Pointe à Roche

Pointe à Roche: 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 à Roche

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 à Roche — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.61550, -61.80828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pointe à Roche

• Pomquet Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~3 km · Must-see
• Monks Head Pond · lake · Antigonish · ~8 km · Must-see
• South Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Loch · lake · Antigonish · ~30 km · Must-see
• Greendale Loch · lake · Antigonish · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sundown Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~34 km · Must-see
• Copper Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~34 km · Must-see
• Malignant Cove Pond · beach · Antigonish · ~36 km · Must-see
• Vincents Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eigg Mountain · viewpoint · Antigonish · ~37 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~38 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~39 km · Must-see
• Goose Harbour Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Brileys Lake · lake · Inverness · ~44 km · Must-see
• MacPherson Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~46 km · Must-see
• MacGregors Lake · lake · Inverness · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pointe à Roche

Other beaches & coast near Pointe à Roche

• Malignant Cove Pond · beach · Antigonish · ~36 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~39 km · Must-see
• Port Hood Island · beach · Inverness · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grandique Point · beach · Richmond · ~76 km · Must-see
• Wood Islands Harbour · beach · Queens · ~102 km · Must-see
• East Point Lighthouse · beach · Kings · ~117 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island Lighthouse · beach · Victoria · ~123 km · Must-see
• Taylors Head Bay · beach · Halifax · ~133 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~134 km · Must-see
• St. Peters Harbour Light · beach · Kings · ~146 km · Must-see

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