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Picnic Rocks Beach

Michigan, United States

Picnic Rocks Beach 5 photos

  • Marquette Harbor Lighthouse in afternoon

    Marquette Harbor Lighthouse in afternoon. daveynin, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Lower Harbor Ore Dock, 2025

    Lower Harbor Ore Dock, 2025. Chris Rycroft, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Blackrocks Brewery full - 2023

    Blackrocks Brewery full - 2023. The ed17, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Marquette Harbor Light

    Marquette Harbor Light. Rklawton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Marquette Lower Harbor Ore Dock, 2013

    Marquette Lower Harbor Ore Dock, 2013. ThiloG, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm
9 am
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
2415 km/hmph S
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
5.2Fair9 am149
6.3Good10 am149
5.7Good11 am159
7.4Great12 pm138
7.4Great1 pm149
7.5Great2 pm159
7.4Great3 pm1510
7.5Great4 pm159
7.6Great5 pm159
7.1Great6 pm1711
Sat
4.1Fair9 am2415
4.1Fair10 am2314
4.1Fair11 am2314
4.4Fair12 pm2415
4.3Fair1 pm2616
4.3Fair2 pm2717
4.5Fair3 pm2516
4.5Fair4 pm2515
4.4Fair5 pm2516
4.2Fair6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms480 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m690 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables320 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
990 m0.6 miPine Ridge Bus Stop
Nearest town
1.5 km1 miMarquette (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miMarquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 5%
  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 15%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%