Munson Beach

Munson 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 Munson 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 Munson Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.71056, -87.52806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Munson Beach

• Calumet Park · park · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
• Calumet Harbor · lake · Lake · ~3 km · Must-see
• National Shrine of Saint Jude · dargah · Cook · ~3 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Roman Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~3 km · Must-see
• Trumbull Park · park · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Trumbull Park · park · Cook · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bessemer Park · park · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wolf Lake · lake · Cook · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wolf Lake Memorial Park · lake · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• William W. Powers State Recreation Area · park · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dinah Washington Park · park · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Calumet · lake · Cook · ~8 km · Must-see
• House of Hope · church · Cook · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas J O'Brien Dam · lake · Cook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mosque Maryam · dargah · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Munson Beach

Other beaches & coast near Munson Beach

• Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Lighthouse · beach · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Indiana Harbor · beach · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chicago Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Cook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~66 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~104 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~106 km · Must-see
• Racine Reef Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~143 km · Must-see
• Munson Beach · beach · Cook · ~0 km
• Calumet Beach · beach · Cook · ~0 km
• Hammond Marina Beach · beach · Lake · ~2 km

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