State park

Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park

Michigan

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

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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.

  1. Jan24° high8° low
  2. Feb27° high7° low
  3. Mar37° high15° low
  4. Apr48° high27° low
  5. May63° high39° low
  6. Jun73° high48° low
  7. Jul78° high54° low
  8. Aug77° high53° low
  9. Sep69° high46° low
  10. Oct55° high35° low
  11. Nov40° high25° low
  12. Dec30° high14° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

  • Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park · State park
Nearest town
Chatham, Michigan · 7.1 mi
Managed by
State Park and Recreation

Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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