Makinen Pond

Makinen Pond: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Makinen Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Makinen Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.38483, -86.00262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Makinen Pond

• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~34 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~41 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~43 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Makinen Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Makinen Pond

• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~43 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~43 km · Must-see

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