Best Islands to Visit in Maine

From car-free island retreats to working fishing villages, explore Maine's most beautiful and unique islands accessible by ferry, boat, or bridge.

Mount Desert Island

Home to Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and granite peaks rising straight from the sea.

Casco Bay favorite just a 20-minute ferry from Portland with bike rentals, beaches, and forts.

Year-round Casco Bay community with Sandy Point Beach, stone wharves, and easy bike loops off the Yarmouth ferry.

Seceded from Portland in the 1990s; quick ferry hop with South and Fowler beaches plus quiet wooded trails.

Remote artists' colony and hiking haven with cliffside trails and a working lobster harbor.

Bustling lobster island with swimming quarries, preserves, and a lively village center.

Bridge-connected downeast island known for granite quarries, galleries, and one of Maine's busiest lobster fleets.

Looking for more inspiration? Browse our full directory of towns or explore by region.