Nature Park

Nature 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 Nature 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 Nature Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.72178, -85.60746. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nature Park

• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~1 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~6 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~6 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~9 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~13 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~16 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~22 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nature Park

Other parks near Nature Park

• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~6 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~65 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~68 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~111 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~117 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~125 km · Must-see
• River East Recreation Area · park · Grand Traverse · ~1 km
• Medalie Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~2 km

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