Agate Bay

Agate 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 Agate 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 Agate Bay: tips

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

How to reach Agate Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.01410, -91.67268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Agate Bay

• Two Harbors Light Station · museum · Lake · ~1 km · Must-see
• Alden Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Split Rock Lighthouse State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thompson Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gooseberry Falls State Park · waterfall · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Anchor of the Madeira · fort · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jacobs Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Schultz Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~44 km · Must-see
• Herbster Community Center · fort · Bayfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• SS William A. Irvin · attraction · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Superior Railroad Museum · museum · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Point Lighthouse · beach · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fairlawn Mansion · museum · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake Reservoir · lake · Saint Louis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cooks Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Agate Bay

Other beaches & coast near Agate Bay

• Wisconsin Point Lighthouse · beach · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Point Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~91 km · Must-see
• LaPointe Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~93 km · Must-see
• Gull Island Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~118 km · Must-see
• Flood Bay · beach · Minnesota · ~4 km
• Knife River Beach · beach · Minnesota · ~14 km
• Agate Beach · beach · Lake · ~27 km
• Pebble Beach · beach · Lake · ~38 km
• Bear Beach State Natural Area · beach · Douglas · ~40 km
• Beaver River Beach · beach · Lake · ~50 km

All beaches & coast in Minnesota

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