Doubling Point Lighthouse was my favorite lighthouse I saw in Maine! We were able to walk right up to the charming 23-foot light. It is so much more appealing than a simple tower.
Doubling Point Lighthouse
One of Maine’s river lights, it was built in 1898 on Arrowsic Island in the Kennebec River. It is sometimes called Kennebec River Lighthouse.
As you near the lighthouse, there are “Lighthouse” signposts and signs on trees to direct you.
It is free to visit. There is a small parking lot next to the keeper’s house that can fit up to 4 cars. The grounds are open to the public, but the lighthouse and keeper’s house are not.
Doubling Point Lighthouse is at the end of a footbridge extending over the marsh and into the river. It has an octagonal wood frame with white shingles. The tower and foundation were restored in 2000.
We arrived at 9 a.m. and had the lighthouse to ourselves for about 30 minutes. Then quickly the parking lot filled up.
It is near Bath’s shipping harbor. From the lighthouse and walkway, you can see the Bath Iron Works upriver.
Another way to view Doubling Point Lighthouse is to take a boat tour from Boothbay Harbor.
What do you think – is Doubling Point a lovely, little lighthouse?