Continent |
North America |
Country |
Michigan (USA) |
Next Big City |
Traverse City |
Next Town |
Elk Rapids |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat water on the inside and waves on the outside. South to SW wind unreal conditions butter flat water on the inside, and able to touch the shore as your riding on the inside, rollers on the outside all in waist deep water. It does get crowded even with a hike in.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Maple Bay Natural area, sandbars and sandy areas to rig.
|
Spring:
|
Normal |
|
Summer:
|
Shorts |
|
Fall:
|
Normal |
|
Winter:
|
Thick |
Warm in summer, no wetsuit needed. Otherwise wetsuit needed.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Best winds in autumn to spring. Light winds in summer. Any strength possible. Not a very good place to ride on a South wind. It needs to be SW or at the least SSW. On a South the wind is very turbulent coming off the land.
Transport |
Car, Boat |
|
Access
|
Long walk |
Natural area 3 mile south of Elk Rapids, MI, hiking trail directly across the M31. Petobego Natural area, 20 minutes hike from M31. The location is better accessible by boat.
Rules |
Zones, Other |
Traverse City is one of the premier vacation areas in the midwest. Brewery tour, wine tours.
