Must-see beach · Keweenaw, Michigan
Eagle River Lighthouse
Eagle River Lighthouse is a beach in Keweenaw, Michigan.
Eagle River Lighthouse: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Eagle River Lighthouse
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Eagle River Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.41359, -88.29862. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Eagle River Lighthouse
- Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~4 km · Must-see
- Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~7 km · Must-see
- Central Mine Methodist Church · church · Keweenaw · ~9 km · Must-see
- Eagle Harbor Light · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~15 km · Must-see
- Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~17 km · Must-see
- Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
- Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
- Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mount Bohemia · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
- Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~27 km · Must-see
- Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~27 km · Must-see
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~27 km · Must-see
- Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~29 km · Must-see
- Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~30 km · Must-see
- Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
- Brockway Mountain · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
- James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~33 km · Must-see
- Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~37 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle River Lighthouse
Other beaches & coast near Eagle River Lighthouse
- Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
- Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~41 km · Must-see
- Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~48 km · Must-see
- Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~79 km · Must-see
- Big Bay Point Lighthouse · beach · Marquette · ~99 km · Must-see
- Stannard Rock Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~106 km · Must-see
- PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~114 km · Must-see
- Little Trout Bay · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~141 km · Must-see
- Eagle Harbor · beach · Keweenaw · ~15 km
- Grand Marais Harbor · beach · Keweenaw · ~18 km
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Frequently asked
Is Eagle River Lighthouse safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Eagle River Lighthouse yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Eagle River Lighthouse?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Eagle River Lighthouse?
Nearby: Church of the Assumption (church, 4 km), Sand Hills Lighthouse (fort, 7 km), Central Mine Methodist Church (church, 9 km), Eagle Harbor Light (sanctuary, 15 km), Keweenaw Underwater Preserve (sanctuary, 17 km), Thayer Lake (lake, 18 km).
Is Eagle River Lighthouse worth visiting?
Eagle River Lighthouse is listed as a must-see beach in Michigan on Spotwander.