North Arm

North Arm: 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 North Arm

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 North Arm: tips

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

How to reach North Arm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.27325, -120.85355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Arm

• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~5 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~14 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~18 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~19 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~19 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~28 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~33 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~34 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Calero · lake · Sacramento · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Arm

Other beaches & coast near North Arm

• Suisun Bay · beach · Solano · ~127 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Bay · beach · Solano · ~130 km · Must-see
• Glass Beach · beach · Solano · ~147 km · Must-see
• South Arm · beach · Calaveras · ~3 km
• Channel Arm · beach · Amador · ~4 km
• Mokelumne Beach · beach · San Joaquin · ~26 km
• Cocklebur Beach · beach · Stanislaus · ~57 km
• Honker Bay · beach · Solano · ~122 km
• Lester Beach · beach · El Dorado · ~130 km
• Calawee Cove Beach · beach · El Dorado · ~130 km

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