Flag Point

Flag 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 Flag 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 Flag Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.46859, -84.69128. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flag Point

• Higgins Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~3 km · Must-see
• South Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Roscommon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Marl Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~7 km · Must-see
• North Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Crawford · ~9 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Roscommon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reedsburg Dam · lake · Missaukee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Margrethe · lake · Crawford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Missaukee · lake · Missaukee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~58 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Otsego · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flag Point

Other beaches & coast near Flag Point

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~106 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~138 km · Must-see
• Saginaw River Rear Range Light · beach · Bay · ~143 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~144 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~144 km · Must-see
• Detroit Point · beach · Roscommon · ~2 km
• East Bay · beach · Roscommon · ~22 km
• Big Bear Point · beach · Crawford · ~26 km
• Birch Point · beach · Roscommon · ~26 km
• Eagle Point · beach · Crawford · ~29 km

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