Great Egg Rock

Great Egg Rock: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Great Egg Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Great Egg Rock — distance from nearby cities

Nearest towns: places near Manchester-by-the-Sea (4 km) · places near Gloucester (10 km) · places near Essex (11 km)

Coordinates: 42.56391, -70.73812. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Egg Rock

• Coolidge Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ravenswood Park · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bakers Island Light · beach · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
• West Beach · beach · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eastern Point Light · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Stage Fort · fort · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ten Pound Island Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial · park · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hospital Point · beach · Essex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Light · fort · Essex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Crowninshield Island · sanctuary · Essex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stavros Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Sewall · fort · Essex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wingaersheek Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old North Church · church · Essex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Miller · fort · Essex · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Egg Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Great Egg Rock

• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~24 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~26 km · Must-see
• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~109 km · Must-see
• Cove Ledge · river spot · Essex · ~2 km
• House Island · river spot · Essex · ~5 km
• Bakers Island · river spot · Essex · ~6 km
• Great Misery Island · river spot · Essex · ~6 km
• Chubb Island · river spot · Essex · ~7 km
• Babson Ledge · river spot · Essex · ~9 km

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