Must-see beach · Houghton, Michigan
Agate Beach
Agate Beach is a beach in Houghton, Michigan.
Agate Beach: 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 Agate Beach
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 Agate Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.03993, -88.92569. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Agate Beach
- Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
- Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
- Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
- Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~35 km · Must-see
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~36 km · Must-see
- Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~36 km · Must-see
- North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~38 km · Must-see
- Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~39 km · Must-see
- Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~41 km · Must-see
- McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~41 km · Must-see
- WOAS-FM (Ontonagon) · attraction · Ontonagon · ~42 km · Must-see
- Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~45 km · Must-see
- Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~50 km · Must-see
- Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~52 km · Must-see
- Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~53 km · Must-see
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~53 km · Must-see
- Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~53 km · Must-see
- Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~56 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Agate Beach
- Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~45 km · Must-see
- Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~79 km · Must-see
- Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~102 km · Must-see
- Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~116 km · Must-see
- PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~120 km · Must-see
- Big Bay Point Lighthouse · beach · Marquette · ~121 km · Must-see
- Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~125 km · Must-see
- Gull Island Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~145 km · Must-see
- Santa Monica Beach · beach · Ontonagon · ~6 km
- Fourteen Mile Point · beach · Ontonagon · ~19 km
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Frequently asked
Is Agate Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Agate Beach 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 Agate Beach?
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 Agate Beach?
Nearby: Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve (sanctuary, 19 km), Redridge Steel Dam (lake, 22 km), Twin Lakes State Park (park, 22 km), Trinity Episcopal Church (church, 35 km), Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw (museum, 36 km), Saint Ignatius Loyala Church (church, 36 km).
Is Agate Beach worth visiting?
Agate Beach is listed as a must-see beach in Michigan on Spotwander.