Location
Big Platte Lake is ideal for swimming, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, sailing, water-skiing, jet-skiing.
- 1/4 mile to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (hiking trails, Lake Michigan beaches)
- 1 mile to Riverside Canoe Trips (groceries, canoe and kayak rentals)
- 5 miles to the Cherry Bowl Drive In Theatre
- 5 miles to Honor (organic and gourmet groceries, banks, post office, gas stations, DVD/video and game rentals)
- 10 miles to Empire (antiques, beaches, more hiking trails)
- 13 miles to Frankfort (charter fishing, shops and restaurants, fireworks, surfing)
- 18 miles to Glen Arbor (galleries, cute shops, restaurants, Manitou Music Festival)
- 19 miles to Crystal Mountain Resort (golf, Michigan Legacy Art Park, #1-rated ski resort in the Midwest)
- 20 miles to Interlochen (concerts, theater, exhibits, arts camp, arts academy)
- 25 miles to Traverse City (airport, shopping centers and malls)
- 28 miles to Arcadia Bluffs (#1-rated Golf Course in Michigan according to Golf Magazine)
- Detroit: 260 miles
- Chicago: 300 miles