Prospect Point

Prospect 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 Prospect 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 Prospect Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.05167, -133.80028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prospect Point

• Arthur Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Durham · fort · Juneau · ~15 km · Must-see
• Snow Tower · viewpoint · Juneau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Sumdum · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~43 km · Must-see
• Boundary Peak 83 · viewpoint · Juneau · ~46 km · Must-see
• Annex Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Roberts Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Treadwell Mine Glory Hole · lake · Juneau · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gastineau Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Juneau · ~53 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Mining Museum · museum · Juneau · ~55 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Church · church · Juneau · ~57 km · Must-see
• Co-cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Juneau · ~57 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church · church · Juneau · ~57 km · Must-see
• Juneau-Douglas City Museum · museum · Juneau · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mayor Bill Overstreet Park · park · Juneau · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Troy · viewpoint · Juneau · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prospect Point

Other beaches & coast near Prospect Point

• Point Retreat Light · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Island Light · beach · Juneau · ~107 km · Must-see
• Vanderbilt Reef · beach · Juneau · ~116 km · Must-see
• Berners Bay · beach · Juneau · ~129 km · Must-see
• Point Sherman · beach · Juneau · ~149 km · Must-see
• Ready Bullion Beach · beach · Juneau · ~48 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Juneau · ~52 km
• Young Bay · beach · Juneau · ~65 km
• Fritz Cove · beach · Juneau · ~73 km
• Lena Beach · beach · Juneau · ~84 km

All beaches & coast in Juneau

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