Murphy Bay

Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.54588, -91.09458. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Bay

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~21 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~25 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~51 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~59 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bay Island · river spot · Pike · ~0 km
• Sand Bar Island · river spot · Pike · ~1 km
• North Fritz Island · river spot · Pike · ~4 km
• Blackbird Island · river spot · Pike · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Bay

Other beaches & coast near Murphy Bay

• Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Marion · ~37 km
• Spalding Beach · beach · Ralls · ~61 km
• HWY 107 Beach · beach · Monroe · ~76 km
• George Bain Slough · beach · Calhoun · ~83 km
• Incline Village Beach · beach · Warren · ~96 km
• Bendorf · beach · Warren · ~106 km
• Cinova Beach · beach · Warren · ~107 km
• Seebrook Beach · beach · Warren · ~107 km
• Corlina Beach · beach · Warren · ~107 km
• Inverness Beach · beach · Warren · ~107 km

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