Buttercup Beach

Buttercup Beach: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buttercup Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Buttercup Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.12026, -83.46693. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buttercup Beach

• Mounds Recreation Area · park · Genesee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Longway Park · park · Genesee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~25 km · Must-see
• Applewood Estate · park · Genesee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sloan Museum · museum · Genesee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area · park · Lapeer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chevy Commons · park · Genesee · ~28 km · Must-see
• WFUM-FM (Flint) · attraction · Genesee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple · temple · Genesee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Michigan Renaissance Festival · lake · Oakland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Genesee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Holly State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~41 km · Must-see
• General Squier Memorial Park · park · Lapeer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Fenton · lake · Genesee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Seven Lakes State Park · park · Oakland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buttercup Beach

Other beaches & coast near Buttercup Beach

• Saginaw River Rear Range Light · beach · Bay · ~81 km · Must-see
• Port Sanilac Light · beach · Sanilac · ~103 km · Must-see
• Peche Island Lighthouse Tower · beach · Saint Clair · ~114 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Light · beach · Wayne · ~119 km · Must-see
• William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Wayne · ~120 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~128 km · Must-see
• Harbor Beach Light · beach · Michigan · ~131 km · Must-see
• Crane Cove · beach · Genesee · ~47 km
• Gerundegut Bay · beach · Oakland · ~70 km
• Coles Bay · beach · Oakland · ~70 km

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