First Island

First Island: 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 First Island

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 First Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.57365, -86.03909. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Island

• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~40 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~45 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake State Park · lake · Muskegon · ~48 km · Must-see
• White River Light Station · lake · Muskegon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pentwater Lake · lake · Oceana · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~49 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake State Park · lake · Oceana · ~49 km · Must-see
• Charles Mears State Park · park · Oceana · ~50 km · Must-see
• Little Sable Point Lighthouse · fort · Oceana · ~52 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Art Museum · museum · Muskegon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Island

Other parks near First Island

• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Charles Mears State Park · park · Oceana · ~50 km · Must-see
• Muskegon State Park · park · Muskegon · ~55 km · Must-see
• P.J. Hoffmaster State Park · park · Muskegon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Grand Haven State Park · park · Ottawa · ~75 km · Must-see
• John Ball Park · park · Kent · ~92 km · Must-see
• Crescent Park · park · Kent · ~92 km · Must-see
• Millennium Park · park · Kent · ~94 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~110 km · Must-see
• Holland State Park · park · Ottawa · ~112 km · Must-see

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