Big Bench

Big Bench: 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 Big Bench

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 Big Bench — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.27194, -116.95639. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bench

• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~28 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~53 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~70 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Roost · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~2 km
• Packers Gulch · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~12 km
• Asotin County Museum · museum · Asotin · ~13 km
• Hells Gate State Park · park · Nez Perce · ~15 km
• Sunset Palisades Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~16 km
• Reservoir A Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~17 km
• Mann Lake · lake · Nez Perce · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bench

Other beaches & coast near Big Bench

• Amos Bench · beach · Nez Perce · ~47 km
• Johnsons Beach · beach · Whitman · ~144 km
• Red Ledge · beach · Adams · ~148 km
• Big Bench · beach · Nez Perce · ~0 km
• Chestnut Beach · beach · Asotin · ~21 km
• Cochran Islands · beach · Wallowa · ~43 km
• Knoxway Bay · beach · Garfield · ~56 km
• Wawawai Bay · beach · Whitman · ~65 km
• Pink House Beach · beach · Clearwater · ~66 km
• Ahsahka Beach · beach · Clearwater · ~69 km

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