On its 541 acres (219 ha), purchased by the state in 1962, the state park features 5 miles (8 km) of hiking trails, extensive forests, two bogs, diverse habitat for rare plants, and the striking, red-and-white striped lighthouse tower of West Quoddy Head Light.

Its light and fog cannon warned mariners of Quoddy's dangerous cliffs, ledges, and Sail Rock.

Among the first to use a fog bell and later a steam-powered foghorn, this lighthouse greatly reduced shipwrecks in this foggy area, even as shipping increased.

Monitored and serviced by the United States Coast Guard, its light still shines through its original third-order Fresnel lens.

For a few weeks around the equinoxes, West Quoddy Head is the first location in the United States to see the sunrise.