Lightwood Snag Bay

Lightwood Snag 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 Lightwood Snag 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 Lightwood Snag Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.40100, -76.43770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lightwood Snag Bay

• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pantego Academy · museum · Beaufort · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Episcopal Church · church · Beaufort · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Historic Bath · park · Beaufort · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bonner House · fort · Beaufort · ~44 km · Must-see
• Palmer-Marsh House · fort · Beaufort · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaufort · ~55 km · Must-see
• Zion Episcopal Church · church · Beaufort · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ocracoke Island · river spot · Hyde · ~73 km · Must-see
• Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~10 km
• Bailey Shore · beach · Hyde · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lightwood Snag Bay

Other beaches & coast near Lightwood Snag Bay

• Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~99 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~105 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~106 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~116 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~116 km · Must-see
• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~131 km · Must-see
• Bailey Shore · beach · Hyde · ~11 km
• Lupton Shore · beach · Hyde · ~11 km

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