Maple Bay

Maple 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 Maple 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 Maple Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.94034, -82.45432. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maple Bay

• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~2 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~3 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~6 km · Must-see
• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~14 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Flint Ridge State Memorial · fort · Licking · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~25 km · Must-see
• Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Burrell Chapel · church · Licking · ~34 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dillon State Park · park · Muskingum · ~35 km · Must-see
• Macedonian Orthodox Church · church · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maple Bay

Other beaches & coast near Maple Bay

• #10 Sand Trap 2 · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #10 Sand Trap 1 · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #10 Sand Trap 3 · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #18 Sand Trap 2 · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #18 Sand Trap 3 · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #18 Sand Trap 1 · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #9 Fairway Bunker · beach · Licking · ~43 km
• #9 Fairway Bunker Short · beach · Licking · ~44 km
• Practice Sand Trap 2 · beach · Licking · ~44 km
• Practice Trap 1 · beach · Licking · ~44 km

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