Michigan Lookouts

Total known Sites - 211
Last Update - 2/16/2009
Lookout Name
Region
Property
Location
3 lakes
Upper Penninsula
N/A
1 mile e of town off rtes 41/28
Arnold
Upper Penninsula
N/A
4 miles n of town along rte 557 
Atlanta
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Montmorency county off hall rd  
Avon
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
15 miles n of Three lakes
Aylsworth Johnson
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Leelanau county off airport rd 
Bates
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
4 miles w of Mapleton off rte 2 
Beach hill
Upper Penninsula
Lake superior state forest
off rte 421 
Beaver
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Newaygo county off stone rd 
Bergland
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
5 miles n of town off rte 64
Bliss
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Emmet county off gill rd  
Boon
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Wexford county off no 34 rd 
Bowman
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Gladwin county off bowmanville rd 
Briar
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Wexford county off no 13 rd 
Buell
Lower Penninsula
N/A
Otsego county off buell rd 
Connors
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
12 miles nw of Sidnaw at rte 28
Copps
Upper Penninsula
N/A
10 miles n of Marenisco 
Covington
Upper Penninsula
N/A
1/2 mile n of town
Crystal
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Oceana county off 156th ave 
Curran
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Alcona county off tower rd  
Custer
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
 Mason county off Wilson rd
Dagget
Upper Penninsula
Lake superior state forest
4 miles e of Simmons 
Deward
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Crawford county off batterson rd  
Down river
Lower Penninsula
N/A
Crawford county 0ff Stephen bridge rd in the Camp Grayling Military Res.
East lake
Upper Penninsula
Hiawatha national forest
6 miles s of Dick along Eastlake rd 
Eckerman
Upper Penninsula
Lake superior state forest
1 mile nw of rte 123 and east west rd 10 miles n of Eckerman 
Eckerman
Upper Penninsula
Hiawatha national forest
1 mile south of Eckerman corner near intersection of rtes 123 and 28 
Elk hill
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Oscoda county off fire tower rd  
Elm river
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
4 miles ne of Twin lakes off rte 26
Feldtman
Lower Penninsula
Isle Royale National Park
Keweenaw county 
Ferry
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Oceana county off yale rd 
Fife lake
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Grand Traverse county off fife lake rd  
Flat rock
Upper Penninsula
N/A
along rte 416 ¼ mile e of town 
Gardner
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
off Gardner rd 19 miles se of Mass city
Garfield
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Kalkaska county off henschell rd 
Gibbs
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
along rte 657 10 miles nw of Iron river 
Gibbs
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Newaygo county off poplar ave  
Golden lake
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
along forest hwy 16 of rte 2 
Grass lake
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Crawford county off south county line rd  
Greenstone
Lower Penninsula
Isle Royale National Park
Keweenaw county  
Hale
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Iosco county off ora lake rd  
Hayes
Lower Penninsula
N/A
Otsego county off hayes rd 
Hayes
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Alcona county off fowler rd  
Henderson
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
10 miles nne of town 
Herman
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
1/2 mile n of town
Hiawatha national forest
Upper Penninsula
N/A
Wetmore 2 miles s of town along forest hwt 13 
Highline 2
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Newaygo county off pine ave  
Hogsback
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Cheboygan county off rigsville rd  
Honor
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Benzie county off fairview rd  
Hudson
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Charlievoix county off tower rd  
Hughes lake
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Oscoda county off Hughes lake rd  
Imp lake
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
7 miles se of watersmeet of rte 2 and forest hwy #109 
Indian springs
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Roscommon county off rte 55  
Irons
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Lake county off irons rd 
Jordan
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Antrim county of bricker rd  
Kellogg
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Lake county off Kellogg rd 
Kimberly clark
Upper Penninsula
N/A
2 miles ssw of Norway 
King
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Presque isle county off south ocqueoc rd  
