Verdant Lake, Grand Island National Recreation Area

#3 among attractions in Grand Island National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Verdant Lake is a 25-acre lake that is located in south-western Schoolcraft County, Michigan in the Hiawatha National Forest. It is just east of the county line with Alger and just north of the county line with Delta County. Other nearby lakes include Hugaboom Lake, Mowe Lake, Blue Lake, Corner-Straits Chain of lakes, Nineteen Lake, Ironjaw Lake, and Round Lake. ()

Elevation: 761 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°10'39"N, 86°32'52"W

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Verdant Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Toms Lake, Lake Nineteen, Ironjaw Lake, Big Island Lake Wilderness.

2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Toms Lake, Grand Island National Recreation Area
60 min walk • Toms Lake is a 23-acre lake that is located at the tri-county corner of Delta County, Michigan, Alger and Schoolcraft countries in the Hiawatha National Forest. The forest service offers a rustic cabin for rent.
0.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Nineteen, Grand Island National Recreation Area
12 min walk • Lake Nineteen also known as Nineteen Lake, is a 26-acre lake that is located in south-western Schoolcraft County, Michigan in the Hiawatha National Forest. It is east of the county line with Alger and north of the county line with Delta County.
0.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ironjaw Lake, Grand Island National Recreation Area
11 min walk • Ironjaw Lake is a 51-acre lake that is located in south-western Schoolcraft County, Michigan in the Hiawatha National Forest. It is just east of the county line with Alger and just north of the county line with Delta County.
3.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Big Island Lake Wilderness
87 min walk • Big Island Lake Wilderness is a 5,856-acre remote protected area in the Munising Ranger District of the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula in the state of Michigan in the United States.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hugaboom Lake, Grand Island National Recreation Area
87 min walk • Hugaboom Lake is a 31-acre lake that is located in northern Delta County, Michigan in the Hiawatha National Forest. It is just south of the county line with Alger and Schoolcraft countries and about a mile and half east of the intersection of Federal Forest Highway 13 and County Road 440.
5.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Widewaters Site, Grand Island National Recreation Area
149 min walk • The Widewaters Site, also designated 20AR245, is an archaeological site located in Alger County, Michigan. The site dates from the Woodland period, and is situated on a terrace above the Indian River about 30 ft from the water, about 0.62 mi from the Bar Lake Site.
6.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Bar Lake Site, Grand Island National Recreation Area
163 min walk • The Bar Lake Site, also designated 20AR437, is an archaeological site located in Alger County, Michigan. The site dates from the Woodland period, and is located along the Indian River about 40 feet from the water and 1 km from the Widewaters Site.
4.3 miS
Archaeological site
Jackpine Lake Site, Grand Island National Recreation Area
111 min walk • The Jackpine Lake Site, also designated 20DE326, is an archaeological site located in Delta County, Michigan. The site dates from the Woodland period and is about 90 feet from the water. It is located near a stand of wild rice. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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Which popular attractions are close to Verdant Lake?

Nearby attractions include Ironjaw Lake, Grand Island National Recreation Area (11 min walk), Lake Nineteen, Grand Island National Recreation Area (12 min walk).