The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park is run and maintained by the Bristol Parks and Recreation Department. The park is open to visitors from 9 am to 5 pm every day from the Middle of May until mid to late October (the closing date varies each year). The tower has limited hours for climbing and is only open weather permitting. 

Pemaquid Point is one of many places along the coast where the mainland extends into the Atlantic Ocean. The depiction representing the state of Maine on the U.S. quarter is that of Pemaquid Point, though a comparison with the real thing suggests that artistic license was taken with the design. Pemaquid is a throwback to Maine’s rustic resort heritage. The Pemaquid Hotel is over a century old and gives the honest impression of being a summer destination, not a stopover.