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: 40.93709, -74.25555. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Beach

• Pompton Aquatic Park · park · Passaic · ~5 km · Must-see
• High Mountain Park Preserve · sanctuary · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pietro and Maria Botto House;American Labor Museum · museum · Passaic · ~7 km · Must-see
• West Side Park · park · Passaic · ~8 km · Must-see
• Great Falls · waterfall · Passaic · ~8 km · Must-see
• G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Bergen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael the Archangel Church · church · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peckman Preserve · park · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist · church · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Garret Mountain Reservation · sanctuary · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pompton Falls · waterfall · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• Macedonian Orthodox Church Sts Kiril and Metodij · church · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lambert Castle · museum · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• Goffle Brook Park · viewpoint · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• San Cap Park · park · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Federal Hill · viewpoint · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Barnert Temple · temple · Bergen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Islamic Center of Passaic County · dargah · Passaic · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Beach

Other beaches & coast near West Beach

• Little Red Lighthouse · beach · New York · ~35 km · Must-see
• Newark Bay · beach · Essex · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Sebago Beach · beach · Passaic · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nyack Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Haverstraw Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach · beach · New York · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pelham Bay · beach · New York · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Wadsworth Light · beach · New York · ~51 km · Must-see
• New Dorp Light · beach · New York · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stony Point Lighthouse · beach · Rockland · ~52 km · Must-see

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