Local favourite beach · Wood Buffalo, Alberta
Pointe Basse
Pointe Basse is a beach in Wood Buffalo, Alberta.
Pointe Basse: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Pointe Basse
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Pointe Basse — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 58.79413, -110.91157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pointe Basse
- Bustard Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~13 km · Must-see
- Fort Chipewyan · fort · Wood Buffalo · ~20 km · Must-see
- Bustard Island · river spot · ~13 km
- Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~42 km
- Richardson Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~56 km
- Baril Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~56 km
- Richardson Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~57 km
- Shelter Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~8 km
- Pine Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~17 km
- High Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~19 km
- Goose Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~20 km
- Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial Museum · fort · ~20 km
- Fort Chipewyan III · fort · ~21 km
- Lobstick Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~21 km
- Mouse Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~22 km
- Mission Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~23 km
- English Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~24 km
- Big Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~24 km
Other beaches & coast near Pointe Basse
- Shelter Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~8 km
- Mission Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~23 km
- Big Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~24 km
- Sand Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~25 km
- Old Fort Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~30 km
- Moose Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~38 km
- Stone Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~44 km
- Rocky Point · beach · Improvement District No. 24 · ~51 km
- Point Brule · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~53 km
- Lapworth Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~54 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Pointe Basse safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Pointe Basse yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Pointe Basse?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pointe Basse?
Nearby: Bustard Island (river spot, 13 km), Fort Chipewyan (fort, 20 km), Bustard Island (river spot, 13 km), Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial Park (sanctuary, 42 km), Richardson Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary (sanctuary, 56 km), Baril Lake (lake, 56 km).