Notable beach · Unorganized Borough, Unorganized Borough
Glass Beach
Glass Beach is a beach in Unorganized Borough, Unorganized Borough.
Glass 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 Glass 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 Glass Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 53.87792, -166.56251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Glass Beach
- Sitka Spruce Park · park · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km · Must-see
- Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral · church · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mount Newhall · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km · Must-see
- Dutch Ballyhoo · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~7 km · Must-see
- Makushin Volcano · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~29 km · Must-see
- Mount Akutan · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~59 km · Must-see
- Hot Springs Bay · beach · Aleutians East Borough · ~72 km · Must-see
- St. Alexander Nevski Orthodox Church · church · Aleutians East Borough · ~74 km · Must-see
- Hill 400 · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~1 km
- Agnes Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
- WWII Underground Hospital · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
- Iliuliuk Reef · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
- Navy no. 618 · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
- Arkansas Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
- Bombproof Power Plant · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
- Benny Benson's Home 1916 - 1925 · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
- Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area Visitor Center · museum · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
- Aleutian World War II National Historic Area · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
Other beaches & coast near Glass Beach
- Hot Springs Bay · beach · Aleutians East Borough · ~72 km · Must-see
- Agnes Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
- Iliuliuk Reef · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
- Arkansas Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
- Ququgan · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~13 km
- Chaluuknax · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~15 km
- Chamax · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~21 km
- Achuugix Tanaxtaqax · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~35 km
- Iitaagim-tugumaga · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~35 km
- Cape Kovrizhka · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~48 km
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Frequently asked
Is Glass Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Glass Beach yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Glass Beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Glass Beach?
Nearby: Sitka Spruce Park (park, 2 km), Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral (church, 2 km), Mount Newhall (viewpoint, 5 km), Dutch Ballyhoo (viewpoint, 7 km), Makushin Volcano (viewpoint, 29 km), Mount Akutan (viewpoint, 59 km).
Is Glass Beach worth visiting?
Glass Beach is listed as a notable beach in Unorganized Borough on Spotwander.