Dollar Bay

Dollar Bay: 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 Dollar Bay

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.

Visiting Dollar Bay: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Dollar Bay — distance from nearby cities

Nearest towns: places near Dollar Bay (2 km) · places near Houghton (7 km) · places near Laurium (17 km)

Coordinates: 47.11673, -88.49449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dollar Bay

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~40 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dollar Bay

Other beaches & coast near Dollar Bay

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~61 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~77 km · Must-see
• Big Bay Point Lighthouse · beach · Marquette · ~86 km · Must-see
• Stannard Rock Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~120 km · Must-see
• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~146 km · Must-see
• Grosse Point · beach · Houghton · ~5 km

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