Eating, Exploring, Exercise & Culture at the Beach

Dining in Midcoast Maine

Breakfast

  • Seafolk in Rockport Village

  • Bagel Cafe in Camden

  • Rockport Diner in Rockport

  • Home Kitchen Cafe in Rockland

Dinner

  • Nina June in Rockport Village 

  • 18 Central Oyster Bar and Grill in Rockport Village

  • Ports of Italy in Rockport

  • Primo Located on the Rockland/Thomaston Town Line

  • Suzuki’s Sushi Bar in Rockland

  • Long Grain in Camden

  • Natalie’s Restaurant in Camden at the Camden Harbor Inn

  • Peter Ott’s Tavern on Camden Harbor

  • Salt Wharf on Camden Harbor

Exploring

  • Camden Hills State Park

  • Lake Megunticook

  • Rockport Harbor Town Park

  • Camden Snow Bowl

  • Harkness Nature Preserve in Rockport

  • Shirt Tail Point Park on Megunticook River in Camden

  • Beauchamp Point Road on the Harbor in Rockport

  • Rockport Public Library

  • Camden Public Library

Exercise

  • Penobscot Bay  YMCA in Rockport

  • Hiking in the State Park in Camden

  • Nature Conservancy Hiking Trails in Camden and Rockport

  • Tennis Courts at the Camden Snow Bowl

  • All Water Sports in Rockport and Camden Harbors 

  • Maine Sport in Rockport for all kinds of rental equipment

Culture

  • Ralston Gallery in Rockport Village

  • Art Museums and Galleries galore

  • Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland

  • Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland

  • Page Gallery in Camden

  • Carver Hill Gallery in Camden

  • Harbor Square Gallery in Camden

Other Ideas for Fun

  • Take the ferry to Islesboro, North Haven or Vinalhaven

  • Drive up to Acadia National Park

  • Visit the Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor

  • Stay on the beach and collect Sea Glass

  • Lobsters from Rockport Lobster