Must-see beach · Juneau, Juneau
Vanderbilt Reef
Vanderbilt Reef is a beach in Juneau, Juneau.
Vanderbilt Reef: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Vanderbilt Reef
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Vanderbilt Reef — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 58.59094, -135.01910. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Vanderbilt Reef
- Sentinel Island Light · beach · Juneau · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Golub · viewpoint · Haines Borough · ~21 km · Must-see
- Nun Mountain · viewpoint · Haines Borough · ~21 km · Must-see
- Berners Bay · beach · Juneau · ~22 km · Must-see
- Shelter Island · river spot · Juneau · ~24 km · Must-see
- Point Retreat Light · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~25 km · Must-see
- Point Retreat Light · attraction · Juneau · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mount Adolph Knopf · viewpoint · Juneau · ~26 km · Must-see
- Mount Ernest Gruening · viewpoint · Juneau · ~27 km · Must-see
- Herbert Glacier · viewpoint · Juneau · ~29 km · Must-see
- Lower Slate Lake Tailings Dam · lake · Juneau · ~30 km · Must-see
- Dike Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~32 km · Must-see
- Horn Spire · viewpoint · Juneau · ~34 km · Must-see
- Auke Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~35 km · Must-see
- Camp 15 Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~36 km · Must-see
- Stroller White Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~36 km · Must-see
- McGinnis Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~36 km · Must-see
- Mendenhall Glacier · viewpoint · Juneau · ~37 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Vanderbilt Reef
- Sentinel Island Light · beach · Juneau · ~9 km · Must-see
- Berners Bay · beach · Juneau · ~22 km · Must-see
- Point Retreat Light · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~25 km · Must-see
- Point Sherman · beach · Juneau · ~38 km · Must-see
- Muir Inlet · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~96 km · Must-see
- Dicks Arm · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~128 km · Must-see
- Yankee Cove · beach · Juneau · ~8 km
- Berm Beach · beach · Juneau · ~13 km
- Echo Cove · beach · Juneau · ~13 km
- Eagle Reef · beach · Juneau · ~23 km
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Frequently asked
Is Vanderbilt Reef safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Vanderbilt Reef yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Vanderbilt Reef?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Vanderbilt Reef?
Nearby: Sentinel Island Light (beach, 9 km), Mount Golub (viewpoint, 21 km), Nun Mountain (viewpoint, 21 km), Berners Bay (beach, 22 km), Shelter Island (river spot, 24 km), Point Retreat Light (beach, 25 km).
Is Vanderbilt Reef worth visiting?
Vanderbilt Reef is listed as a must-see beach in Juneau on Spotwander.