Chipping Bunker

Chipping Bunker: 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 Chipping Bunker

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 Chipping Bunker — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.59392, -84.52870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chipping Bunker

• North Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Crawford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Higgins Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marl Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Margrethe · lake · Crawford · ~27 km · Must-see
• South Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Roscommon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Roscommon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~42 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Otsego · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~45 km · Must-see
• Reedsburg Dam · lake · Missaukee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake State Park · lake · Otsego · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chipping Bunker

Other beaches & coast near Chipping Bunker

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~109 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~125 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~133 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~145 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~145 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~147 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~147 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~148 km · Must-see
• Saginaw River Rear Range Light · beach · Bay · ~149 km · Must-see
• Flag Point · beach · Roscommon · ~24 km

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