Sandy Bay

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16354, -76.36241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Bay

• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~10 km · Must-see
• York Spit Light · attraction · Mathews · ~14 km · Must-see
• Back River Lighthouse Ruins · fort · Hampton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Air Power Park · museum · Hampton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Gap Farm · park · Hampton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Virginia Living Museum · museum · Newport News · ~18 km · Must-see
• Yorktown Monument · fort · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Newport News Park · park · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~19 km · Must-see
• Watermen's Museum · museum · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• Virginia Air And Space Center · museum · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hampton University Museum · museum · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nicewood Park · park · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little England Chapel · church · Hampton · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Bay

Other beaches & coast near Sandy Bay

• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~37 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~40 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~69 km · Must-see
• Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~124 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~126 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~129 km · Must-see

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