Sleeping Bear Point

Sleeping Bear 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sleeping Bear Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Sleeping Bear Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.91297, -86.03954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sleeping Bear Point

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~4 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~10 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~14 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~14 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~31 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pointe Betsie Lighthouse · lake · Benzie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~45 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sleeping Bear Point

• The Sleeping Bear · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~6 km
• Prospect Hill · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~7 km
• Shauger Hill · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~8 km
• Lookout Station Foundation · viewpoint · Michigan · ~14 km
• Empire Bluffs · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~16 km
• Old Baldy Dune · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~17 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~21 km
• Old Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~21 km
• Varney Hill · viewpoint · Leelanau · ~25 km
• Warner Hill · viewpoint · Benzie · ~26 km

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