Platte River
- Moderate
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · usgs_nwis, OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago
The Platte River is a river in Michigan, managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The nearest town is Honor, about 2.4 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Frankfort show July highs around 77°F with lows near 60°F, while winter brings highs in the 20s and regular snow days from December through February. Platte River Campground sits about 3.6 miles away. The Lasso Loop and Bass Lake Loop, both part of the Platte Plains, are each about 3.9 miles off. The Otter Creek Loop is about 5.2 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Wilderness Canoe Trips25 mi away
- Chippewa Landing35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Platte River CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain3.6 mi
Lasso Loop (Platte Plains)HikingPhoto: tompagenet, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.9 mi
Bass Lake Loop (Platte Plains)HikingPhoto: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.9 mi
Otter Creek Loop (Platte Plains)HikingPhoto: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)5.2 mi
Old Indian TrailHikingPhoto: bastasia, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.3 mi- Treat Farm TrailHiking7.4 mi
- No Name TrailHiking7.4 mi
Empire Bluff TrailHikingPhoto: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Boekeloo PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Torch LakeLake fishing · ~1h 13m drive
- Manistee RiverRiver fishing · ~48 min drive
- Bronson LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Peanut LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Lyons LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Twin LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Tonawanda LakeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Stricker LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Lake GitchegumeeLake fishing · ~38 min drive
Best time to visit Platte River
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
29° / 19°
14 wet · 14 snow
Feb
31° / 19°
11 wet · 10 snow
Mar
40° / 25°
10 wet · 6 snow
Apr
52° / 35°
10 wet · 2 snow
May
64° / 45°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 55°
9 wet
Jul
77° / 60°
9 wet
Aug
76° / 60°
9 wet
Sep
69° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
56° / 43°
13 wet · 1 snow
Nov
44° / 33°
13 wet · 5 snow
Dec
34° / 24°
13 wet · 11 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Frankfort 2ne, MI, 7.7 mi away at 948 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
