Hemlock Rapids

Hemlock Rapids: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Hemlock Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Hemlock Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.20634, -88.51014. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hemlock Rapids

• Bewabic State Park · sanctuary · Iron · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~33 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~38 km · Must-see
• Peavy Pond · lake · Florence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Peavy Pond · lake · Iron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~47 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~52 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Florence · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Eagle River-Florence District · sanctuary · Forest · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Marquette · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hemlock Rapids

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hemlock Rapids

• Granite Island Lighthouse · river spot · Florence · ~127 km · Must-see
• Draper Island · river spot · Gogebic · ~56 km
• Near Island · river spot · Gogebic · ~57 km
• Duck Island · river spot · Vilas · ~57 km
• Ramsay Island · river spot · Marquette · ~62 km
• Reimers Island · river spot · Gogebic · ~68 km
• Carney Rapids · river spot · Marinette · ~88 km
• Merryman Island · river spot · Menominee · ~121 km
• Picnic Island · river spot · Oneida · ~122 km
• Traverse Island · river spot · Houghton · ~123 km

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