The Backyard

The Backyard: 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 The Backyard

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 The Backyard — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75512, -85.64550. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Backyard

• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~6 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~9 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~11 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~17 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~18 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~18 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~28 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Backyard

Other parks near The Backyard

• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~9 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~61 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~74 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~109 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~115 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~131 km · Must-see
• Ashton Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~2 km
• Hannah Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~2 km

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