Local favourite beach · Nez Perce, Idaho
Big Bench
Big Bench is a beach in Nez Perce, Idaho.
Big Bench: 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 Big Bench
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 Big Bench — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.27183, -116.95626. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Bench
- Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~28 km · Must-see
- Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~33 km · Must-see
- Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~34 km · Must-see
- Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~53 km · Must-see
- St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~64 km · Must-see
- Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~67 km · Must-see
- Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~68 km · Must-see
- Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~70 km · Must-see
- Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~71 km · Must-see
- Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~72 km · Must-see
- Big Bench · beach · Wallowa · ~0 km
- Pigeon Roost · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~2 km
- Packers Gulch · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~12 km
- Asotin County Museum · museum · Asotin · ~13 km
- Hells Gate State Park · park · Nez Perce · ~15 km
- Sunset Palisades Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~16 km
- Reservoir A Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~17 km
Other beaches & coast near Big Bench
- Big Bench · beach · Wallowa · ~0 km
- Amos Bench · beach · Nez Perce · ~47 km
- Johnsons Beach · beach · Whitman · ~144 km
- Red Ledge · beach · Adams · ~148 km
- Chestnut Beach · beach · Asotin · ~21 km
- Cochran Islands · beach · Wallowa · ~43 km
- Knoxway Bay · beach · Garfield · ~56 km
- Wawawai Bay · beach · Whitman · ~65 km
- Pink House Beach · beach · Clearwater · ~66 km
- Ahsahka Beach · beach · Clearwater · ~69 km
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Frequently asked
Is Big Bench safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Big Bench yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Big Bench?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Bench?
Nearby: Fort Lapwai (fort, 28 km), Winchester Dam (lake, 33 km), Fields Spring State Park (sanctuary, 34 km), Joseph Canyon (sanctuary, 38 km), Mount Horrible (viewpoint, 53 km), St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel (church, 64 km).