Long Point

Long Point: 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 Long Point

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 Long Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.62412, -82.67321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Point

• Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve · sanctuary · Erie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island State Park · sanctuary · Erie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island · river spot · Erie · ~5 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Ottawa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Middle Bass Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~16 km · Must-see
• East Harbor State Park · park · Ottawa · ~17 km · Must-see
• South Bass Island Light · beach · Ottawa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cedar Point Shores · park · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pointe Falls · waterfall · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gemini · attraction · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Steel Vengeance · attraction · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Magnum XL-200 · attraction · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Express · attraction · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Maverick · attraction · Erie · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Point

Other beaches & coast near Long Point

• South Bass Island Light · beach · Ottawa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Huron River · beach · Erie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Nickel Plate Beach · beach · Erie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Museum Lighthouse · beach · Erie · ~42 km · Must-see
• Colchester Reef Light · beach · Southwestern Ontario · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Park · beach · Lorain · ~55 km · Must-see
• Detroit River Light · beach · Michigan · ~71 km · Must-see
• William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Wayne · ~105 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Light · beach · Wayne · ~105 km · Must-see
• North Pond Barrier Beach · beach · Erie · ~3 km

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