Lookout Point

Lookout Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lookout Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lookout Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.98832, -85.25270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lookout Point

• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~9 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~25 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~37 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~40 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~43 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~45 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lookout Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lookout Point

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~122 km · Must-see
• St. Anthony's Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~133 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen · viewpoint · Michigan · ~134 km · Must-see
• Arch Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~136 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~136 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~138 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~148 km · Must-see
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Antrim · ~8 km
• Dingle Hill · viewpoint · Antrim · ~9 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Antrim · ~14 km

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