Pictured Rocks

Pictured Rocks: 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 Pictured Rocks

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 Pictured Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.53328, -86.48822. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pictured Rocks

• Alger Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Miners Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Federal Unit) · sanctuary · Alger · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grand Island National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Alger · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Inner Buffer Zone) · sanctuary · Alger · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grand Island North lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~19 km · Must-see
• Munising Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~20 km · Must-see
• Munising Front Range Light · beach · Alger · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~24 km · Must-see
• Munising Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~24 km · Must-see
• Twelvemile Beach · beach · Michigan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Scott Falls State Roadside Park · waterfall · Alger · ~34 km · Must-see
• Au Sable Point Lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~39 km · Must-see
• Au Train Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~40 km · Must-see
• Big Island Lake Wilderness · lake · Schoolcraft · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sable Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rock River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Alger · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pictured Rocks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pictured Rocks

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• Mount Marquette · viewpoint · Marquette · ~87 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Marquette · ~93 km
• Jacks Bluff · viewpoint · Delta · ~95 km
• Ragged Hills · viewpoint · Marquette · ~95 km
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Marquette · ~96 km
• Kona Hills · viewpoint · Marquette · ~97 km
• Wewe Hills · viewpoint · Marquette · ~99 km
• Garlic Mountain · viewpoint · Marquette · ~105 km
• Garden Bluff · viewpoint · Delta · ~105 km

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