Halibut Point

Halibut 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 Halibut 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 Halibut Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 57.09823, -135.39887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Halibut Point

• Old Sitka Historical Park · fort · Sitka · ~5 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Sitka · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sitka Naval Operating Base (historical) · fort · Sitka · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral · church · Sitka · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sitka Lutheran Church · church · Sitka · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church · church · Sitka · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sitka National Historical Park · sanctuary · Sitka · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Verstovia Trail · viewpoint · Sitka · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Peak · viewpoint · Sitka · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Sitka · ~18 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Sitka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Bassie · viewpoint · Sitka · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Sitka · ~28 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Sitka · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Furuhelm · viewpoint · Sitka · ~36 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Bay · beach · Sitka · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tongass National Forest · sanctuary · Sitka · ~48 km · Must-see
• South Baranof Wilderness · sanctuary · Sitka · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Halibut Point

Other beaches & coast near Halibut Point

• Warm Springs Bay · beach · Sitka · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sandy Beach · beach · Sitka · ~4 km
• Sage Beach · beach · Sitka · ~9 km
• DeGroff Bay · beach · Sitka · ~16 km
• Sitka Sound · beach · Sitka · ~19 km
• Silver Bay · beach · Sitka · ~21 km
• Sukoi Inlet · beach · Sitka · ~26 km
• Cape Edgecumbe · beach · Sitka · ~35 km
• Engano Point · beach · Sitka · ~36 km
• Fish Bay · beach · Sitka · ~40 km

All beaches & coast in Sitka

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