Shingle Beach

Shingle 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 Shingle 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 Shingle Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.80230, -65.56384. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shingle Beach

• Fort Charles · fort · Saint John · ~9 km · Must-see
• Melanson Settlement · fort · Saint John · ~12 km · Must-see
• Samuel De Champlain · fort · Annapolis · ~13 km · Must-see
• Annapolis Basin · lake · Annapolis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Battle of Bloody Creek · fort · Annapolis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Prim Point Lighthouse · beach · Digby · ~27 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · attraction · Saint John · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bear River · river spot · Digby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Admiral Digby Museum · museum · Saint John · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thomas Lake · lake · Saint John · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gaul Landing · fort · Annapolis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hinds Cemetery · fort · Annapolis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Tree · fort · Annapolis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Johnny Waterhole · lake · Annapolis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rosengren House · fort · Annapolis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Durland/Gormley Cemetery · fort · Annapolis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gormley/Thygesen House · fort · Annapolis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Causeway and Dam · lake · Annapolis · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shingle Beach

Other beaches & coast near Shingle Beach

• Prim Point Lighthouse · beach · Digby · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse · beach · Saint John · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cape Spencer Lighthouse · beach · Saint John · ~64 km · Must-see
• Macs Beach · beach · Saint John · ~77 km · Must-see
• Swift Point · beach · Saint John · ~86 km · Must-see
• Molega Park Beach · beach · Lunenburg · ~98 km · Must-see
• Belyea's Point Light · beach · Kings · ~102 km · Must-see
• New River Beach Provincial Park · beach · Charlotte · ~107 km · Must-see
• Swallowtail Lighthouse · beach · Charlotte · ~115 km · Must-see
• Long Eddy Point Light · beach · Charlotte · ~120 km · Must-see

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