Red Head

Red 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 Red 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 Red Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.18634, -64.17241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Head

• Evangeline Beach · beach · Albert · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grand-Pré National Historic Site · park · Albert · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward · fort · Albert · ~27 km · Must-see
• Partridge Island Beach · beach · Westmorland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Miller Lake · lake · Albert · ~35 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake · lake · Albert · ~38 km · Must-see
• Burntcoat Head · park · Hants · ~40 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Hants · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gaspereau Lake · lake · Albert · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gore Weather Radar · attraction · Hants · ~47 km · Must-see
• Soldier Lake · lake · Hants · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Albert · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Uniacke · viewpoint · Hants · ~51 km · Must-see
• Panuke Lake Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Albert · ~55 km · Must-see
• Nelson Lake · lake · Hants · ~55 km · Must-see
• Anthony Provincial Park · park · Hants · ~58 km · Must-see
• South Lake · lake · Albert · ~59 km · Must-see
• Aylesford Lake · lake · Albert · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Head

Other beaches & coast near Red Head

• Evangeline Beach · beach · Albert · ~16 km · Must-see
• Partridge Island Beach · beach · Westmorland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cape Enrage · beach · Albert · ~82 km · Must-see
• Peggys Point Lighthouse · beach · Halifax · ~100 km · Must-see
• Devils Island South East Lighthouse · beach · Halifax · ~110 km · Must-see
• Baie Verte · beach · Nova Scotia · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sambro Island Lighthouse · beach · Halifax · ~120 km · Must-see
• Molega Park Beach · beach · Lunenburg · ~130 km · Must-see
• Macs Beach · beach · Saint John · ~135 km · Must-see
• Murray Beach Provincial Park · beach · Westmorland · ~139 km · Must-see

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