West Point

West 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 West 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 West Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.83404, -75.98474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Point

• Watts Island Rocks · viewpoint · Accomack · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~18 km · Must-see
• Janes Island Light · fort · Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• Somers Cove Light · fort · Somerset · ~22 km · Must-see
• Parkers Marsh · sanctuary · Accomack · ~23 km · Must-see
• Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Somerset · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~31 km · Must-see
• Holland Island Bar Light · attraction · Dorchester · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Accomack · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fairmount Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holland Island · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~41 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Marina · attraction · Lancaster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Point

Other beaches & coast near West Point

• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~51 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~65 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~88 km · Must-see
• Assateague Island · beach · Worcester · ~88 km · Must-see

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