Thomas Bay

Thomas 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 Thomas 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.

How to reach Thomas Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 57.03139, -132.85361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Bay

• Porter Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~7 km · Must-see
• Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness · sanctuary · Petersburg Borough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Thumb · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~38 km · Must-see
• LeConte Glacier · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Burkett · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stikine-LeConte Wilderness · sanctuary · Petersburg Borough · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kates Needle · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~61 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~63 km · Must-see
• Favor Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sam Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Five Finger Islands Light · attraction · Petersburg Borough · ~67 km · Must-see
• Woewodski Island · river spot · Petersburg Borough · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jenkins Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~5 km
• Waterfall Peak · waterfall · Petersburg Borough · ~6 km
• Bock Bight · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~6 km
• Falls Lake · waterfall · Petersburg Borough · ~8 km
• Powell Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~8 km
• Fighting John Peak · viewpoint · Petersburg Borough · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Bay

Other beaches & coast near Thomas Bay

• Lincoln Rock Light · beach · Wrangell · ~136 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Bay · beach · Sitka · ~148 km · Must-see
• Bock Bight · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~6 km
• Point Vandeput · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~11 km
• Dry Bay · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~13 km
• Point Agassiz · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~15 km
• Beacon Point · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~17 km
• Cape Strait · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~19 km
• Brown Cove · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~19 km
• Icy Cove · beach · Petersburg Borough · ~23 km

All beaches & coast in Petersburg Borough

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