McRae Park

McRae Park: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McRae Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 McRae Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.07168, -83.42025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McRae Park

• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~3 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~19 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~23 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~39 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~55 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~60 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McRae Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near McRae Park

• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~60 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~88 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~103 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~111 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~112 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~114 km · Must-see

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