Doctors Point

Doctors 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 Doctors 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 Doctors Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.83429, -83.58034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Doctors Point

• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~4 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~38 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~52 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~53 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~56 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Doctors Point

Other beaches & coast near Doctors Point

• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~56 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~71 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~73 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~112 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~142 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~143 km · Must-see
• North Bay · beach · Alcona · ~3 km
• Churchill Point · beach · Alcona · ~3 km

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