Iris

Iris: 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 Iris

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 Iris — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.40080, -86.85330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Iris

• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rock Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~4 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~7 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Michigan · ~7 km · Must-see
• Stavkirke Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Door · ~8 km · Must-see
• Little Lake · lake · Michigan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pilot Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~17 km · Must-see
• Europe Lake · lake · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Newport State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gravel Island National Widlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~26 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Summer Island · lake · Delta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cana Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fayette State Park · park · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Peninsula State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~49 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Iris

Other forts & heritage near Iris

• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~4 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~49 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chambers Island Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverside Site · fort · Marinette · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Point Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~91 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~92 km · Must-see
• Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~96 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~122 km · Must-see

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