Beach Area

Beach 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Beach Area

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Beach Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.65040, -84.68733. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beach Area

• Lake Margrethe · lake · Crawford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~13 km · Must-see
• North Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Crawford · ~20 km · Must-see
• Higgins Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~28 km · Must-see
• South Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Roscommon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marl Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Otsego · ~34 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~37 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake State Park · lake · Otsego · ~39 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~40 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Roscommon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~41 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Reedsburg Dam · lake · Missaukee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beach Area

Other beaches & coast near Beach Area

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~91 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~138 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~140 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~149 km · Must-see
• Big Bear Point · beach · Crawford · ~10 km
• Eagle Point · beach · Crawford · ~11 km
• Detroit Point · beach · Roscommon · ~25 km
• Flag Point · beach · Roscommon · ~25 km
• Corey Cove · beach · Otsego · ~42 km

All beaches & coast in Michigan

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