Upper Backwater

Upper Backwater: 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 Upper Backwater

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 Upper Backwater — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.40774, -90.73903. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Backwater

• Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Pow Wow Grounds · park · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake Recreation Area · lake · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Highground Veterans Memorial Park · park · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion · attraction · Clark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Birch Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rock Dam · lake · Clark · ~47 km · Must-see
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~57 km · Must-see
• Augusta Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Eau Claire · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Wood · ~61 km · Must-see
• North Wood County Park · park · Wood · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Kaunewinne · lake · Wood · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Manakiki · lake · Wood · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Dexter 210 · lake · Wood · ~62 km · Must-see
• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Juneau · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Arbutus 1290 · lake · Jackson · ~2 km
• Morrisan falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Backwater

Other beaches & coast near Upper Backwater

• Airport Beach · beach · La Crosse · ~90 km
• Black River Beach · beach · La Crosse · ~94 km
• White Sands Beach · beach · Wood · ~98 km
• Pettibone Beach · beach · La Crosse · ~98 km
• Alma Beach and Recreational Area · beach · Buffalo · ~119 km
• Sandy Beach County Park · beach · Marathon · ~136 km
• Lower Backwater · beach · Jackson · ~1 km
• Klimas Bay · beach · Jackson · ~4 km
• Rock Dam Beach · beach · Clark · ~46 km
• Campground Beach · beach · Eau Claire · ~48 km

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