'''Down East''' [http://www.visitmaine.com/region/region_downeast.php] is a region in Maine. It encompasses Hancock and Washington Counties.

Regions

  • Hancock County
  • Washington County
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Cities and towns

    Some of the major tourist towns are:

  • Bar Harbor
  • Blue Hill
  • Bucksport
  • Castine
  • Calais
  • Cooper
  • Eastport
  • Ellsworth
  • Frenchboro
  • Hancock
  • Jonesport
  • Lubec
  • Machias
  • Mount Desert
  • Orland
  • Penobscot
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Tremont
  • Winter Harbor
  • Other destinations

    Understand

    Talk

    Get in

    Get around

    See

    Itineraries

  • '''Acadia National Park''' - the first National Park east of the Mississippi. Busy during tourist season but always one of the most beautiful parts of the Maine coast. Approximately 30 minutes south of Ellsworth via Route 3, on Mount Desert Island near Bar Harbor.
  • Do

  • Enjoy a boat tour or fishing trip.
  • Eat

    Drink

    Stay safe

    Get out