Dedham: Phillips Lake, Kiski Lot and Bald Mountain

Phillips Lake, Kiski Lot and Bald Mountain showcase different sides of Dedham: a lake with water-based activities, a large publicly accessible property and a mountain with its own history.

Phillips Lake: lake and water activities

Phillips Lake, also known as Lucerne Lake, covers 828 acres. Swimming, boating and fishing take place on the lake, enjoyed by both residents and visitors. This puts several different ways of spending time by the water in focus: you may be interested in a trip where swimming matters, or consider boating and fishing as separate priorities. These three activities do not offer the same vacation experience, so when planning your days, you can think about which ones are especially important to your group.

Phillips Lake also has a public boat launch and a beach. Both are not far from Route 1A. This information about Route 1A applies to the boat launch and beach; it does not indicate where any particular vacation rental is located.

Getting active at Kiski Lot

Kiski Lot is a large publicly accessible property away from Route 1A. Hiking and mountain biking are permitted there. If you like to plan outdoor activities into your vacation, you have two different options, both specifically associated with this property. You can consider hiking and mountain biking as separate interests; no particular route or shared trail is described.

This distinction may also be helpful when planning a family trip: people in a group may have different ideas about what an active day should look like. You can consider hiking or mountain biking as possible interests, then decide how much these activities matter when looking for a vacation rental in Dedham. Kiski Lot is the specific place to which the stated permissions apply.

Bald Mountain and its history

Bald Mountain is in Dedham, between Phillips Lake and Green Lake, and reaches an elevation of 1,261 feet. The Bald Mountain trailhead is near the intersection of Bald Mountain Road and Johnson Road.

The mountain also has a history of past use: from the late 1930s to 1976, Bald Mountain served as a downhill ski area. This period describes its use at the time and is distinct from the current information about the mountain and trailhead.

A building on Route 1A

The Lucerne Inn is a building in the Colonial Revival style. The years significant to the building are 1815 and 1927. It is on Bar Harbor Road, Route 1A.

The Lucerne Inn adds a building in the Colonial Revival style to this selection. Shape your search for a vacation rental around which of these aspects of Dedham matters most to your trip.

If you would like to discover more places, you can also explore Surry, East Holden, Orland, Swans Island, Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor, Castine and Mount Desert.

For the broader travel overview: Hancock.