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Wilderness State Park

Public ramp · Emmet County · Michigan

NO GO

TODAY

Gale Warning in effect.

Updated 2 min ago

Water you can reach from this ramp

Best first. 4 waters, scored separately.

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About Wilderness State Park

Wilderness State Park is a public boat ramp in Emmet County, Michigan, on Lake Michigan. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge, Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island, Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore (Area 5 of 6).

The main water here is Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay. Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 45175, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9075080. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 18.4 mi from this ramp.

Ramp type
Public
County
Emmet County
State
Michigan
Location
45.7481, -84.9086
Waters scored
4
Tide station
NOAA 9075080
Wind buoy
NDBC 45175
Cameras on these waters
None linked yet

Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.

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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9075080 · NDBC Buoy 45175