Free & Cheap Things to Do in Portland, ME

  • The list below includes 199 free or cheap things to do in or near Portland, Maine, including 87 different types of inexpensive activities like Sports Facilities/Fields, Breweries, History Museums and Hiking Trails.
  • From Casco Bay to Commercial Street, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Portland and in nearby cities within 25 miles like South Portland, Brunswick, Scarborough and Kennebunkport.
  • The list below includes 199 free or cheap things to do in or near Portland, Maine, including 87 different types of inexpensive activities like Sports Facilities/Fields, Breweries, History Museums and Hiking Trails.
  • From Casco Bay to Commercial Street, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Portland and in nearby cities within 25 miles like South Portland, Brunswick, Scarborough and Kennebunkport.
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Students practice Aikido techniques in pairs while instructors guide them and emphasize the importance of resolving conflicts peacefully
7.4 Miles
96% 28 votes
Bowling 382 US Rt 1, Scarborough, ME MoreLess Info
Featuring twenty candlepin bowling lanes, Big 20 Bowling Center houses tournaments, league play, and bumper bowling for kids. They host birthday parties and corporate functions, and offer specials for school and church groups.
7.6 Miles
88% 328 votes
Food Shops 419 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074 MoreLess Info
11 chocolate specialties await the visitor of Len Libby Chocolates. The main point of interest may be, however, the life-size chocolate moose weighing 1,700 pounds.
8.0 Miles
69% 83 votes
Go Karts 23 Washington Ave., Scarborough, ME 04074 MoreLess Info
Opened in 2000, Maine Indoor Karting offers professional tracks to all the speed enthusiasts, from the age of 7 up. There are competitions organized all around the year. It also has a gift shop.
8.4 Miles
65% 17 votes
Horse Races 90 Payne Road, Scarborough, ME 04070 MoreLess Info
Harness racing is the draw at Scarborough Downs. In addition to hosting live races in season, they also host simulcasts of races from all around North America all year long.
8.4 Miles
77% 31 votes
National & State Parks 418 Black Point Road, Scarborough, ME 4074 MoreLess Info
Scarborough Beach State Park is open from the beginning of April through the end of October. Water-related beach recreation like swimming, boogie boarding, and even general sunbathing are popular on the extensive sandy beach.
8.9 Miles
100% 1 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas Pine Point Road, Scarborough, ME 4074 MoreLess Info
Scarborough Marsh Nature Center features the state's largest salt marsh. The center provides a variety of guided and self-guided walks and canoe tours, as well as exhibits, a nature trail, canoe rentals and a Maine Audubon Nature Store.
9.1 Miles
94% 89 votes
Food Shops 161 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, ME 04074 MoreLess Info
Bayley's Ice Cream offers its clients novel homemade ice-cream flavors and plenty of shaded seating for the entire family to enjoy them.
9.1 Miles
93% 92 votes
Visitor Centers Route 9 / Pine Point Rd, Scarborough, ME MoreLess Info
Information about the state's largest salt marsh can be found at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. In here are exhibited some wildlife specimens from the area, and it also has a canoe renting facility.
9.3 Miles
71% 7 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas Pemasong Lane, Yarmouth, ME MoreLess Info
Little John Island Preserve is a 23 acre reserve populated by rocky beaches and red oaks. The preserve is home to wildlife such as bald eagles and great horned owls and maintains a half mile loop trail along the coast.
9.3 Miles
- 0 votes
History Museums 649A US Route 1, Scarborough, ME 4074 MoreLess Info
Founded in 1961, the Scarborough Historical Society & Museum collects and exhibits historical artifacts and objects related to the city. Exhibits include implements for farming and historical photos from local schools.
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