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Traverse City State Park

Location: Grand Traverse Bay
Mile Marker: East Arm
Lat / Lon: N 44° 45.050' / W 085° 32.250'
Depth: 10-15 ft.

Holding:

5.00

Good, Clay

Wind Protection:

2.00

Open & exposed N

Current Flow:

5.00

Wake Protection:

4.00

Open & exposed N

Scenic Beauty:

2.00

Ease of Shopping:

3.00

Shore Access:

3.00

Pet Friendly:

5.00

Cell Service:

5.00

Review for Traverse City State Park

Reviewed by: Tom Corya on Jun 30, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 47'
Draft: 6.5'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

2

Ease of Shopping:

3

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

Due to the size of the bay, wind protection from every direction except SE is fairly poor. It's particularly bad from the north. If strong north wind and waves are up near Charlevoix, expect the swell to reach this anchorage. We spent one night here then moved to the west side of the same bay and it wasn't much better. Due to anchoring in 12 feet with 8:1 scope we had no holding issues even with 3 foot swell and 30 knot gusts. My advice would be spend your time in the west bay for all factors involved.

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