Maple Bay

Maple Bay: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Maple Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Maple Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.48168, -84.70282. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maple Bay

• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~5 km · Must-see
• University of Michigan Biological Station · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~21 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~23 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Paradise · lake · Emmet · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wycamp Lake · lake · Emmet · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maple Bay

Other beaches & coast near Maple Bay

• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Mackinac Point · beach · Michigan · ~43 km · Must-see
• McGulpin Point Lighthouse · beach · Emmet · ~43 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Point · beach · Emmet · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wawatam Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• St. Helena Island Lighthouse · beach · Mackinac · ~54 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grays Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~59 km · Must-see
• White Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~65 km · Must-see

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