Yale Arm

Yale Arm: 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 Yale Arm

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 Yale Arm: tips

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

How to reach Yale Arm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.20861, -147.71972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yale Arm

• Dartmouth Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Castner · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bryn Mawr Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Smith Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~10 km · Must-see
• Vassar Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Downer Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wellesley Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Holyoke Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Yale Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Meares Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Grosvenor · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Williams Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Amherst Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harvard Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crescent Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Marcus Baker · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Gannett · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yale Arm

Other beaches & coast near Yale Arm

• Bligh Reef · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~76 km · Must-see
• Kacuuqaq Bay · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~52 km
• Highline Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~71 km
• Fast Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~71 km
• Waterfront · beach · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~84 km
• Bird Point · beach · Anchorage · ~117 km
• Jackpot Bay · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~126 km
• Eagle Bay · beach · Anchorage · ~136 km
• Patricks Beach · beach · Anchorage · ~138 km
• Cairn Point · beach · Anchorage · ~145 km

All beaches & coast in Unorganized Borough

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