Schmidt Farm

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

Best time to visit Schmidt Farm

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Schmidt Farm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.94928, -85.91575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schmidt Farm

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~18 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~19 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~24 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~24 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~24 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~39 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~41 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schmidt Farm

Other forts & heritage near Schmidt Farm

• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~19 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~59 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~110 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~117 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~124 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~133 km · Must-see
• Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~142 km · Must-see

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