Schoodic Scenic Byway
Schoodic Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Maine. Within Maine it covers roughly 25 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Schoodic Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway leads down the Schoodic Peninsula to the only mainland section of Acadia National Park, a quieter counterpart to the crowded island. A one-way loop road follows the rugged granite shore where Atlantic surf crashes over pink ledges, with views across to the mountains of Mount Desert Island. Working harbors and fishing villages line the approach.
- Schoodic Point
- mainland Acadia
- pink granite shore
- Atlantic surf
- fishing villages
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.