Park · Michigan
Scott Falls State Roadside Park
Scott Falls State Roadside Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. The nearest named place is Scott Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates46.43696, -86.81724
61 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 21
- Lake Superior Scenic View: 0.9 mi
- Deer Lake Roadside Park: 7.0 mi
- Brown's Addition Tot Lot: 7.5 mi
- Grand Island Harbor Scenic Turnout: 7.5 mi
- Stone Quarry Park: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Scott Falls: 0.1 mi
- Alger Falls: 8.6 mi
- Wagner Falls: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Falls: 9.1 mi
- Olson Falls: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Laughing Whitefish Lake Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Escanaba River State Forest: 11.5 mi
- Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 12.1 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park: 12.4 mi
- Forests for the Future #1 Reserve: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Eben Ice Caves: 7.1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls & Gift Shop: 8.6 mi
- Ewing Point: 18.7 mi
- Chapel Rock: 19.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center: 7.9 mi
- Munising Heritage Center Museum: 9.1 mi
- Munising Coast Guard Station Boathouse: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sand Point Beach: 10.2 mi
- Miners Beach: 13.7 mi
- Chapel Beach: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bay Furnace Day Use Site: 5.3 mi
- Petes Lake Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Bay Furnace: 5.3 mi
- Hiawatha National Forest Monument: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Lakenenland: 16.3 mi
- Lakenenland: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Pictured Rocks: 17.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:20 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:57 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:13 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Munising, 8 mi away.
- thimbleberry14 obs
- sand cherry12 obs
- trailing arbutus11 obs
- marsh marigold10 obs
- American marram grass9 obs
- Bald Eagle8 obs
- eastern white pine8 obs
- Eastern Teaberry8 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.
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