Torch Bay Beach

Torch Bay Beach: 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 Torch Bay Beach

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 Torch Bay Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.07683, -85.36710. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Torch Bay Beach

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~22 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~25 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~32 km · Must-see
• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~37 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~37 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~40 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~49 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Torch Bay Beach

Other beaches & coast near Torch Bay Beach

• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~72 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~78 km · Must-see
• Grays Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Point · beach · Emmet · ~101 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Squaw Island Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~108 km · Must-see
• White Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~109 km · Must-see
• McGulpin Point Lighthouse · beach · Emmet · ~114 km · Must-see

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