Chaney Lake Boat Launch
About
Chaney Lake Boat Launch is a boat launch in Michigan, set within an area identified as Local Forest. The nearest town is Marenisco, about 11 miles away. Summer is the warmest stretch here. July typically brings highs around 78°F and lows near 54°F, based on long-term averages from a nearby weather station at Rest Lake, Wisconsin. Winters are cold, with January highs averaging about 20°F. Several other spots lie within a short drive. Harris Creek Hunter is a hike about 3 miles away, and Canoe-W. Branch Presque Isle is about 6 miles off. Henry Lake Campground, roughly 6.5 miles away, offers camping, and the NT Bb-C cross-country ski trail sits about 8 miles away across the line in Wisconsin.
Location
Wakefield
Michigan
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 65–78°F and lows of 41–54°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Rest Lake, WI weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan20° high0° low8 days with snow
- Feb25° high3° low6 days with snow
- Mar37° high13° low5 days with snow
- Apr50° high27° low2 days with snow
- May65° high41° low
- Jun74° high51° low
- Jul78° high54° low
- Aug76° high53° low
- Sep67° high45° low
- Oct53° high33° low1 days with snow
- Nov37° high21° low5 days with snow
- Dec25° high9° low8 days with snow
Where it is
- Local Forest · Public land
- Nearest town
- Marenisco, Michigan · 11 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
Harris Creek HunterHikingPhoto: chumlee10, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.7 mi
Canoe-W. Branch Presque IsleHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.3 mi- Henry Lake CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- Moraine Lake HunterHiking7 mi
- NT Bb-CCross-country skiing7.9 mi
- NT C-DCross-country skiing7.9 mi
- NT E-HCross-country skiing7.9 mi
- NT E-VCross-country skiing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Chaney Lake Boat Launch
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, 12.7 mi away at 1,612 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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