Second Bay

Second Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Second Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Second Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.56764, -81.15510. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Second Bay

• Poinciana · fort · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chevelier · fort · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Everglades National Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smallwood Store · attraction · Collier · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shark River Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shark Valley Observation Tower · viewpoint · Miami-Dade · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Everglades City · sanctuary · Collier · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Cypress National Preserve · sanctuary · Collier · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ten Thousand Islands · sanctuary · Collier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingraham · lake · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cape Sable · beach · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dismal Key Pass · beach · Collier · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Collier · ~71 km · Must-see
• Taylor Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~74 km · Must-see
• First Bay · beach · Monroe · ~6 km
• Wood Key Cove · beach · Monroe · ~9 km
• Toms Bight · beach · Monroe · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Second Bay

Other beaches & coast near Second Bay

• Cape Sable · beach · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dismal Key Pass · beach · Collier · ~67 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Islamorada · beach · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see
• Anne's Beach · beach · Monroe · ~113 km · Must-see
• Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens · beach · Collier · ~115 km · Must-see
• Hen and Chickens reef · beach · Monroe · ~116 km · Must-see
• Biscayne Bay · beach · Miami-Dade · ~118 km · Must-see
• Vaca Key Bight · beach · Monroe · ~120 km · Must-see
• Alligator Reef Light · beach · Florida · ~120 km · Must-see
• Boca Chita Lighthouse · beach · Miami-Dade · ~123 km · Must-see

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