Peninsula Beach

Peninsula 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 Peninsula 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 Peninsula Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.21195, -85.01860. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peninsula Beach

• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~4 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~28 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Cathedral · church · Otsego · ~41 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~47 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~49 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake State Park · lake · Otsego · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Peninsula Beach

Other beaches & coast near Peninsula Beach

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~74 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Point · beach · Emmet · ~76 km · Must-see
• Grays Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~83 km · Must-see
• McGulpin Point Lighthouse · beach · Emmet · ~83 km · Must-see
• Old Mackinac Point · beach · Michigan · ~85 km · Must-see
• White Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~88 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Michigan

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