Old Plank Road

Old Plank Road: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Plank Road

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Old Plank Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.19062, -86.71464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Plank Road

• Lake Stella · lake · Alger · ~6 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Delta · ~6 km · Must-see
• Stoner Lake · lake · Alger · ~6 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Alger · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Schoolcraft · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hugoboom Lake · lake · Delta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Toms Lake · lake · Schoolcraft · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mowe Lake · lake · Delta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ironjaw Lake · lake · Schoolcraft · ~16 km · Must-see
• Verdant Lake · lake · Schoolcraft · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nineteen Lake · lake · Schoolcraft · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Island Lake Wilderness · lake · Schoolcraft · ~20 km · Must-see
• Munising Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~31 km · Must-see
• Munising Front Range Light · beach · Alger · ~32 km · Must-see
• Munising Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~34 km · Must-see
• Scott Falls State Roadside Park · waterfall · Alger · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rock River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Alger · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Plank Road

Other forts & heritage near Old Plank Road

• Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner Light · fort · Alger · ~98 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bar Lake Site · fort · Alger · ~9 km
• Widewaters Site · fort · Alger · ~9 km
• Hartney Terrace Site · fort · Alger · ~11 km
• Jackpine Lake Site · fort · Delta · ~22 km
• Gooseneck Lake III Site · fort · Delta · ~23 km
• Thunder Lake II Site · fort · Schoolcraft · ~26 km
• Schoolcraft Furnace Site · fort · Alger · ~34 km

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