Local favourite beach · Wood Buffalo, Alberta
Big Point
Big Point is a beach in Wood Buffalo, Alberta.
Big Point: 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 Big Point
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 Big Point — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 58.64278, -110.75920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Point
- Bustard Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~21 km · Must-see
- Fort Chipewyan · fort · Wood Buffalo · ~30 km · Must-see
- Brander Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~59 km · Must-see
- Bowen Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~70 km · Must-see
- Bustard Island · river spot · ~21 km
- Richardson Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~40 km
- Richardson Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~41 km
- Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~54 km
- Richardson Wildland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~62 km
- Baril Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~69 km
- Goose Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~9 km
- Little Poplar Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~10 km
- Old Fort Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~11 km
- Old Fort Point (udde i Kanada, Alberta, lat 58,63, long · fort · Wood Buffalo · ~11 km
- Willow Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~21 km
- Moose Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~22 km
- Pointe Basse · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~24 km
- Old Fort Bay (vik i Kanada) · fort · Wood Buffalo · ~25 km
Other beaches & coast near Big Point
- Old Fort Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~11 km
- Moose Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~22 km
- Pointe Basse · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~24 km
- Shelter Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~26 km
- Mission Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~31 km
- Sand Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~41 km
- Stone Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~43 km
- Point Brule · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~54 km
- Wolf Bay · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~61 km
- Lapworth Point · beach · Wood Buffalo · ~68 km
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Frequently asked
Is Big Point safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Big Point yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Big Point?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Point?
Nearby: Bustard Island (river spot, 21 km), Fort Chipewyan (fort, 30 km), Brander Lake (lake, 59 km), Bowen Lake (lake, 70 km), Bustard Island (river spot, 21 km), Richardson Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary (sanctuary, 40 km).