Back Bay

Back Bay: 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 Back Bay

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 Back Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.45038, -70.37013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Bay

• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~4 km · Must-see
• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~10 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~14 km · Must-see
• Higgins Beach · beach · Cumberland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cape Elizabeth Light · church · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · park · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams Park · fort · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fore River Parkway Trail · trek · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Portland Head Light · fort · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Portland Fire Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Bay

Other beaches & coast near Back Bay

• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~7 km · Must-see
• Higgins Beach · beach · Cumberland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Ledge Light · beach · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Moody Beach · beach · York · ~32 km · Must-see
• Back Cove · beach · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse · beach · York · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harbor Island Point · beach · Sagadahoc · ~67 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach State Park · beach · Sagadahoc · ~70 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach · beach · Sagadahoc · ~72 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Maine

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