King Beach

King Beach: 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 King Beach

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 King Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.44010, -82.34104. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Beach

• Knox Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Knox · ~11 km · Must-see
• Large Spindle Piece · attraction · Knox · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ramser Arboretum · sanctuary · Knox · ~14 km · Must-see
• Church of the Nazarene · church · Knox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Knox Lake Dam · lake · Knox · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rowley Mound · viewpoint · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fredericktown Presbyterian Church · church · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mohican Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Ashland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Lake · lake · Richland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Malabar Farm State Park · fort · Richland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling. · attraction · Richland · ~30 km · Must-see
• All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church · church · Richland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chesterville Community Church · church · Morrow · ~36 km · Must-see
• Old Union School · fort · Morrow · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burrell Chapel · church · Licking · ~40 km · Must-see
• Richland County Museum · museum · Richland · ~42 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Richland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of King Beach

Other beaches & coast near King Beach

• Huron River · beach · Erie · ~134 km · Must-see
• Nickel Plate Beach · beach · Erie · ~134 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Museum Lighthouse · beach · Erie · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Park · beach · Lorain · ~143 km · Must-see
• Davis Beach · beach · Knox · ~1 km
• Sutton Beach · beach · Knox · ~4 km
• #11 Sand Trap · beach · Licking · ~54 km
• #5 Sand Trap · beach · Licking · ~54 km
• #12 Sand Trap 1 · beach · Licking · ~54 km
• #12 Sand Trap 3 · beach · Licking · ~54 km

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