Hayward Point

Hayward 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 Hayward 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 Hayward Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 57.32222, -135.68472. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hayward Point

• Old Sitka Historical Park · fort · Sitka · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Sitka · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sitka Naval Operating Base (historical) · fort · Sitka · ~45 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Sitka · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral · church · Sitka · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sitka Lutheran Church · church · Sitka · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church · church · Sitka · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sitka National Historical Park · sanctuary · Sitka · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Verstovia Trail · viewpoint · Sitka · ~48 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Peak · viewpoint · Sitka · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Sitka · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tongass National Forest · sanctuary · Sitka · ~57 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Sitka · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Bassie · viewpoint · Sitka · ~61 km · Must-see
• West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness · sanctuary · Sitka · ~65 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Sitka · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Furuhelm · viewpoint · Sitka · ~68 km · Must-see
• Goon Dip Mountain · viewpoint · Sitka · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hayward Point

Other beaches & coast near Hayward Point

• Warm Springs Bay · beach · Sitka · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dicks Arm · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~144 km · Must-see
• Kalinin Bay · beach · Sitka · ~7 km
• Sealion Cove · beach · Sitka · ~11 km
• Fish Bay · beach · Sitka · ~11 km
• Sukoi Inlet · beach · Sitka · ~12 km
• DeGroff Bay · beach · Sitka · ~22 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Sitka · ~42 km
• Engano Point · beach · Sitka · ~45 km
• Cape Edgecumbe · beach · Sitka · ~46 km

All beaches & coast in Sitka

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