Lighthouse County Park

Lighthouse County Park: 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 Lighthouse County Park

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 Lighthouse County Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.02155, -82.79315. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lighthouse County Park

• Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse · fort · Huron · ~0 km · Must-see
• Thumb Area Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Huron · ~10 km · Must-see
• Port Austin Reef Light · fort · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Port Crescent State Park · park · Huron · ~28 km · Must-see
• Harbor Beach Light · beach · Michigan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake State Game Area · lake · Huron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Albert E Sleeper State Park · park · Huron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park · park · Sanilac · ~56 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Museum · museum · Huron · ~0 km
• Whiskey Harbor · beach · Huron · ~6 km
• Grindstone County Park · park · Michigan · ~11 km
• Stafford County Park · park · Huron · ~14 km
• W. R. Stafford Planing Mill Site · fort · Huron · ~14 km
• Rubicon Beach · beach · Michigan · ~16 km
• Turnip Rock · attraction · Michigan · ~18 km
• Flat Rock Point · beach · Michigan · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lighthouse County Park

Other forts & heritage near Lighthouse County Park

• Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse · fort · Huron · ~0 km · Must-see
• Port Austin Reef Light · fort · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Point Clark Lighthouse · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~104 km · Must-see
• Fort Gratiot Light · fort · Saint Clair · ~146 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Joseph · fort · Saint Clair · ~147 km · Must-see
• W. R. Stafford Planing Mill Site · fort · Huron · ~14 km
• North Breakwater · fort · Michigan · ~27 km
• Main Breakwater · fort · Michigan · ~29 km
• South Breakwater · fort · Michigan · ~30 km
• Kiwanis' Monument · fort · Iosco · ~100 km

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