Ball Point

Ball Point: 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 Ball Point

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 Ball Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.97936, -85.28796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ball Point

• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~7 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~37 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~41 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ball Point

Other beaches & coast near Ball Point

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~77 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~80 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~87 km · Must-see
• Grays Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~110 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Point · beach · Emmet · ~112 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~114 km · Must-see
• White Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~121 km · Must-see
• McGulpin Point Lighthouse · beach · Emmet · ~123 km · Must-see
• Squaw Island Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~123 km · Must-see

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