Back Beach Park

Back Beach Park: 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 Back Beach Park

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 Back Beach Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.03596, -74.28543. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Beach Park

• Ramapo Lake · lake · Passaic · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pompton Falls · waterfall · Passaic · ~5 km · Must-see
• Federal Hill · viewpoint · Passaic · ~5 km · Must-see
• High Point Loop · viewpoint · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mayor Jonathan Dunleavy Memorial Park · sanctuary · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wanaque Reservior · lake · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Norvin Green State Forest · sanctuary · Passaic · ~8 km · Must-see
• Barnert Temple · temple · Bergen · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pompton Aquatic Park · park · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Campgaw Mountain Reservation · sanctuary · Bergen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Campgaw Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bellot Mountain · viewpoint · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~11 km · Must-see
• High Mountain Park Preserve · sanctuary · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kakeout Mountain · viewpoint · Morris · ~12 km · Must-see
• Drag Hill · viewpoint · Bergen · ~12 km · Must-see
• G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Bergen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ringwood State Park · sanctuary · Passaic · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Beach Park

Other beaches & coast near Back Beach Park

• New Sebago Beach · beach · Passaic · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nyack Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Haverstraw Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stony Point Lighthouse · beach · Rockland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Red Lighthouse · beach · New York · ~44 km · Must-see
• Newark Bay · beach · Essex · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pelham Bay · beach · New York · ~57 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach · beach · New York · ~57 km · Must-see
• Stepping Stones Lighthouse · beach · Nassau · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~64 km · Must-see

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