West Beach

West 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 West 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 West Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.08989, -73.71842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Beach

• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Catholic Church · church · Dutchess · ~16 km · Must-see
• Thompson Pond · lake · Dutchess · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thompson Pond · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stissing Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Washburn Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Alander Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art · museum · Dutchess · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Beach

Other beaches & coast near West Beach

• Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~24 km · Must-see
• Litchfield Town Beach · beach · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~73 km · Must-see
• Danskammer Point · beach · Orange · ~76 km · Must-see
• Newburgh Bay · beach · Orange · ~91 km · Must-see
• Babb's Beach Recreation Area · beach · Capitol Planning Region · ~100 km · Must-see
• Stony Point Lighthouse · beach · Rockland · ~121 km · Must-see
• Haverstraw Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~129 km · Must-see
• New Sebago Beach · beach · Passaic · ~129 km · Must-see
• Nyack Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~136 km · Must-see

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