Things To Do in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Maine's oldest lighthouse (1791). Museum and gift shop in Fort WIlliams Park. More on VisitPortland.com

My favorite spot in the Greater Portland area-gorgeous lighthouse, great craggy rocky coast, beautiful v... More on GeckoGo

This tight course has hilly fairways and some of its greens and tees are elevated. The signature hole is #18, a 338-yard, par 4, requiring a tee shot from off an elevated tee, then an approach shot... More on Golf.com

The layout is challenging and course is very well maintained. More on GolfReview

Crescent Beach State Park opened in 1966 and is located about eight miles south of Portland in picturesque ... More on maine.gov

There is never a shortage of parking and it usually isn't too crowded. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. From the 1750s, Portland Harbor was of economic importance as the closest American harbor to Europe and of strategic importance as a protected anchorage for the navy. As part of an upg... More on HMDB

Inscription. This former military installation, begun in 1873 and known as The Battery at Portland Head, was a sub-post of Fort Preble until 1898 when it became a separate independent fort. It was ... More on HMDB

The Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center in Westminster is the first stand-alone insect zoo in the US. Visitor ... More on PlanetWare

Maine's Cape Elizabeth, situated on the approach to Portland Harbor, has a reputation for being treacherous, where even ships captained by the most experienced hands can be torn asunder in a flash.... More on LighthouseFriends.com

A historic photograph of Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse appears at the beginning of the movie "Darkness Falls." Though an actual lighthouse does figure prominently ... More on LighthouseFriends.com

Inscription. Battery Blair was completed in 1903. It was named for Francis P. Blair, Jr. a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars who rose to the rank of major general and later represented Missouri in the U. S. Senate. The battery ... More on HMDB

Varied. Ranges from power lines, to rooty single track, rocky downhills, steep and narrow climbs, lots of bridges More on trails.mtbr.com

Great trails aggressive xc, rooty, rocky singletrack. Recommended Route: Go through Hinkley Park until you hit the road. Ride to the right until you see Pilgrim Road on the left. Go all the way dow... More on trails.mtbr.com

Maine's Cape Elizabeth, situated on the approach to Portland Harbor, has a reputation for being treacherous, where even ships captained by the most experienced hands can be torn asunder in a flash. At least ninety-eight vessels wrecked ... More on LighthouseFriends.com