Sandbar

Sandbar: 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 Sandbar

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 Sandbar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.94967, -89.62952. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandbar

• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~1 km · Must-see
• First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau · church · Marathon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · museum · Marathon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rib Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Marathon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Marathon County Forest-Nine Mile Unit · sanctuary · Marathon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dells of the Eau Claire Park · park · Marathon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubay · lake · Marathon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Council Grounds State Park · park · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ackley State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Portage · ~43 km · Must-see
• Glisezinski Lake · lake · Portage · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mead State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Wood · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Portage · ~48 km · Must-see
• IAT - Grandfather Falls Segment · waterfall · Lincoln · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tree Lake · lake · Portage · ~52 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Portage · ~53 km · Must-see
• Prairie River State Fishery Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lions Lake · lake · Portage · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandbar

Other beaches & coast near Sandbar

• Sandy Beach County Park · beach · Marathon · ~6 km
• White Sands Beach · beach · Wood · ~82 km
• Crystal Beach · beach · Lincoln · ~83 km
• Beaver Bay · beach · Menominee · ~99 km
• Torpy Park Beach · beach · Oneida · ~129 km
• Turtle Alley · beach · Oconto · ~135 km
• Backyard Beach · beach · Marathon · ~2 km
• Pickerel Bay · beach · Marathon · ~35 km
• Sara Park Beach · beach · Lincoln · ~74 km
• Musky Bay · beach · Oneida · ~86 km

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