Bennett Bay

Bennett 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 Bennett 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 Bennett Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.64574, -116.72074. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Bay

• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~25 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~34 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~37 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~37 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~43 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~46 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spokane Washington Temple · church · Spokane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Bay

Other beaches & coast near Bennett Bay

• Silver Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~3 km
• Sanders Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~5 km
• Honeysuckle Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~15 km
• Preston Beach · beach · Kootenai · ~18 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Spokane · ~83 km
• Murphy Bay · beach · Bonner · ~83 km
• Johnsons Beach · beach · Whitman · ~111 km
• Moscow Bay · beach · Kootenai · ~3 km
• Neachen Bay · beach · Kootenai · ~4 km
• Wolf Lodge Bay · beach · Kootenai · ~5 km

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