Lake Huron

Lake Huron: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lake Huron

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Lake Huron — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.58984, -84.16367. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Huron

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~31 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bois Blanc Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~39 km · Must-see
• Martin Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Huron

Other forts & heritage near Lake Huron

• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Round Island Passage Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Colonial Fort Michilimackinac · fort · Emmet · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Drummond Marine & Resort · fort · Chippewa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~99 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~103 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~114 km · Must-see
• Juntunen Site · fort · Mackinac · ~52 km
• American Fur Company Store · fort · Mackinac · ~57 km

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