Local favourite beach · Red Deer, Alberta
Main Beach
Main Beach is a beach in Red Deer, Alberta.
Main Beach: 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 Main Beach
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 Main Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 52.09239, -113.44796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Main Beach
- Pine Lake Day Use · lake · Red Deer · ~4 km · Must-see
- Davey Lake · lake · Red Deer · ~35 km · Must-see
- Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop · museum · Kneehill · ~44 km · Must-see
- Ewing Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~50 km · Must-see
- Michener House Museum · museum · Lacombe · ~57 km · Must-see
- Big Valley Creation Science Museum · museum · Village of Big Valley · ~60 km · Must-see
- Gadsby Lake Natural Area · lake · Lacombe · ~61 km · Must-see
- Aspen Beach Provincial Park · beach · Lacombe · ~68 km · Must-see
- Gleniffer Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Red Deer · ~70 km · Must-see
- Buffalo Lake · lake · Camrose · ~72 km · Must-see
- Sylvan Lake · lake · Lacombe · ~72 km · Must-see
- Siffleur Falls · waterfall · Red Deer · ~36 km
- St. Mary's Catholic Church · church · Red Deer · ~37 km
- CFB Penhold Transmitter Detachment EGH-RRU · fort · Red Deer · ~39 km
- Red Deer Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Red Deer · ~39 km
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame · museum · Red Deer · ~42 km
- Alix Lake · lake · Lacombe · ~47 km
- Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park · sanctuary · Starland · ~49 km
Other beaches & coast near Main Beach
- Aspen Beach Provincial Park · beach · Lacombe · ~68 km · Must-see
- Petro Beach · beach · Red Deer · ~62 km
- Rochon Sands · beach · County of Stettler · ~70 km
- Sandy point beach Lacombe County · beach · Lacombe · ~74 km
- Sunhaven Beach · beach · Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove · ~75 km
- Braseth Beach · beach · Camrose · ~78 km
- Baseball Diamond · beach · Acme · ~83 km
- Meridian Beach · beach · Ponoka · ~85 km
- Newcastle Beach Recreation Area · beach · Drumheller · ~107 km
- Burnstick Lake Beach · beach · Clearwater · ~121 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Main Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Main Beach yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Main Beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Main Beach?
Nearby: Pine Lake Day Use (lake, 4 km), Davey Lake (lake, 35 km), Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop (museum, 44 km), Ewing Lake (lake, 50 km), Michener House Museum (museum, 57 km), Big Valley Creation Science Museum (museum, 60 km).