Weekend Getaways in Maine

Short trips with every day mapped out — verified attractions, realistic pacing, and food along the way across 9 destinations.

99 itineraries

Easternmost Light: A Slow Coastal Escape to Lubec & Eastport

3 Days · Active Retirees

Lubec/Eastport, Maine

Easternmost Light: A Slow Coastal Escape to Lubec & Eastport

6 stops

Where America Wakes First: Two Days at the Edge of Maine

2 Days · Couples

Lubec/Eastport, Maine

Where America Wakes First: Two Days at the Edge of Maine

3 stops

Katahdin's Shadow: Two Days of Wild Silence in the Maine Highlands

2 Days · Couples

Maine Highlands, Maine

Katahdin's Shadow: Two Days of Wild Silence in the Maine Highlands

5 stops

Slow Wilderness: 3 Days Along Katahdin's Shoulder

3 Days · Active Retirees

Maine Highlands, Maine

Slow Wilderness: 3 Days Along Katahdin's Shoulder

8 stops

Loon Calls & Alpine Light: Two Fall Days in Rangeley

2 Days · Solo

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Alpine Light: Two Fall Days in Rangeley

5 stops

Loon Calls & Fire Light: Two Fall Days on Rangeley Lake

2 Days · Teen Families

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Fire Light: Two Fall Days on Rangeley Lake

5 stops

Loon Calls & Mountain Light: A Solo Escape to Rangeley Lakes

2 Days · Solo

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Mountain Light: A Solo Escape to Rangeley Lakes

4 stops

Tides, Lighthouses, and Little Explorers: A Family Weekend at the Edge of America

3 Days · Young Families

Lubec/Eastport, Maine

Tides, Lighthouses, and Little Explorers: A Family Weekend at the Edge of America

4 stops

Katahdin's Quiet Season: 3 Days of Alpine Wonder in the Maine Highlands

3 Days · Couples

Maine Highlands, Maine

Katahdin's Quiet Season: 3 Days of Alpine Wonder in the Maine Highlands

6 stops

Easternmost Light: 3 Days of Tide Pools and Lighthouse Skies in Lubec & Eastport

3 Days · Young Families

Lubec/Eastport, Maine

Easternmost Light: 3 Days of Tide Pools and Lighthouse Skies in Lubec & Eastport

5 stops

Katahdin Light: Three Days of Wilderness and Quiet in the Maine Highlands

3 Days · Couples

Maine Highlands, Maine

Katahdin Light: Three Days of Wilderness and Quiet in the Maine Highlands

6 stops

Loon Calls & Long Shadows: 3 Days Solo in Rangeley Lakes

3 Days · Solo

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Long Shadows: 3 Days Solo in Rangeley Lakes

6 stops

Still Water, Turning Leaves: Two Days in Rangeley Lakes

2 Days · Active Retirees

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Still Water, Turning Leaves: Two Days in Rangeley Lakes

4 stops

Salt Air & Solitude: Two Days Along the Kennebunkport Coast

2 Days · Solo

Kennebunkport area, Maine

Salt Air & Solitude: Two Days Along the Kennebunkport Coast

4 stops

Salt Air & Cobblestones: 3 Days in Portland with Teens

3 Days · Teen Families

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Cobblestones: 3 Days in Portland with Teens

8 stops

Harbor Light & High Trails: Three Days in Camden

3 Days · Solo

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & High Trails: Three Days in Camden

7 stops

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: Two Easy Days in Camden

2 Days · Active Retirees

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: Two Easy Days in Camden

4 stops

Salt Air & Solo Wanderings: Three Days in Portland, Maine

3 Days · Solo

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Solo Wanderings: Three Days in Portland, Maine

7 stops

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: 3 Days in Camden, Maine

3 Days · Teen Families

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: 3 Days in Camden, Maine

6 stops

Harbor Light & Old Brick: Two Unhurried Days in Portland, Maine

2 Days · Active Retirees

Portland area, Maine

Harbor Light & Old Brick: Two Unhurried Days in Portland, Maine

5 stops

Fog, Foliage, and Fresh Catch: Three Days Solo in Portland, Maine

3 Days · Solo

Portland area, Maine

Fog, Foliage, and Fresh Catch: Three Days Solo in Portland, Maine

7 stops

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: Two Slow Days in Camden

2 Days · Active Retirees

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: Two Slow Days in Camden

3 stops

Harbor Light & Salt Air: Two Easy Days in Portland, Maine

2 Days · Active Retirees

Portland area, Maine

Harbor Light & Salt Air: Two Easy Days in Portland, Maine

5 stops

Harbor Light & Hill Trails: 3 Days in Camden

3 Days · Teen Families

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hill Trails: 3 Days in Camden

