East Beach

East 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 East 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 East Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.65746, -87.08001. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near East Beach

• Cowles Bog · sanctuary · Porter · ~3 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes State Park · park · Porter · ~3 km · Must-see
• Splash Down Dunes Waterpark · attraction · Porter · ~4 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Porter · ~6 km · Must-see
• Brincka Cross Gardens · park · Porter · ~10 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Porter · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~17 km · Must-see
• Marquette Park · park · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan City East Pierhead Light · fort · LaPorte · ~20 km · Must-see
• Old Lighthouse Museum · museum · LaPorte · ~20 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Zoo · sanctuary · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Hobart · church · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Porter County Museum · museum · Porter · ~27 km · Must-see
• Genesis Convention Center · attraction · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• City Methodist Church · church · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Angels · church · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of East Beach

Other beaches & coast near East Beach

• Indiana Harbor · beach · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Lighthouse · beach · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chicago Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Cook · ~62 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~113 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~131 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~133 km · Must-see
• Porter Beach · beach · Porter · ~1 km
• Dune Acres Beach · beach · Porter · ~2 km
• Devil's Slide · beach · Porter · ~2 km
• Bailly Beach · beach · Porter · ~4 km

All beaches & coast in Indiana

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