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Seal Cove Picnic Area
4.7★ · 129 Google ratings · Seal Cove, Maine
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
50 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
57°F
Tide
8 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Mon 9am
Map of Seal Cove Picnic Area
Guide
Good to know
Go at low tide
The beach expands significantly at low tide, revealing more sand, sea glass, tide pools, and small marine life.
Visit for sunset views
Multiple reviewers specifically praised sunset photography and viewing opportunities from the picnic tables.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2016–2026
Bring bug spray
Two reviewers specifically recommended insect protection for visits to this location.
Arrive early on Sundays
One reviewer noted the area gets especially busy on Sundays, though still quiet compared to Bar Harbor attractions.
Clarify overnight parking rules
One reviewer encountered a local objecting to overnight parking at dawn despite unclear signage about what area permits sleeping.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
67°F · fog
Water
57°F
Waves
2.0 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the SSE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:17 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:50 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:34 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:34 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:34 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Seal Cove Picnic Area?
50 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Seal Cove Picnic Area have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Seal Cove Picnic Area least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 9am and the busiest at Mon 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
