M 26

M 26: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit M 26

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 M 26 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.46287, -88.07254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near M 26

• Eagle Harbor Light · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~9 km · Must-see
• Brockway Mountain · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~10 km · Must-see
• James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Bohemia · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~14 km · Must-see
• Central Mine Methodist Church · church · Keweenaw · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~16 km · Must-see
• Estivant Pines Approach · trek · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Fanny Hooe · lake · Keweenaw · ~19 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Wilkins · fort · Keweenaw · ~19 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Light · fort · Keweenaw · ~20 km · Must-see
• Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~22 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of M 26

Other forts & heritage near M 26

• Fort Wilkins · fort · Keweenaw · ~19 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Light · fort · Keweenaw · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gull Rock Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~46 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~129 km · Must-see

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