Birch Point

Birch 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Birch Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Birch Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.69147, -86.11037. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Birch Point

• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~1 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pointe Betsie Lighthouse · lake · Benzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~18 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~29 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~32 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~35 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Birch Point

Other beaches & coast near Birch Point

• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~18 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~99 km · Must-see
• Cana Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~108 km · Must-see
• Pilot Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~115 km · Must-see
• Algoma Lighthouse · beach · Kewaunee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~134 km · Must-see
• Green Island Lighthouse · beach · Marinette · ~145 km · Must-see
• Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~149 km · Must-see

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