Gull Island

Gull Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Gull Island

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Gull Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.05577, -83.23158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gull Island

• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~4 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~21 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~22 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~48 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~61 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~73 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island · river spot · Alpena · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gull Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gull Island

• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~48 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~57 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~99 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~114 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~121 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~121 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~129 km · Must-see

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