Boathouse

Boathouse: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Boathouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Boathouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.69126, -86.25464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boathouse

• Pointe Betsie Lighthouse · lake · Benzie · ~0 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~25 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~26 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~47 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~47 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boathouse

Other forts & heritage near Boathouse

• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~8 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~47 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~91 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~97 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~105 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~115 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~117 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Point Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~120 km · Must-see

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