North Bay

North Bay: 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 North Bay

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.

Visiting North Bay: tips

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

How to reach North Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.26816, -73.78424. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Bay

• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~13 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~14 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~14 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~18 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Old Game Farm · park · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior · church · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• King Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Bay

Other beaches & coast near North Bay

• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Litchfield Town Beach · beach · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~96 km · Must-see
• Danskammer Point · beach · Orange · ~98 km · Must-see
• Babb's Beach Recreation Area · beach · Capitol Planning Region · ~111 km · Must-see
• Newburgh Bay · beach · Orange · ~113 km · Must-see
• Sunken Island · beach · Otsego · ~135 km · Must-see
• Stony Point Lighthouse · beach · Rockland · ~144 km · Must-see
• Loon Island · beach · Otsego · ~147 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Point · beach · Greene · ~5 km

All beaches & coast in New York

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