Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
About
Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park is a 971-acre state park in Michigan, managed by the state park agency and located about 7 miles from the town of Chatham. The park serves as a base for several short trails, with the Laughing Whitefish Falls Trail and connections to the long-distance North Country Trail starting within a mile of the park. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 78°F with lows near 54°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Chatham. September is cooler, with typical highs around 69°F. Nearby, the North Country Trail – Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park Spur is less than a mile away, and the Laughing Whitefish Falls Trail is just under a mile. Farther out, the Rock River Falls Hike is about 5 miles away, and the Rock River offers canoeing roughly 6 miles from the park.
Park size
971 acres
Location
Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Michigan
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–78°F and lows of 39–54°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Chatham Exp Farm 2, MI weather station, 7.5 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan24° high8° low
- Feb27° high7° low
- Mar37° high15° low
- Apr48° high27° low
- May63° high39° low
- Jun73° high48° low
- Jul78° high54° low
- Aug77° high53° low
- Sep69° high46° low
- Oct55° high35° low
- Nov40° high25° low
- Dec30° high14° low
Where it is
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Chatham, Michigan · 7.1 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- North Country Trail – Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park SpurHiking0.7 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park - Laughing Whitefish Falls TrailHiking0.9 mi
- North Country Trail_Iron Belle TrailHiking0.9 mi
- North Country TrailHiking2 mi
- Rock River Falls HikeHiking4.9 mi
- Rock RiverCanoeing6.3 mi
- Southern TrailHiking7.3 mi
- Northern TrailHiking7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)