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Old Mooring

Old Mooring is a public boat ramp on Lake Michigan near Old Mission, Michigan, run by the Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation.

Aerial view of the sandy beach landing, the track in and a small building by the shore, August 2022
Aerial view of the sandy beach landing, the track in and a small building by the shore, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Managed by
Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation
Coordinates
44.95917, -85.48712

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Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LMZ323, Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

On Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes and the only one that lies entirely within the United States. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan share its shoreline. It is a glacial lake about 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, with a surface area of about 22,300 square miles. About 13,237 square miles of that area lies in Michigan. The lake averages 279 feet deep and reaches about 923 to 925 feet at its deepest point. Including islands, it has more than 1,600 miles of shoreline. The wide Straits of Mackinac connect it to Lake Huron, and the two share the same surface elevation, so hydrologically they form a single lake. Rivers flowing in include the Fox, Grand, Menominee, Muskegon, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph. Long bays line its northern end: Green Bay in the northwest and Grand Traverse and Little Traverse bays in the northeast. More about Lake Michigan.

Community

Where people who use Lake Michigan talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.