Simpson Road Forest Area

Simpson Road Forest Area: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Simpson Road Forest Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Simpson Road Forest Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.92100, -85.10598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simpson Road Forest Area

• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~17 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~19 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~26 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~28 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~31 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~37 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~41 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Otsego · ~41 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake State Park · lake · Otsego · ~41 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Cathedral · church · Otsego · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Margrethe · lake · Crawford · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simpson Road Forest Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Simpson Road Forest Area

• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~54 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~57 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~58 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~88 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~91 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~93 km · Must-see

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