Speed Beach

Speed 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 Speed 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 Speed Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.48253, -87.32773. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Speed Beach

• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~49 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~55 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~59 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~68 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~70 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~70 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~70 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Speed Beach

Other beaches & coast near Speed Beach

• Hulman Beach · beach · Putnam · ~41 km
• Paynetown Beach · beach · Monroe · ~112 km
• 1 bunker 3 · beach · Hamilton · ~141 km
• 1 bunker 2 · beach · Hamilton · ~141 km
• sand trap · beach · Clay · ~31 km
• Sand · beach · Clay · ~31 km
• The Bean Pod · beach · Sullivan · ~54 km
• Lincoln Park Beach · beach · Putnam · ~76 km
• Fairfax Beach · beach · Monroe · ~111 km
• Rainbow Beach Family Aquatic Center · beach · Knox · ~112 km

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