Windy Point

Windy 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 Windy 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 Windy Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.25341, -116.39072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Point

• Abraham Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Michener · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elliott Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area · waterfall · Clearwater · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Ernest Ross · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount William Booth · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~24 km · Must-see
• Resolute Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Cline · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nordegg · fort · Clearwater · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Peskett · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~43 km · Must-see
• Siffleur Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~45 km · Must-see
• Coliseum Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Stewart · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Murchison · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mistaya Canyon · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ram Falls Provincial Park · waterfall · Clearwater · ~52 km · Must-see
• Coleman Creek · park · Improvement District No. 9 · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Point

Other beaches & coast near Windy Point

• Seven Mile Flat · beach · Clearwater · ~93 km
• Abraham Cove · beach · Clearwater · ~5 km
• Bush Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~114 km
• Succour Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~123 km
• Esplanade Bay · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~126 km
• Gold Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~134 km
• Beaver Bay · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~135 km
• Burnstick Lake Beach · beach · Clearwater · ~136 km
• Sullivan Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~139 km
• Kinbasket Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~144 km

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