Starks Mill Dam

Starks Mill Dam: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Starks Mill Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Starks Mill Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.36787, -84.80657. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Starks Mill Dam

• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~7 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~10 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~15 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~25 km · Must-see
• University of Michigan Biological Station · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~30 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Starks Mill Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Starks Mill Dam

• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~7 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~10 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~25 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~37 km · Must-see

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