Baldy Dune

Baldy Dune: 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 Baldy Dune

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 Baldy Dune — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.52938, -86.23001. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baldy Dune

• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Benzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pointe Betsie Lighthouse · lake · Benzie · ~23 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~38 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~43 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~43 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baldy Dune

Other beaches & coast near Baldy Dune

• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~43 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cana Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~112 km · Must-see
• Algoma Lighthouse · beach · Kewaunee · ~119 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~124 km · Must-see
• Pilot Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~125 km · Must-see
• Point Beach State Forest · beach · Manitowoc · ~137 km · Must-see
• Green Island Lighthouse · beach · Marinette · ~145 km · Must-see
• Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~146 km · Must-see

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