Grindstone Bay

Grindstone Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Grindstone Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

Visiting Grindstone Bay: tips

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

How to reach Grindstone Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.18534, -74.53684. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grindstone Bay

• Tupper Lake · lake · Addison · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tupper Lake · lake · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
• Arab Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Arab · viewpoint · Vermont · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bridge Brook Pond · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bridge Brook Pond · lake · Vermont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Morris · viewpoint · Franklin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Vermont · ~11 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pond · lake · Vermont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pond · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~14 km · Must-see
• Massawepie Lake · lake · Vermont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Catamount Pond · lake · Vermont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Massawepie Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hitchens Pond · lake · Vermont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Round Lake Wilderness · lake · Hamilton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Addison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stony Creek Ponds · lake · Vermont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lows Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grindstone Bay

Other beaches & coast near Grindstone Bay

• Barber's Point Light · beach · Essex · ~113 km · Must-see
• Ogdensburg Harbor Light · beach · Saint Lawrence · ~119 km · Must-see
• Juniper Island Light · beach · Chittenden · ~131 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Head Light · beach · Clinton · ~134 km · Must-see
• Burlington Light South · beach · Chittenden · ~136 km · Must-see
• Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse · beach · Chittenden · ~136 km · Must-see
• Whistlers Cove · beach · Franklin · ~3 km
• Slim Cove · beach · Franklin · ~5 km
• Black Bay · beach · Saint Lawrence · ~5 km
• Hamlin Bay · beach · Saint Lawrence · ~6 km

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