Au Sable Point Lighthouse

Au Sable Point Lighthouse: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Au Sable Point Lighthouse

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Au Sable Point Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.67268, -86.13947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Au Sable Point Lighthouse

• Sable Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~11 km · Must-see
• Twelvemile Beach · beach · Michigan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner Light · fort · Alger · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Federal Unit) · sanctuary · Alger · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Inner Buffer Zone) · sanctuary · Alger · ~25 km · Must-see
• Alger Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Miners Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~46 km · Must-see
• Muskallonge Lake · lake · Luce · ~48 km · Must-see
• Muskallonge Lake State Park · lake · Luce · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grand Island North lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grand Island National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Alger · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~55 km · Must-see
• Munising Falls · waterfall · Alger · ~58 km · Must-see
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Schoolcraft · ~59 km · Must-see
• Munising Front Range Light · beach · Alger · ~61 km · Must-see
• Munising Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~62 km · Must-see
• Manistique Lake · lake · Mackinac · ~69 km · Must-see

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Other beaches & coast near Au Sable Point Lighthouse

• Twelvemile Beach · beach · Michigan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grand Island North lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse · beach · Alger · ~55 km · Must-see
• Munising Front Range Light · beach · Alger · ~61 km · Must-see
• Munising Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light · beach · Alger · ~62 km · Must-see
• Crisp Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Caribou Island Lighthouse · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~97 km · Must-see
• Seul Choix Point · beach · Schoolcraft · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lansing Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~120 km · Must-see

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