide 4:12 pm · best light at the point
Paddle the islandsON THE WATER

Paddle the islands

Find your own quiet water with a local guide.

A taste of MarethLOCAL FLAVOR

A taste of Mareth

Oysters pulled fresh, served with a harbor view.

Stay a little longerSLEEP BY THE SEA

Stay a little longer

Make a weathered-shingle inn your home base.

HIGH4:12PM · MARETH
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A LITTLE LOCAL KNOW-HOW

The tide sets
the whole pace.

At Kestrel Coast, the best plan is often to check the water. Catch the island ferry on the flood. Find a tide pool on the ebb. Our Tide Clock keeps you in the know.

Check tide times for your trip
MARETH · RISING
NEXT HIGH TIDE IN 2H 18M

GATHER ROUND

Good things
on the calendar.

Full events calendar
AUG08–10SUN — TUE
MARETH · FOOD & DRINK

Mareth Lobster Festival

Three days of dockside feasts, boat races and the first crack of a fresh Maine lobster.

◔   High tide 4:12 pm · harbor races start with the flood
DEC12SUNDAY
SALTASH · COMMUNITY

Saltash Lantern Walk

Follow a ribbon of handmade lanterns from the old meeting house to the water's edge.

MAKE ROOM FOR ONE MORE DAY

Sleep close
to the sea.

From cedar-shingled inns to tucked-away campgrounds, find a place that feels like it belongs here.

Find your kind of stay
STAY
AWHILE
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THE USEFUL DETAILS

Know before
you go.

A few things worth knowing. Then the coast is yours.

THE WATERTide timesSee today's highs & lowsGETTING HEREPortland, MaineNearest airport · 1 hr 40 minISLAND FERRIESBoat schedulesFerries from Mareth & Port AlderRIGHT NOWCoastal weather52° · partly cloudy
ROAD NOTE

Route 1 bridge in Mareth closes nightly through November 20, 8 pm–6 am. Follow signed detours via Old Quarry Road.

Emergency: 911  ·  Maine coast guard: (207) 799-3388

YOUR COAST, IN YOUR POCKET

A little paper
goes a long way.

Get the free 2027 Kestrel Coast visitor guide—tide-wise itineraries, town maps, and the local spots worth slowing down for.

Get the free 2027 guideFree to download · Made with care in Maine
VISIT THEKESTREL
COASTMAINE · 2027Kestrel Coast visitor guide cover showing a Maine harbor
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A NOTE FROM THE COAST

Good things come
with the tide.

LOCAL BUSINESS, LOCAL HEART

Good people make this coast. Become a bureau partner