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Locust Beach
4.4★ · 294 Google ratings · Bellingham, Washington
✓ Short walk✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
40 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Cost
Free
Water
65°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
8 ft range today
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Locust Beach
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026
Visit at low tide
The tide flats expose half a mile or more of packed sand and shallow water.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 8 visitors · 2016–2026
Steep stairs both directions
A long flight of wooden and dirt stairs leads down to the beach.
Wear water shoes or boots
The beach has rocky areas, broken glass, and deep gooey mud between tide lines that can injure feet.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · mostly clear
Water
65°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.2 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the N
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:19 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:16 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:01 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:12 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:43 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Locust Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
🌊 Water 40 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Locust Beach?
40 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Locust Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Locust Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
