To reach the Bass Harbor Lighthouse bu way of the free Island Explorer buses, at the Village Green in Bar Harbor, hop on the Southwest Harbor bus and let the driver know you want to get off at the Bass Harbor Campground. Once there, walk to the sharp corner and go left and walk until you reach the Lighthouse, its about a twenty minute walk.
There are restrooms with flush toilets at the parking area, with a path by the restrooms which turn the corner and leads to a long narrow stairway leading to an area along the shore below the lighthouse. If you follow the path below far enough you will be able to get a fantastic photo of the lighthouse up on the cliff.
Back at the parking area, there is a paved path to the far right of the parking lot with information signs. Follow the path down and around the corner and you have a view from beside the lighthouse of the ocean from the top of the cliff. You can also stand right up next to the lighthouse for photos.
The house next to the lighthouse is rented out to a family so you are not allowed to get too close to the house.
The area is also listed as a day use only area and you need to be out of there before duck. That said, you can catch stunning sunsets from below the lighthouse.
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| BASS HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK |
