Maine coast: Portland to Bar Harbor with a travel trailer or RV
Maine coast runs 158 miles from Portland to Bar Harbor. With an RV, you're looking at 4 h 45 min behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for an RV and for a truck and travel trailer, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Portland · Brunswick · Camden · Ellsworth · Bar Harbor
Is Maine coast OK for an RV?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for an RV without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to trailers. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- No long climbs: the steepest stretch is about 5%.
- It keeps you off 6 nearby roads with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Jordan Avenue (11 ft 3 in high), Church Street (9 ft high) and Eagle Lake Road (12 ft high).
The plan, rig by rig
| RV | Truck and travel trailer | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 158 miles | 158 miles |
| Driving time | 4 h 45 min | 5 h |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | under a mile | under a mile |
| Total climb | 6,155 ft | 6,155 ft |
| Longest gap between fuel | not on our map | not on our map |
| Signed limits it goes round | 6 | 4 |
| Planned at | 13 ft 1 in high, 40 ft long and 26,455 lb | 11 ft 6 in high, 38 ft 1 in long and 11,464 lb |
Towns on the way
- Portland · mile 0
- Freeport · mile 17
- Bath · mile 35
- Damariscotta · mile 53
- Camden · mile 81
- Belfast · mile 101
- Bucksport · mile 119
- Ellsworth · mile 138
- Bar Harbor · mile 158
RV parks on the way
- Harborside RV Resort · mile 110
National park and other campgrounds
- Fortland · mile 1 · fees apply
- Desert Dunes of Maine Campground · mile 16
- White's Beach & Campground · mile 22
- Chewonki Campground · mile 41
- Sea Swell Campground · mile 80
- Searsport Shores Ocean Campground · mile 105
- Mitchville Campsite · mile 126
- Terramor Outdoor Resort · mile 149
- Hadley's Point Campground · mile 150
- Bar Harbor Campground · mile 153 · fees apply
- and 9 more in the app
Dump points
- at Harborside RV Resort · mile 110
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 40-foot RV, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp USA? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.