Ford Lake
- Apr–Sep
- best months
Is Ford Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Huron-Manistee National Forest.
USE CAUTION - KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
Winter Storm Impacts Huron Zone of the Forests - Know Before You Go.
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
'Do Not Eat' Advisory for Deer
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
'Do Not Eat' Advisory for Fish
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Ford Lake is a 182-acre lake near Sheridan Township, Michigan, at about 718 feet.
Local outfitters
- Wilderness Canoe Trips34 mi away
- Chippewa Landing47 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Big Sable RiverCanoeingPhoto: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi- Bass Lake Boat LaunchBoat launch7 mi
- Hoags Lake Day Use Area Boating SiteBoat launch8 mi
- Walhalla Bridge River AccessBoat launch8 mi
- Indian Bridge River AccessBoat launch8.2 mi
- Bear Track CampgroundCamping8.2 mi
- Timber Creek CampgroundCamping9.4 mi
- Elk Canoe Backcountry CampsitesCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- McCarthy LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Nichols Lake South CampgroundPier fishing · ~43 min drive
- Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 15m drive
- M-37: White Cloud to BaldwinLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Manistee RiverRiver fishing · ~38 min drive
- Bowman Lake AreaLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Muskegon RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 17m drive
- Butcher LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Manistee LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Mud LakeLake fishing · ~29 min drive
Best time to visit Ford Lake
Best months: April–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
30° / 19°
17 wet
Feb
32° / 19°
13 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
11 wet
Apr
55° / 35°
12 wet
May
67° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 54°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 59°
10 wet
Aug
78° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 42°
15 wet
Nov
46° / 33°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 24°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Manistee 3se, MI, 14.1 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
