Pine River Experimental Forest

Pine River Experimental Forest: 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 Pine River Experimental Forest

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 Pine River Experimental Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.21945, -85.75590. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine River Experimental Forest

• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~27 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Cadillac · lake · Wexford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~46 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Missaukee · lake · Missaukee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~55 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~56 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~56 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~57 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine River Experimental Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pine River Experimental Forest

• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~71 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~99 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~110 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~110 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~112 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~118 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~130 km · Must-see

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