Watkins Lake State Park
Watkins Lake State Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 161 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission
How to reach it
- 161.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Watkins Lake State Park: 1.2 mi
- Camp Liberty Michigan: 2.2 mi
- Washtenaw County Parks: 3.0 mi
- Sharon Mills County Park: 3.9 mi
- W. J. Hayes State Park: 4.1 mi
- Watkins Lake County Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Nan Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow: 3.8 mi
- River Raisin Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Sharon Mills Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Leonard Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Fitz Overshot Waterwheel: 13.4 mi
- Sky Miles: 14.4 mi
- The Upside Down: 14.4 mi
- The Upside Down: 14.5 mi
- The Upside Down: 14.5 mi
- Wallsocket Horseshoe: 11.4 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 15.5 mi
- Reality T.V.: 15.6 mi
- Summer Night Tree: 16.0 mi
- Grow: 16.2 mi
- White Deer of Tecumseh: 13.0 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 13.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 15.8 mi
- Historical monuments, war veterans: 16.9 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 6.8 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 15.6 mi
- Holy Faith Food Garden: 18.1 mi
- Saline Rec Center Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.0 mi
- Irish Hill: 10.1 mi
- Sackrider Hill: 12.6 mi
- Hatt Hill: 13.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 14.9 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 9.4 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 9.4 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 12.4 mi
- Ella Sharp Museum: 15.5 mi
- Lenawee County Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Trestle Park Comfort Station: 16.2 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 20.7 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 22.3 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 24.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.6 mi
- Cross Spring: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watkins Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | SW 231° | 387 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bundy Hill | WSW 253° | 381 m | 17.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 223° | 372 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hatt Hill | W 279° | 348 m | 13.3 mi |
| Irish Hill | SW 220° | 344 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | N 10° | 344 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | NNW 343° | 338 m | 12.6 mi |
| Big Kame | N 9° | 328 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:23 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester, 6 mi away.
- Northern Mockingbird29 obs
- Canada Goose24 obs
- Ruddy Duck21 obs
- Hooded Merganser17 obs
- Canvasback15 obs
- Ring-necked Duck13 obs
- Purple Finch13 obs
- Snow Goose13 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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