Blue Horizons Preserve
Blue Horizons Preserve is a scenic dog park located in Bar Harbor, ME. It offers a natural environment for dogs to roam and explore freely off-leash.
Reviews
Nice easy hike to take a dog or kids. It has 3 ways to get to the lake
Very quiet secluded path leading to the beach. Half way there, two trails break off thru the woods. The trail on the left is muddier and has more planks to help out, but once you get to the beach, the rocks are smaller on this end.
The beach itself is quiet and gorgeous, but very rocky. We were the only ones there and had a little picnic, while our dogs frolicked all around and in and out of the water, sometimes chasing an occasional gull.
Beautiful loop trail leading to a rocky shoreline. Parking lot fits about 10 vehicles. Zero crowds when I arrived at the trailhead.
Little gem of a hike hidden away near Bar Harbor. Relatively easy stroll through the woods then a hike along the beach. The beach is very rocky and the rocks are slick, so be careful! Note that you can’t do this part of the hike at high tide.
Gorgeous, lush gem of a spot. Short, easy, muddy in the spring, but plenty of raised wooden walkways. Lots of moss, ferns, lichen. As wet as it was, the bugs weren’t biting, which was nice. Ended at a stunning, rocky beach! Wasn’t crazy-busy; there were between one & three vehicles while we were there.
My only complaint is that the locals use this as their own personal off-leash dog “park”, despite the signs stating dogs must be ON leash… We were the ONLY dog owners respecting this while we were here… The others couldn’t even be bothered to put their dogs on leash when they saw us respectful folks training our dogs ON leash… So incredibly rude. Plus, because their dogs were off-leash, they didn’t see where they pooped, so they didn’t bother picking up after them. So gross. Also, they weren’t even well-trained dogs, they didn’t listen, so we had to move far off the trail & move quickly to avoid their terribly behaved off-leash dogs. None of the owners apologized, could be bothered to greet us, say their dogs are friendly, etc. Just rude. Something to keep in mind if you’re like us & you’re a respectful dog owner & want to come here. 🙂