Windy Bay

Windy 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 Windy 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.

Visiting Windy Bay: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Windy Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.47588, -116.91649. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Bay

• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~23 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~23 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~30 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spokane Washington Temple · church · Spokane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~38 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spokane Valley Heritage Museum · museum · Spokane · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area · sanctuary · Spokane · ~42 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~43 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Bay

Other beaches & coast near Windy Bay

• Sanders Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~30 km
• Silver Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~30 km
• Honeysuckle Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~42 km
• Preston Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~47 km
• Johnsons Beach · beach · Whitman · ~83 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Spokane · ~90 km
• Murphy Bay · beach · Bonner · ~110 km
• Amos Bench · beach · Nez Perce · ~139 km
• Sun Up Bay · beach · Kootenai · ~1 km
• Sixteen-to-One Bay · beach · Kootenai · ~3 km

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