Overview
Bailey Island is an island in Casco Bay, Maine.
1 sights · 1 things to do · 2 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Bailey Island
Bailey Island Bridge
A crib bridge built with granite slabs that allows the water to flow through. If you drive to Bailey Island, you will cross the bridge.
Real Time Charters
Charter a fishing tour with Captain Bruce Almeida.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 80°F; winter lows dip to about 16°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Oct and Dec. (climate data from nearby Seacoast)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- PWM Portland International Jetport, Portland — 17 mi away (major hub). Directions
- AUG Augusta State Airport, Augusta — 42 mi away. Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Bailey Island Bridge
- Lunch Cook's Lobster House Restaurant
- Afternoon Real Time Charters
- Dinner Giant Stairs Take-out
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
Cuisine (tap to filter)
What to ask about, for your diet
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Map
Every listing with a location. Tap a pin for its Google Maps link.
Get in
- By car, down US Route 24.
- By ferry, from Portland on Casco Bay Lines.
See
Visitors will enjoy the sight of lobster traps stacked in the front yard of houses on Bailey Island.
See Bailey Island Bridge
A crib bridge built with granite slabs that allows the water to flow through. If you drive to Bailey Island, you will cross the bridge.
Do
Buy
Shop Glen's
Lobster fresh off the boats. Single lobsters at wholesale prices. (e.g. $5/lb Aug 13, 2006).
Eat
Eat Cook's Lobster House Restaurant
Good lobster. Was made famous with the Visa commercials "You better bring your Visa card, because they don't take American Express".
Eat Giant Stairs Take-out
Get lobster rolls, fish 'n' chips, etc. to go in a handy handled paper bag. Take your picnic to Giant Steps, eat, and then climb around on the rocks.
Sleep
Nearby
Chebeague Island
City / town · 2 listings · 6 mi away
Cliff Island
Rural area · 2 listings · 6 mi away
Long Island
City / town · 9 listings · 9 mi away
Freeport
City / town · 47 listings · 10 mi away
Great Diamond Island
Rural area · 5 listings · 11 mi away
Yarmouth
City / town · 5 listings · 11 mi away
Peaks Island
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Mackworth Island
Park · 12 mi away
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