Hat Point

Hat 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 Hat 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 Hat Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.00407, -83.11252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hat Point

• Port Crescent State Park · park · Huron · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake State Game Area · lake · Huron · ~9 km · Must-see
• Albert E Sleeper State Park · park · Huron · ~11 km · Must-see
• Port Austin Reef Light · fort · Michigan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse · fort · Huron · ~32 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thumb Area Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Huron · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park · park · Sanilac · ~49 km · Must-see
• Harbor Beach Light · beach · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tawas Lake · lake · Iosco · ~56 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake · lake · Huron · ~8 km
• Jenks Roadside Park · park · Huron · ~8 km
• Flat Rock Point · beach · Michigan · ~10 km
• Oak Point Lake · lake · Huron · ~15 km
• Little Doerr Lake · lake · Huron · ~15 km
• Doerr Lake · lake · Huron · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hat Point

Other beaches & coast near Hat Point

• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~33 km · Must-see
• Harbor Beach Light · beach · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saginaw River Rear Range Light · beach · Bay · ~90 km · Must-see
• Port Sanilac Light · beach · Sanilac · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~100 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~144 km · Must-see
• Flat Rock Point · beach · Michigan · ~10 km
• Whiskey Harbor · beach · Huron · ~37 km
• Rubicon Beach · beach · Michigan · ~43 km
• Bathing Beach Park · beach · Huron · ~52 km

All beaches & coast in Michigan

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