Cedar Point

Cedar Point: 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 Cedar Point

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 Cedar Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.56692, -88.52814. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Point

• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~3 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Point

Other beaches & coast near Cedar Point

• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~77 km · Must-see
• Racine Reef Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wind Point Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bradford Beach · beach · Milwaukee · ~96 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~117 km · Must-see
• Kevich Lighthouse · beach · Ozaukee · ~124 km · Must-see
• Chicago Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Cook · ~135 km · Must-see
• Harrington Beach State Park · beach · Ozaukee · ~149 km · Must-see

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