45th Parallel Park

45th Parallel Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit 45th Parallel Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 45th Parallel Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.99721, -85.63520. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 45th Parallel Park

• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~25 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~35 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~38 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~38 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of 45th Parallel Park

Other parks near 45th Parallel Park

• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~27 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~53 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~84 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~91 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~106 km · Must-see
• Wilderness State Park · park · Emmet · ~124 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~136 km · Must-see
• The Headlands · park · Emmet · ~137 km · Must-see

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