Point Young

Point Young: 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 Point Young

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 Point Young — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.19417, -134.55639. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Young

• Cropley Lake · lake · Juneau · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Troy · viewpoint · Juneau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Juneau · ~13 km · Must-see
• Table Top Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~14 km · Must-see
• Treadwell Mine Glory Hole · lake · Juneau · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mayor Bill Overstreet Park · park · Juneau · ~17 km · Must-see
• Juneau-Douglas City Museum · museum · Juneau · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church · church · Juneau · ~19 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Church · church · Juneau · ~19 km · Must-see
• Co-cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Juneau · ~19 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Mining Museum · museum · Juneau · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gastineau Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Juneau · viewpoint · Juneau · ~20 km · Must-see
• Roberts Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~23 km · Must-see
• Auke Bay · lake · Juneau · ~26 km · Must-see
• Auke Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tolch Rock · viewpoint · Juneau · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Young

Other beaches & coast near Point Young

• Point Retreat Light · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Island Light · beach · Juneau · ~56 km · Must-see
• Vanderbilt Reef · beach · Juneau · ~65 km · Must-see
• Berners Bay · beach · Juneau · ~82 km · Must-see
• Point Sherman · beach · Juneau · ~102 km · Must-see
• Young Bay · beach · Juneau · ~7 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Juneau · ~17 km
• Ready Bullion Beach · beach · Juneau · ~18 km
• Fritz Cove · beach · Juneau · ~20 km
• Lena Beach · beach · Juneau · ~31 km

All beaches & coast in Juneau

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