Sandy Beach

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.82321, -72.25075. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Beach

• Sayre Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Thetford Hill State Park · park · Orange · ~2 km · Must-see
• Union Village Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lyme-East Thetford Bridge · attraction · Grafton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Vermontasaurus · attraction · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gile Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Beaver Meadow Union Chapel · church · Windsor · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hanover Center Reservoir Dam · lake · Grafton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge · lake · Grafton · ~16 km · Must-see
• West Fairlee Center Church · church · Orange · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Epic of American Civilization · attraction · Grafton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hood Museum of Art · museum · Grafton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Montshire Museum of Science · museum · Grafton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Smarts Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clark Pond · lake · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goose Pond · lake · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Colburn Park · sanctuary · Grafton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Howe Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Beach

Other beaches & coast near Sandy Beach

• Boulder Beach State Park · beach · Caledonia · ~63 km · Must-see
• Barber's Point Light · beach · Essex · ~124 km · Must-see
• Burlington Light South · beach · Chittenden · ~132 km · Must-see
• Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse · beach · Chittenden · ~134 km · Must-see
• Juniper Island Light · beach · Chittenden · ~134 km · Must-see
• Hebron Bay · beach · Grafton · ~49 km
• Sanborn Bay · beach · Grafton · ~51 km
• Hornet Cove · beach · Grafton · ~54 km
• Pasquaney Bay · beach · Grafton · ~56 km
• Jobs Creek · beach · Sullivan · ~61 km

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