Mack lake
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Oscoda county off tower rd  
Mallard lake
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
near intersection of forest hwys 164 & 163 
Mancelona
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Antrim county off fire tower rd 
Maple city
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Leelanau county off tower rd 
Marenisco
Upper Penninsula
N/A
near rtes 64 and 2 near landing strip 
Matchwood
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
10 miles sw of Ewen 
Mcnearney
Upper Penninsula
Hiawatha national forest
along mcnearney lake rd 6 miles nne of Strongs corner 
Merryman lake
Upper Penninsula
N/A
2 miles west of Blom 
Metropolitan
Upper Penninsula
N/A
½ mile east of town 
Miller hill
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Leelanau county off miller hill rd 
Monockle
Upper Penninsula
Hiawatha national forest
7 miles nne of Raco 
Mount Ojibway
Lower Penninsula
Isle Royale National Park
Keweenaw county  
Mt Bonemia
Upper Penninsula
N/A
1 mile n of Lac La Belle
Mt.Lookout
Upper Penninsula
N/A
2 miles se of Eagle harbor
Ned lake
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
10 miles se of Three lakes 
Norwich
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
1/2 mile n of town
Old Baldy
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Oscoda county off old baldy rd  
Otter lake
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
5 miles w of arnheim
Perch lake
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
off forest hwy 144 
Pickerel
Lower Penninsula
Pere Marquette State Forest
Kalkaska county off tower rd  
Pigeon river
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Otsego county off chandler rd  
Portage lake
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Crawford county off tower hill truck trail  
Presque isle north
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Presque isle county off rte 33 north of bear den rd  
Presque isle south
Lower Penninsula
Mackinaw State Forest
Montmorency county off millersburg rd  
Princeton
Upper Penninsula
N/A
½ miles s of town 
Raco
Upper Penninsula
Hiawatha national forest
5 miles west of town along rte 28 
Ramsay
Upper Penninsula
N/A
4 miles s of town 
Rollways
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Iosco county off rte 65  
Roscommon
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Crawford county off pioneer rd  
Rose city
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Ogemaw county off rose city rd 
Russell
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Alcona county off au sable rd  
Sagola
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
1 mile west of town off rte 69 
Silver creek
Lower Penninsula
Huron National Forest
Iosco county off oxford rd  
Silver lake
Upper Penninsula
Copper country state forest
2 miles s of Floodwood off rte 95 
Silver mtn
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
10 miles nw of the sturgen gorge
Sinkhole
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Roscommon county off 3rd lake rd 
Skyline
Lower Penninsula
Au Sable State Forest
Crawford county off skyline rd  
Sleepy hollow
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
6 miles n of waters meet off rte 45 on sleepyhollow rd 
Spalding
Upper Penninsula
N/A
1 mile nw of town 
Star lake
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Newaygo county off harding dr 
Stateline
Upper Penninsula
N/A
10 miles se of Marenisco along rte 525 
Stephenson
Upper Penninsula
N/A
1 mile west of town 
Summit peak
Upper Penninsula
N/A
inside of the porcupine wilderness state park
Sunset
Lower Penninsula
N/A
Antrim county off sunset hill rd 
Tepee
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
near papoose lake of forest hwy 143 
Three mile
Upper Penninsula
Lake superior state forest
3 miles n or Hassel 
Trimountain
Upper Penninsula
N/A
1 mile w of baltic
Trout creek
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
4 miles se of town 
Trout lake
Upper Penninsula
Hiawatha national forest
10 miles w of Fibre along forest hwy 40 
Turtle lake
Lower Penninsula
N/A
Alpena county of doctors club rd 
Udell
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Manistee county off good rd  
Underwood
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
15 miles nw of Merriweather
Ungers
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Lake county off taggart rd  
Ware hill
Lower Penninsula
Manistee National Forest
Lake county  off oak rd.
Watersmeet
Upper Penninsula
Ottawa National forest
6 miles west of town fire tower rd off old rte 2 

Totals:

  • Total standing active - Not yet determined
  • Total standing inactive - Not yet determined
  • Total no longer standing - Not yet determined

Notes:
  • This list is a partial list of 112 lookouts and will be updated once more information is located
  • Research by Henry Isenberg and Ken Taylor

Key:

Info UA - Information was unavailable at web posting time.

N/A - No organized forest/park

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