Betsie River State Game Area
Betsie River State Game Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Champion Hill stands 337 m to the east-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dudley Penfold Memorial Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dudley Penfold Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Anderson Park: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.8 mi
- Tot Park: 1.8 mi
- Historic Elberta Waterfront Park: 2.2 mi
- Elbert Dunes South Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Fruithaven Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Upper Herring Lake Boating Access Site: 2.7 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 2.4 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.8 mi
- Eden Hill: 6.8 mi
- Champion Hill: 8.7 mi
- Crystal Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Elberta Beach: 2.3 mi
- Frankfort Beach: 2.8 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach: 4.7 mi
- Beulah Beach: 5.2 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 15.7 mi
- Beeman Barn: 15.7 mi
- Kaleva Depot Museum: 18.6 mi
- Bottle House Museum: 18.8 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 1.8 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 2.2 mi
- Marquette's Death: 2.7 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 3.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 3.0 mi
- Boathouse: 6.3 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 6.3 mi
- Marl Springs: 12.1 mi
- Old Facefull: 12.8 mi
- Dodge Spring: 19.6 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 11.2 mi
- "Two Bears": 21.2 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 18.0 mi
- Udell Rollways Recreation Area: 25.0 mi
- SS City of Milwaukee: 24.9 mi
- United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia: 24.9 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 6.8 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Jacktown: 15.6 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Betsie River State Game Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Hill | ENE 75° | 337 m | 8.7 mi |
| Varney Hill | NE 54° | 337 m | 19.5 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | ESE 121° | 332 m | 11.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | E 101° | 332 m | 20.0 mi |
| Warner Hill | ENE 56° | 331 m | 18.9 mi |
| Turtle Lake Hill | E 90° | 308 m | 13.8 mi |
| Old Baldy Dune | NNE 26° | 300 m | 13.9 mi |
| North Hills | ESE 106° | 299 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 2NE, 3 mi away.
- bladder campion21 obs
- viper's-bugloss15 obs
- Ghost Pipe14 obs
- Monarch13 obs
- staghorn sumac13 obs
- guelder-rose12 obs
- Trumpeter Swan11 obs
- Canada Goose11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/821275775
Take the scenic way to Betsie River State Game Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.