Canopus Beach

Canopus 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 Canopus 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 Canopus Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.47074, -73.82560. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Canopus Beach

• Canopus Lake · lake · Putnam · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pelton Pond · lake · Putnam · ~1 km · Must-see
• Zhuang Yan Monastery · Buddhist site · Putnam · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Putnam · ~5 km · Must-see
• California Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~7 km · Must-see
• Boyds Corner Reservoir · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• China Pond · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Van Wyck Homestead Museum · museum · Dutchess · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimham · viewpoint · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tinker Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Oscawana · lake · Putnam · ~11 km · Must-see
• White Pond · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Beacon Reservoir · lake · Dutchess · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pine Pond · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bryant Pond · lake · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Breakneck Ridge · viewpoint · Putnam · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Canopus Beach

Other beaches & coast near Canopus Beach

• Newburgh Bay · beach · Orange · ~19 km · Must-see
• Danskammer Point · beach · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stony Point Lighthouse · beach · Rockland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Haverstraw Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~43 km · Must-see
• New Sebago Beach · beach · Passaic · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nyack Beach State Park · beach · Rockland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Captain Harbor · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~69 km · Must-see
• Greenwich Point · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~70 km · Must-see
• Litchfield Town Beach · beach · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~73 km · Must-see

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