6 stops

Harbor Light & Hill Song: 3 Days Solo in Camden, Maine

3 Days · Solo

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hill Song: 3 Days Solo in Camden, Maine

6 stops

Salt Air & Cobblestones: A Fall Family Weekend in Portland, Maine

3 Days · Teen Families

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Cobblestones: A Fall Family Weekend in Portland, Maine

8 stops

Harbor Light & Highland Air: Two Days in Camden

2 Days · Couples

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Highland Air: Two Days in Camden

4 stops

Harbors, Hilltops & Nap-Time Reflections: 2 Days in Camden with Little Ones

2 Days · Young Families

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbors, Hilltops & Nap-Time Reflections: 2 Days in Camden with Little Ones

3 stops

Salt Air & Cobblestones: A Portland, Maine Escape for Two

2 Days · Couples

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Cobblestones: A Portland, Maine Escape for Two

5 stops

Cobblestones, Chowder & Lighthouse Naps: 2 Days in Portland with Little Ones

2 Days · Young Families

Portland area, Maine

Cobblestones, Chowder & Lighthouse Naps: 2 Days in Portland with Little Ones

4 stops

Harbor Light & Ridgeline: Two Days in Camden

2 Days · Couples

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Ridgeline: Two Days in Camden

4 stops

Sailboats, Summits & Small Steps: 2 Days in Camden with Kids

2 Days · Young Families

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Sailboats, Summits & Small Steps: 2 Days in Camden with Kids

4 stops

Salt Air & Small Steps: Two Fall Days in Portland

2 Days · Young Families

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Small Steps: Two Fall Days in Portland

5 stops

Salt Air & Lantern Light: Two Days in Portland, Maine

2 Days · Couples

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Lantern Light: Two Days in Portland, Maine

5 stops

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: 3 Days in Camden

3 Days · Active Retirees

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hilltop Views: 3 Days in Camden

5 stops

Harbor Light & Granite Shores: 3 Days in Portland, Maine

3 Days · Active Retirees

Portland area, Maine

Harbor Light & Granite Shores: 3 Days in Portland, Maine

7 stops

Harbors, Hills & Little Legs: 3 Days in Camden with Kids

3 Days · Young Families

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbors, Hills & Little Legs: 3 Days in Camden with Kids

6 stops

Salt Air & Lantern Light: 3 Days in Portland, Maine

3 Days · Couples

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Lantern Light: 3 Days in Portland, Maine

8 stops

Harbor Light & Hilltop Air: 3 Days in Camden, Maine

3 Days · Couples

Midcoast (Camden), Maine

Harbor Light & Hilltop Air: 3 Days in Camden, Maine

7 stops

Salt Air & Small Steps: 3 Days in Portland with Little Ones

3 Days · Young Families

Portland area, Maine

Salt Air & Small Steps: 3 Days in Portland with Little Ones

7 stops

Loon Calls & Lake Light: 3 Days in Rangeley

3 Days · Teen Families

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Lake Light: 3 Days in Rangeley

6 stops

Loon Calls & Alpine Light: 3 Days Solo in Rangeley Lakes

3 Days · Solo

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Alpine Light: 3 Days Solo in Rangeley Lakes

6 stops

Still Water, Slow Days: Two Mornings on Rangeley Lake

2 Days · Active Retirees

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Still Water, Slow Days: Two Mornings on Rangeley Lake

3 stops

Loon Calls & Golden Larches: Two Fall Days in Rangeley for Little Explorers

2 Days · Young Families

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Golden Larches: Two Fall Days in Rangeley for Little Explorers

4 stops

Loon Calls & Turning Leaves: Two Days on Rangeley Lake

2 Days · Couples

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Turning Leaves: Two Days on Rangeley Lake

4 stops

Still Water, Slow Days: Three Mornings on Rangeley Lake

3 Days · Active Retirees

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Still Water, Slow Days: Three Mornings on Rangeley Lake

