Needle Point

Needle Point: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Needle Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Needle Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.51229, -84.48460. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Needle Point

• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~22 km · Must-see
• University of Michigan Biological Station · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~23 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Paradise · lake · Emmet · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Needle Point

Other beaches & coast near Needle Point

• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Old Mackinac Point · beach · Michigan · ~45 km · Must-see
• McGulpin Point Lighthouse · beach · Emmet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wawatam Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Helena Island Lighthouse · beach · Mackinac · ~60 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Point · beach · Emmet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Martin Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~70 km · Must-see
• Grays Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~74 km · Must-see

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