Local favourite beach · Unorganized Borough, Alaska
McDonald Point
McDonald Point is a beach in Unorganized Borough, Alaska.
McDonald 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 McDonald 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.
Visiting McDonald Point: tips
- Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.
How to reach McDonald Point — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 52.45306, 173.69583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near McDonald Point
- Cone Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~6 km
- Agattu Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~11 km
- Kohl Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~15 km
- Alaid Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
- Nizki Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
- Lotus Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~47 km
- Hammerhead Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~48 km
- Fuel oil barge wreck · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~49 km
- F/V Opty wreck · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~49 km
- Shemya Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~51 km
- Former AA guns emplacement · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~52 km
- Fox Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~52 km
- Gainor Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~59 km
- Chirikof Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km
- Bedard Cove · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km
- Alexai Point Army Airfield · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km
- Hidalgo Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km
- Big Mike Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km
Other beaches & coast near McDonald Point
- Cape Wrangell · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~124 km · Must-see
- Fox Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~52 km
- Gainor Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~59 km
- Chirikof Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km
- Bedard Cove · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km
- Hidalgo Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km
- Big Mike Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km
- Alexai Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km
- Alexai Cove · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~62 km
- Schuler Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~62 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit McDonald Point?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near McDonald Point?
Nearby: Cone Peak (viewpoint, 6 km), Agattu Island (river spot, 11 km), Kohl Island (river spot, 15 km), Alaid Island (river spot, 46 km), Nizki Island (river spot, 46 km), Lotus Island (river spot, 47 km).