Birch Head

Birch Head: 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 Birch Head

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 Birch Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.91916, -63.82091. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Birch Head

• Baie Verte · beach · Nova Scotia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Gaspareaux · fort · Prince · ~30 km · Must-see
• Slade Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Prince · ~30 km · Must-see
• Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church · church · Cumberland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Murray Beach Provincial Park · beach · Westmorland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Missaguash River · lake · Cumberland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Lawrence · fort · Westmorland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Anne Murray Centre · attraction · Cumberland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauséjour–Fort Cumberland · fort · Westmorland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauséjour · fort · Prince · ~46 km · Must-see
• Leards Back Range Light · beach · Queens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chelton Beach Provincial Park · beach · Prince · ~54 km · Must-see
• Seacow Head Light · beach · Prince · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Colchester · ~56 km · Must-see
• Barber Lake · lake · Colchester · ~58 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Colchester · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Birch Head

Other beaches & coast near Birch Head

• Baie Verte · beach · Nova Scotia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Murray Beach Provincial Park · beach · Westmorland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Leards Back Range Light · beach · Queens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chelton Beach Provincial Park · beach · Prince · ~54 km · Must-see
• Seacow Head Light · beach · Prince · ~55 km · Must-see
• Warren Cove Front Range Light · beach · Queens · ~76 km · Must-see
• Blockhouse Point Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~77 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~78 km · Must-see
• Parlee Beach · beach · Prince Edward Island · ~80 km · Must-see
• Parlee Beach Provincial Park · beach · Westmorland · ~80 km · Must-see

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