Birch Point State Park

About this park

Birch Point State Park, established in 1999, is a modest 62-acre park in the coastal town of Owls Head, prized chiefly for its small, sheltered "pocket beach" along Penobscot Bay. Unlike a long sandy stretch, a pocket beach is a compact cove of sand tucked between rocky headlands, giving the park an intimate, less-crowded feel compared to Maine's larger, more famous ocean beaches. The park is administratively managed as a satellite property of nearby Camden Hills State Park, sharing that park's staff and contact number rather than maintaining its own separate office, a common arrangement among several of Maine's smaller coastal parks. Its location on the Owls Head peninsula places it within a short drive of the historic Owls Head Light, adding a lighthouse-viewing stop to any visit. Because of its small size, Birch Point offers no camping or extensive trail system, functioning instead as a quiet day-use beach destination for swimming, sunbathing, and tide-pooling along the rocky Maine coast. Its relative obscurity compared to Two Lights or Popham Beach makes it a favorite of locals looking to avoid the crowds at the state's more heavily publicized coastal parks.