First Street Beach

First Street Beach: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit First Street Beach

Season: October to February.

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 First Street Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.24611, -86.34444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Street Beach

• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~1 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~3 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Lake · lake · Mason · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Sable Point Lighthouse · museum · Mason · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~32 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~41 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~45 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Street Beach

Other other attractions near First Street Beach

• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~1 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~3 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~3 km · Must-see
• 1st Street Beach · attraction · Manistee · ~0 km
• Canal Lighthouses · attraction · Door · ~123 km
• South Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~1 km
• Fifth Avenue Beach · attraction · Manistee · ~1 km
• South Breakwater Light · attraction · Michigan · ~1 km
• Shipwatch Marina · attraction · Manistee · ~1 km
• Manistee Municipal Marina · attraction · Manistee · ~2 km

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