Chestatee Bay

Chestatee 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 Chestatee 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 Chestatee Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.27232, -83.96296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestatee Bay

• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cumming Bandstand · attraction · Forsyth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sawnee Mountain · viewpoint · Forsyth · ~23 km · Must-see
• Auraria · fort · Lumpkin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~31 km · Must-see
• George Pierce Park · park · Gwinnett · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem · museum · Lumpkin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mincle Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Consolidated Gold Mine · attraction · Lumpkin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wauka Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~38 km · Must-see
• CRNRA - Rogers Bridge Unit · park · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~44 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Autrey Mill Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestatee Bay

Other beaches & coast near Chestatee Bay

• Garrison Shoals · beach · Banks · ~40 km
• Disharoon Beach · beach · Pickens · ~46 km
• Bent Tree Beach - Private · beach · Pickens · ~55 km
• Practice Bunker · beach · Fulton · ~63 km
• Green-Side Bunker #2 (Hole #6) · beach · Fulton · ~63 km
• Green-Side Bunker #3 (Hole #6) · beach · Fulton · ~63 km
• Green-Side Bunker #1 (Hole #6) · beach · Fulton · ~63 km
• Fairway Bunker #3 (Hole #6) · beach · Fulton · ~63 km
• Fairway Bunker #2 (Hole #6) · beach · Fulton · ~63 km
• Fairway Bunker #1 (Hole #15) · beach · Fulton · ~64 km

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