Mathews Bay

Mathews 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 Mathews 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 Mathews Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.32173, -81.15066. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mathews Bay

• Tappan Lake · lake · Harrison · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clendening Lake · lake · Harrison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Conotton Creek Trail · sanctuary · Harrison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sally Buffalo Park Dam Number Two · lake · Harrison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Carroll · ~23 km · Must-see
• Egypt Valley Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Belmont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Atwood Lake · lake · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see
• Belmont Lake · lake · Belmont · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barkcamp State Park · sanctuary · Belmont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Village of Belmont Memorial Park · park · Belmont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Salt Fork State Park · sanctuary · Guernsey · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Laurens Museum · fort · Tuscarawas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Steuben · fort · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wellsburg Wharf · park · Brooke · ~57 km · Must-see
• Barnesville Reservoir Number Three Dam · lake · Belmont · ~57 km · Must-see
• Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum · museum · Tuscarawas · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mathews Bay

Other beaches & coast near Mathews Bay

• Boaters Beach - Leesville Lake · beach · Carroll · ~23 km
• Camp Aldersgate Beach · beach · Carroll · ~24 km
• Camp Muskigum Beach · beach · Carroll · ~24 km
• Camp NEOSA Beach · beach · Carroll · ~25 km
• Rockwood Park Beach · beach · Carroll · ~25 km
• Atwood Lake Beach · beach · Carroll · ~32 km
• Main Beach · beach · Carroll · ~49 km
• Reservoir Beach · beach · Muskingum · ~78 km
• 9 S · beach · Stark · ~80 km
• 9 N · beach · Stark · ~80 km

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