Surprise Beach

Surprise 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 Surprise 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 Surprise Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.61726, -122.65813. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Surprise Beach

• Fort Vancouver · fort · Clark · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pearson Air Museum · museum · Clark · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chkalov Transpolar Flight Monument · fort · Clark · ~1 km · Must-see
• Vancouver Land Bridge · attraction · Clark · ~1 km · Must-see
• Esther Short Park · park · Clark · ~2 km · Must-see
• Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge · waterfall · Clark · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · Clark · ~2 km · Must-see
• Grant Street Pier · park · Clark · ~2 km · Must-see
• Clark County Historical Museum · museum · Clark · ~3 km · Must-see
• Delta Park · park · Multnomah · ~3 km · Must-see
• Leverich Park · park · Clark · ~5 km · Must-see
• Farragut Park · park · Clark · ~5 km · Must-see
• Paul Bunyan Statue · attraction · Multnomah · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kenton Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~6 km · Must-see
• Woodlawn Park · park · Clark · ~6 km · Must-see
• University Park · park · Clark · ~6 km · Must-see
• Gammans Park · park · Clark · ~7 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Surprise Beach

Other beaches & coast near Surprise Beach

• Audrey McCall Beach · beach · Clark · ~15 km · Must-see
• Poet's Beach · beach · Clark · ~15 km · Must-see
• Collins Beach · beach · Clark · ~28 km · Must-see
• Warrior Rock Lighthouse · beach · Columbia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~117 km · Must-see
• Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~129 km · Must-see
• Cape Falcon · beach · Tillamook · ~130 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Clatsop · ~131 km · Must-see
• Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Clatsop · ~131 km · Must-see
• Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Clatsop · ~137 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Washington

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