Memorial Park

Memorial Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Memorial Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Memorial Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.15502, -85.12888. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Memorial Park

• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~12 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~13 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~24 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~36 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~40 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~42 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Memorial Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Memorial Park

• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~68 km · Must-see
• University of Michigan Biological Station · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~73 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~77 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~78 km · Must-see

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