Sand Pit

Sand Pit: 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 Sand Pit

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 Sand Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.21607, -96.00920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Pit

• Hart Lake · lake · Swift · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lac Qui Parle · lake · Chippewa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Artichoke Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~23 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Page Lake · lake · Stevens · ~47 km · Must-see
• Frovold Lake · lake · Swift · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Hassel · lake · Swift · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Island Nature Area · park · Roberts · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake Game Production Area · lake · Roberts · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Deuel · ~55 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Lac qui Parle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wintermute Lake · lake · Stevens · ~62 km · Must-see
• Signalness Lake · lake · Pope · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~67 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Deuel · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Linka · lake · Pope · ~74 km · Must-see
• Marsh Lake Dam · lake · Lac qui Parle · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Pit

Other beaches & coast near Sand Pit

• Starbuck Public Beach · beach · Pope · ~71 km
• South Beach · beach · Roberts · ~81 km
• North Beach · beach · Roberts · ~82 km
• Lake Hendricks Public Beach · beach · Lincoln · ~107 km
• Swim Beach · beach · Codington · ~121 km
• Sunset Beach · beach · Codington · ~126 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Douglas · ~132 km
• Pulling Track · beach · Otter Tail · ~133 km
• Pebble Lake Swimming Beach · beach · Otter Tail · ~143 km
• Hartford Beach State Park · beach · Roberts · ~69 km

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