Birch Tree Point

Birch Tree 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 Birch Tree 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 Birch Tree Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.29496, -83.51238. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Birch Tree Point

• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~1 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~7 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~13 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~30 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~34 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~68 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Birch Tree Point

Other beaches & coast near Birch Tree Point

• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~7 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~84 km · Must-see
• DeTour Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~99 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~106 km · Must-see
• Martin Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~106 km · Must-see
• Pipe Island Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~107 km · Must-see

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