Fossil Park

Fossil Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fossil Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Fossil Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.41785, -83.80432. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fossil Park

• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~25 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~43 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~55 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~57 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fossil Park

Other parks near Fossil Park

• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Marquette park · park · Mackinac · ~99 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~108 km · Must-see
• The Headlands · park · Emmet · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~113 km · Must-see
• Wilderness State Park · park · Emmet · ~118 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~124 km · Must-see

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