Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes: 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 Sand Dunes

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 Sand Dunes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.55140, -83.83736. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Dunes

• Oak Openings Preserve Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Maumee State Forest · sanctuary · Lucas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Side Cut Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Secor Metropark · park · Lucas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Providence Metropark · park · Lucas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Meigs State Memorial · fort · Wood · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Maumee · church · Lucas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mary Jane Thurston State Park · sanctuary · Wood · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Miamis · fort · Lucas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swan Creek Preserve Metropark · park · Lucas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Islamic Center of Greater Toldeo · dargah · Wood · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Toledo · temple · Lucas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Toledo Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Lucas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Congregation B'nai Israel · attraction · Lucas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fossil Park · attraction · Lucas · ~24 km · Must-see
• National Construction Equipment Museum · museum · Wood · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Preserve Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Dunes

Other beaches & coast near Sand Dunes

• Detroit River Light · beach · Michigan · ~95 km · Must-see
• South Bass Island Light · beach · Ottawa · ~104 km · Must-see
• Colchester Reef Light · beach · Southwestern Ontario · ~111 km · Must-see
• Huron River · beach · Erie · ~136 km · Must-see
• Nickel Plate Beach · beach · Erie · ~137 km · Must-see
• William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Wayne · ~143 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Light · beach · Wayne · ~146 km · Must-see
• Olander Lake Beach · beach · Lucas · ~23 km
• golf · beach · Lucas · ~26 km
• #14 Greenside 2 · beach · Lucas · ~29 km

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