Snake Bay

Snake Bay: 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 Snake Bay

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 Snake Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -11.40222, 130.68053. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snake Bay

• Shoal Bay · beach · Northern Territory · ~53 km · Must-see
• Taracumbi Falls · waterfall · Tiwi Islands Region · ~28 km
• Harris Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~37 km
• Pinyianappi Beach · beach · Northern Territory · ~40 km
• Melville Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~43 km
• Historic Radio Shack · fort · Tiwi Islands Region · ~49 km
• Patakijiyali Museum · museum · Tiwi Islands Region · ~50 km
• Bathurst Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~53 km
• Buchanan Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~57 km
• Waniyanga Beach · beach · Northern Territory · ~60 km
• Seagull Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~61 km
• Tientebei Beach · beach · Northern Territory · ~62 km
• Wangiti Beach · beach · Tiwi Islands Region · ~71 km
• Curtis Haven · beach · Northern Territory · ~10 km
• Shark Bay · beach · Northern Territory · ~12 km
• Fort Dundas · fort · Tiwi Islands Region · ~36 km
• Peaked Hill · viewpoint · Tiwi Islands Region · ~40 km
• Port Cockburn · beach · Northern Territory · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Snake Bay

Other beaches & coast near Snake Bay

• Shoal Bay · beach · Northern Territory · ~53 km · Must-see
• Beagle Gulf · beach · Northern Territory · ~105 km · Must-see
• Cape Hotham · beach · Northern Territory · ~123 km · Must-see
• Shoal Bay · beach · Litchfield Municipality · ~137 km · Must-see
• Charles Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~137 km · Must-see
• Mindil Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~146 km · Must-see
• Emery Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~147 km · Must-see
• Cape Don · beach · West Arnhem Region · ~148 km · Must-see
• Lameroo Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pinyianappi Beach · beach · Northern Territory · ~40 km

All beaches & coast in Northern Territory

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