Escanaba River State Forest

Escanaba River State Forest: 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 Escanaba River State Forest

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 Escanaba River State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.51869, -87.02880. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Escanaba River State Forest

• Au Train Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rock River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Alger · ~18 km · Must-see
• Scott Falls State Roadside Park · waterfall · Alger · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grand Island North lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~34 km · Must-see
• Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light · park · Florence · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grand Island National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Alger · ~36 km · Must-see
• Munising Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~38 km · Must-see
• Munising Front Range Light · beach · Alger · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~40 km · Must-see
• Munising Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~41 km · Must-see
• Granite Island Lighthouse · river spot · Florence · ~46 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Florence · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Marquette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Miners Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Gribben · lake · Florence · ~51 km · Must-see
• Michigan Iron Industry Museum · museum · Florence · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Gribben · lake · Marquette · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Escanaba River State Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Escanaba River State Forest

• Rock River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Alger · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grand Island National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Alger · ~36 km · Must-see
• Alger Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Marquette Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Federal Unit) · sanctuary · Alger · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Inner Buffer Zone) · sanctuary · Alger · ~69 km · Must-see
• Van Riper State Park · sanctuary · Marquette · ~93 km · Must-see
• Huron Mountain Club · sanctuary · Marquette · ~93 km · Must-see
• McCormick Wilderness · sanctuary · Baraga · ~95 km · Must-see
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Schoolcraft · ~97 km · Must-see

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