Checker Point

Checker 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 Checker 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 Checker Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.89451, -88.97240. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Checker Point

• Mount Desor · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~9 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~21 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Siskiwit Falls · waterfall · Keweenaw · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greenstone Ridge Trail · trek · Keweenaw · ~25 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale National Park · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rock Harbor Light · attraction · Wisconsin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Little Trout Bay · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage State Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Loch Lomond · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sawdust Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Park · park · Northwestern Ontario · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Josephine · viewpoint · Cook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Scum Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Checker Point

Other beaches & coast near Checker Point

• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Trout Bay · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~92 km · Must-see
• Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~119 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~119 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~123 km · Must-see
• Francis Point · beach · Keweenaw · ~1 km
• Carnelian Beach · beach · Keweenaw · ~3 km
• Siskiwit Bay · beach · Michigan · ~3 km

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