4 stops

Loon Calls & Lazy Mornings: 2 Days in Rangeley Lakes

2 Days · Young Families

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Lazy Mornings: 2 Days in Rangeley Lakes

3 stops

Still Water, Slow Mornings: Two Days in Rangeley Lakes

2 Days · Couples

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Still Water, Slow Mornings: Two Days in Rangeley Lakes

4 stops

Iron Rungs & Alpine Mirrors: A Solo Two-Day Acadia Awakening

2 Days · Solo

Downeast Coast (Bar Harbor), Maine

Iron Rungs & Alpine Mirrors: A Solo Two-Day Acadia Awakening

4 stops

Iron Rungs & Ocean Light: Two Days Solo in Acadia

2 Days · Solo

Downeast Coast (Bar Harbor), Maine

Iron Rungs & Ocean Light: Two Days Solo in Acadia

5 stops

Iron Rungs & Ocean Light: A Family Weekend in Acadia

2 Days · Teen Families

Downeast Coast (Bar Harbor), Maine

Iron Rungs & Ocean Light: A Family Weekend in Acadia

4 stops

Salt Air Solo: Two Days of Lighthouses, Lobster, and the Maine Coast

2 Days · Solo

Kennebunkport area, Maine

Salt Air Solo: Two Days of Lighthouses, Lobster, and the Maine Coast

4 stops

Loon Calls & Lantern Light: 3 Days of Fall on Rangeley Lake

3 Days · Young Families

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loon Calls & Lantern Light: 3 Days of Fall on Rangeley Lake

5 stops

Loons, Lake Water & Little Feet: 3 Days in Rangeley

3 Days · Young Families

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Loons, Lake Water & Little Feet: 3 Days in Rangeley

3 stops

Mirror Water, Golden Ridgeline: 3 Days in Rangeley Lakes

3 Days · Couples

Rangeley Lakes, Maine

Mirror Water, Golden Ridgeline: 3 Days in Rangeley Lakes

5 stops

Granite Shores & Mirror Lakes: Two Gentle Days in Acadia

2 Days · Active Retirees

Downeast Coast (Bar Harbor), Maine

Granite Shores & Mirror Lakes: Two Gentle Days in Acadia

3 stops

Salt Air & Slow Mornings: Two Days Along the Kennebunk Coast

2 Days · Active Retirees

Kennebunkport area, Maine

Salt Air & Slow Mornings: Two Days Along the Kennebunk Coast

4 stops

Salt Air Solo: Three Days of Light, Tide, and Lobster Traps in Kennebunkport

3 Days · Solo

Kennebunkport area, Maine

Salt Air Solo: Three Days of Light, Tide, and Lobster Traps in Kennebunkport

5 stops

Salt Air & Slow Tides: Two Days Along the Kennebunkport Coast

2 Days · Active Retirees

Kennebunkport area, Maine

Salt Air & Slow Tides: Two Days Along the Kennebunkport Coast

4 stops

Iron Rungs & Ocean Light: 3 Days Solo in Acadia

3 Days · Solo

Downeast Coast (Bar Harbor), Maine

Iron Rungs & Ocean Light: 3 Days Solo in Acadia

6 stops

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Maine's weekend getaways offer diverse experiences across nine distinctive regions, from the rugged Downeast Coast to the riverside charm of Bangor. Whether seeking mountain solitude, coastal exploration, or family adventures, travelers can choose from 27 curated itineraries ranging from two to three days. Destinations include the dramatic peaks and tide pools of Acadia, the brick-lined streets and cultural depth of Portland, the serene Rangeley Lakes, the picturesque Midcoast villages like Camden, and the windswept shores of Lubec and Eastport. Each itinerary is designed to match different travel styles and group compositions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What regions does this Maine getaway guide cover?

The guide features nine regions: Bar Harbor on the Downeast Coast, Portland, Rangeley Lakes, the Maine Highlands, the Bangor area, the Midcoast (including Camden), the Kennebunkport area, Lubec, and Eastport.

How many itineraries are available?

Twenty-seven itineraries are offered, ranging from two to three days in length, covering various destinations and travel styles.

Are there itineraries suitable for families with children?

Yes. Several itineraries are specifically designed for families with kids, including options in Portland, Acadia, Camden, Bangor, and the Maine Highlands.

Can solo travelers find itineraries?

Yes. The guide includes itineraries tailored for solo travelers, with options available in Portland and Camden.

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