Great Turtle Park

Great Turtle Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Great Turtle Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Great Turtle Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.85851, -84.62436. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Turtle Park

• Skull Cave · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Holmes · church · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mackinac Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mackinac Island State Park · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• Marquette park · park · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum · museum · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen · viewpoint · Michigan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne's Catholic Church · church · Mackinac · ~2 km · Must-see
• Arch Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mission Church · church · Mackinac · ~2 km · Must-see
• Round Island Passage Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · sanctuary · Michigan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wawatam Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Straits State Park · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Anthony's Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Ignace Mission · church · Mackinac · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chain Lake · lake · Mackinac · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Turtle Park

Other parks near Great Turtle Park

• Marquette park · park · Mackinac · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Headlands · park · Emmet · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wilderness State Park · park · Emmet · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~69 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~75 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~91 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~96 km · Must-see

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