Pike Bay

Pike 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 Pike 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.

Visiting Pike Bay: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Pike Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.02715, -88.51707. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pike Bay

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pike Bay

Other beaches & coast near Pike Bay

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~71 km · Must-see
• Big Bay Point Lighthouse · beach · Marquette · ~84 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~87 km · Must-see
• Stannard Rock Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~124 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~133 km · Must-see
• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~138 km · Must-see
• Grosse Point · beach · Houghton · ~9 km

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