Storm Tower

Storm Tower: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Storm Tower

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Storm Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.12115, -85.97690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Storm Tower

• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~20 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~35 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~38 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~42 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~43 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~53 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~60 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Storm Tower

Other forts & heritage near Storm Tower

• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~20 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~92 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~110 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~110 km · Must-see
• Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~117 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~124 km · Must-see

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