Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook: 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 Sandy Hook

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 Sandy Hook — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.91258, -122.39177. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Hook

• Cultus Bay · beach · Island · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mukilteo Lighthouse Park · park · Snohomish · ~9 km · Must-see
• Useless Bay · beach · Island · ~11 km · Must-see
• Point No Point · beach · Kitsap · ~13 km · Must-see
• Point No Point Lighthouse · fort · Kitsap · ~13 km · Must-see
• Edmonds Historical Museum · museum · Snohomish · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cascadia Art Museum · museum · Snohomish · ~14 km · Must-see
• Norwegian Point · beach · Kitsap · ~15 km · Must-see
• Double Bluff Beach · beach · Island · ~15 km · Must-see
• Scriber Lake Park · lake · Snohomish · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hat Island · river spot · Snohomish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Buck Lake · lake · Kitsap · ~16 km · Must-see
• Martha Lake Airport Park · lake · Snohomish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Halls Lake · lake · Snohomish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Port Gardner · beach · Snohomish · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coon Bay · beach · Kitsap · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kruckeberg Botanic Garden · sanctuary · King · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Ballinger · lake · Snohomish · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Hook

Other beaches & coast near Sandy Hook

• Cultus Bay · beach · Island · ~1 km · Must-see
• Useless Bay · beach · Island · ~11 km · Must-see
• Point No Point · beach · Kitsap · ~13 km · Must-see
• Norwegian Point · beach · Kitsap · ~15 km · Must-see
• Double Bluff Beach · beach · Island · ~15 km · Must-see
• Port Gardner · beach · Snohomish · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coon Bay · beach · Kitsap · ~18 km · Must-see
• Appletree Cove · beach · Kitsap · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mutiny Bay · beach · Island · ~19 km · Must-see
• Point Hannon · beach · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Washington

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