Sis Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Sis 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.
Sis Lake is a 5-acre lake near Merrill Township, Michigan, at about 838 feet.
- Benton Lake CampgroundCamping2.5 mi
- Nichols Lake South CampgroundPier fishing2.7 mi
- Nichols Lake CampgroundCamping2.7 mi
Loda Lake Wildflower TrailHikingPhoto: usfs_Eastern_Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)4.5 mi- Birch Grove TrailHiking4.9 mi
- Highbanks CampgroundCamping5.2 mi
- Little South Branch Pere Marquette RiverCanoeing6.9 mi
- Hungerford Horse Mapseg 22Hiking9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lost LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Nichols Lake South CampgroundPier fishing · ~5 min drive
- Muskegon RiverRiver fishing · ~30 min drive
- Schultz LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Manistee RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 12m drive
- Winters LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Little Campbell LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Bowman Lake AreaLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Bush LakeLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Fry LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Sis Lake
Best months: May–October. 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
31° / 14°
13 wet
Feb
33° / 14°
10 wet
Mar
43° / 21°
9 wet
Apr
56° / 31°
9 wet
May
68° / 42°
10 wet
Jun
78° / 52°
9 wet
Jul
82° / 56°
8 wet
Aug
80° / 55°
8 wet
Sep
73° / 48°
8 wet
Oct
60° / 37°
10 wet
Nov
46° / 28°
10 wet
Dec
35° / 21°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hesperia 4 Wnw, MI, 14.4 mi away at 780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
