Lost Lakes

Lost Lakes: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lost Lakes

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

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 Lost Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.07656, -86.46118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lakes

• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Lake · lake · Mason · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Sable Point Lighthouse · museum · Mason · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~6 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~29 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~29 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigan · lake · Mason · ~31 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~37 km · Must-see
• Charles Mears State Park · park · Oceana · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pentwater Lake · lake · Oceana · ~42 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lakes

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Lost Lakes

• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~6 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~88 km · Must-see
• Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Manitowoc · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Park Zoo · sanctuary · Manitowoc · ~119 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~119 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~123 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fischer Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Manitowoc · ~127 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~129 km · Must-see

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