Heart Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Heart Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Ottawa National Forest. It doesn't name Heart Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Temporary Road Closures
Agency closure covering Ottawa National Forest · Order 09-07-00-26-01 · USFS · Ottawa National Forest
Spring Road Conditions
Agency alert covering Ottawa National Forest · USFS · Ottawa National Forest
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Agency alert covering Ottawa National Forest · USFS · Ottawa National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Ottawa National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Heart Lake is a 18-acre lake near Marenisco Township, Michigan, at about 1,614 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Premier Powersports and Marine34 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Presque Isle River Flooding Boat LaunchBoat launch1.7 mi
- Elbow Lake Boat LaunchBoat launch2.3 mi
- Bobcat Lake CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Henry Lake CampgroundCamping3.3 mi
Canoe-W. Branch Presque IsleHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Mishike LakeHiking3.9 mi
- Yondota FallsWaterfall5.3 mi
- Nelson Canyon FallsWaterfall7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Hawk LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Bessemer Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~4 min drive
- Ridge LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Finn PondLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Meander LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Osprey LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Honeysuckle LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Banner LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Murphy LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Hook LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Presque Isle River Flooding Boat LaunchBoat launch · ~3 min drive
- Bobcat Lake CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Canoe-W. Branch Presque IsleHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Yondota FallsWaterfall · ~9 min drive
Presque Isle RiverCanoeing · ~10 min drivePhoto: Nationalparks, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Heart Lake
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
20° / 0°
10 wet · 8 snow
Feb
25° / 3°
8 wet · 6 snow
Mar
37° / 13°
8 wet · 5 snow
Apr
50° / 27°
9 wet · 2 snow
May
65° / 41°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 51°
11 wet
Jul
78° / 54°
11 wet
Aug
76° / 53°
10 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
53° / 33°
12 wet · 1 snow
Nov
37° / 21°
10 wet · 5 snow
Dec
25° / 9°
10 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rest Lake, WI, 17.9 mi away at 1,612 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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