Parrish Beach

Parrish 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 Parrish 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 Parrish Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.90447, -75.35420. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parrish Beach

• Chester Friends Meeting · church · Delaware · ~5 km · Must-see
• Asbury African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Delaware · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rose Tree Park · park · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · Delaware · ~7 km · Must-see
• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Delaware · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tyler Arboretum · sanctuary · Delaware · ~9 km · Must-see
• John J. Tyler Arboretum · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Springton Lake, Pennsylvania · lake · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Delaware · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ridley Creek State Park · sanctuary · Delaware · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint James Kingsessing Episcopal Church · church · Philadelphia · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church · church · Philadelphia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Morris Park, Philadelphia · park · Camden · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ryan Pinetum · sanctuary · Delaware · ~15 km · Must-see
• Malcolm X Park · park · Philadelphia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Malcolm X Park · park · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bartram's Garden · park · New Castle · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parrish Beach

Other beaches & coast near Parrish Beach

• Turtle Rock Light · beach · Philadelphia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Old New Castle - Pennsville Ferry Wharf · beach · New Castle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Finns Point Lighthouse · beach · Salem · ~44 km · Must-see
• Finns Point · beach · New Castle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Baker Shoal Range Rear Light · beach · New Castle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - McKay Tract · beach · Kent · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~97 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Light · beach · Kent · ~100 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~101 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake · beach · Ocean · ~118 km · Must-see

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