Rosecrans Hill

Rosecrans Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Rosecrans Hill

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Rosecrans Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.88501, -84.55863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rosecrans Hill

• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Otsego · ~13 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake State Park · lake · Otsego · ~15 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Cathedral · church · Otsego · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~27 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Margrethe · lake · Crawford · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~44 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~52 km · Must-see
• North Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Crawford · ~55 km · Must-see
• Higgins Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~60 km · Must-see
• South Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Roscommon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Marl Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rosecrans Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rosecrans Hill

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~105 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen · viewpoint · Michigan · ~135 km · Must-see
• Arch Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~135 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~136 km · Must-see
• St. Anthony's Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~138 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~144 km · Must-see
• Redner Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~4 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Crawford · ~23 km
• Toll Hill · viewpoint · Crawford · ~24 km

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