Long Beach

Long 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 Long 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 Long Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.15254, -73.14677. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Beach

• Pleasure Beach · beach · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tongue Point Light · fort · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Stratford Point Light · sanctuary · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Barnum Museum · museum · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint George Catholic Church · church · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Housatonic Museum of Art · museum · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Seaside Park · sanctuary · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• St. Charles Borromeo · church · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Harbor Light · attraction · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Success Lake · lake · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beardsley Zoological Gardens · sanctuary · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Penfield Reef Light · fort · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Walnut Beach · beach · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Silver Sands State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• WVOF-FM (Fairfield) · attraction · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum · museum · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Beach

Other beaches & coast near Long Beach

• Pleasure Beach · beach · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Walnut Beach · beach · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fairfield Beach · beach · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Field Point Light · beach · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Field Point Light · beach · Suffolk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Greenwich Point · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~49 km · Must-see
• Captain Harbor · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~54 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay Harbor · beach · Nassau · ~55 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable · beach · Nassau · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~62 km · Must-see

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