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Michigan · Lake fishing · Tilden Township · Near Ishpeming
Hawkins Ponds
- May–Aug
- best months
Hawkins Ponds is a 6-acre lake near Tilden Township, Michigan, at about 1,309 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Buck's
Restaurant
In town
If it rainsAndrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFormer mine, now a museum in Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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- Schweitzer FallsWaterfall4.4 mi
- Schweitzer Creek Flowage Boat LaunchBoat launch4.6 mi
- Tiger FallsWaterfall4.8 mi
- Slugg's Bluff RopedRock climbing7.2 mi
- Slugg’s Bluff BoulderingRock climbing7.2 mi
- Pike Lake Sfcg Boat LaunchBoat launch7.3 mi
- IsabellaRock climbing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake FrancoeurLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Deer LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Kidney LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Perch LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Bertraud LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Carp River LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Petcuson LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Baldwin Kiln LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Pelissier LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Big Lick LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Hawkins Ponds
Best months: May–August. 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
22° / 6°
17 wet
Feb
25° / 6°
14 wet
Mar
35° / 12°
12 wet
Apr
47° / 25°
12 wet
May
62° / 38°
11 wet
Jun
72° / 49°
12 wet
Jul
78° / 53°
11 wet
Aug
76° / 51°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 44°
13 wet
Oct
53° / 33°
15 wet
Nov
38° / 23°
15 wet
Dec
27° / 12°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ishpeming Wwtp, MI, 9.6 mi away at 1,406 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
