Hidden Beach of the Week: Roque Bluffs, Maine

Imagine a natural pool with hot tub attached, where rustic walking trails carve their way through woods along a soothing bay.

[Ursula]

I was in Mt. Desert Island last year but missed what sounds like a great place. Now I'll have to go back, just to see this marvelous beach.

[Glenn B]

Thank you for this feature. My wife and I are looking to steal away this weekend, and you've given us a fine idea for a destination.

[Pilar]

This sounds lovely! Love the beach features on this site called Finding Dulcinea.

[Lars]

Maine is lovely! The entire coast is quiet and clean, and great for family summer vacations.

[Carmen]

But I thought the point of going to Maine was to throw "Roques" at the Bush family! BORING.

[DCP]

I live in the area. The real gem of a beach is just offshore of the state park—a mile-long, unspoiled, white sandy beach encompassing the inside curve of U-shaped, 1,000-acre+ Roque Island. Privately owned, the beach is fabled among sailors of the Maine coast, but increasingly, kayakers, too, as they paddle out from the state park area to take in the truly sensational beach of the two.

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awsome i soooooo want to go there for my vacation