Giards Bay

Giards Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Giards Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Giards Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.97922, -73.40012. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Giards Bay

• Crown Point State Historic Site · park · Essex · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint-Frédéric · fort · Addison · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chimney Point State Historic Site · lake · Addison · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Moriah Presbyterian Church · church · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Addison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Snake Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Addison Baptist Church · church · Addison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Addison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence State Historic Site · fort · Addison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Addison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Belfry Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smog · attraction · Addison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frisbee Dog · attraction · Addison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Emma Willard House · sanctuary · Addison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pulp Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Addison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Museum · museum · Addison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Congregational Church of Middlebury · church · Addison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Memorial Baptist Church - (American Baptist) · church · Addison · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Giards Bay

Other beaches & coast near Giards Bay

• Barber's Point Light · beach · Essex · ~24 km · Must-see
• Juniper Island Light · beach · Chittenden · ~67 km · Must-see
• Burlington Light South · beach · Chittenden · ~70 km · Must-see
• Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse · beach · Chittenden · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Head Light · beach · Clinton · ~99 km · Must-see
• Boulder Beach State Park · beach · Caledonia · ~121 km · Must-see
• Isle La Motte Light · beach · Grand Isle · ~129 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Lighthouse · beach · Grand Isle · ~139 km · Must-see
• Schoolhouse Bay · beach · Essex · ~2 km
• Gilligans Bay · beach · Essex · ~4 km

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