Empire Beach

Empire 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 Empire 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 Empire Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.86682, -79.14957. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Empire Beach

• Point Abino Lighthouse · beach · Niagara Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Erie · fort · Niagara Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beaver Island State Park · sanctuary · Erie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Island · sanctuary · Erie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Broderick Park · park · Erie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Six Mile Creek Marina · attraction · Erie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buffalo North breakwater East end Light · fort · Erie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Main Light · fort · Erie · ~27 km · Must-see
• Holy Angels Church · church · Erie · ~27 km · Must-see
• USS Croaker · attraction · Erie · ~27 km · Must-see
• USS Grenadier (SS210) · attraction · Erie · ~27 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Erie · ~27 km · Must-see
• USS The Sullivans · attraction · Erie · ~27 km · Must-see
• Niagara Square · park · Erie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dragon Mountain · attraction · Niagara Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Erie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lafayette Square · park · Erie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wendt Beach County Park · beach · Erie · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Empire Beach

Other beaches & coast near Empire Beach

• Point Abino Lighthouse · beach · Niagara Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wendt Beach County Park · beach · Erie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Woodlawn Beach State Park · beach · Erie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Michigan Beach · beach · Niagara Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Confederation Beach Park · beach · Hamilton · ~81 km · Must-see
• Barcelona Light · beach · Chautauqua · ~86 km · Must-see
• Toronto Harbour Light · beach · Toronto · ~106 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Point Lighthouse · beach · Toronto · ~107 km · Must-see
• Hanlan's Point Nude Beach · beach · Toronto · ~108 km · Must-see
• Wards Island Beach · beach · Toronto · ~108 km · Must-see

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