Houghton Lake
- Area
- 81 km²
- Tonight
- 39°FFog · Wind 5 mph NW
Houghton Lake is a lake at 347 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 81 km² in area and 16.4 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 347 m
- Length
- 16.4 km
- Shoreline
- 82.6 km
Houghton Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 82.6 km
Houghton Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 18.4 × 18.4 km
Houghton Lake terrain and contours
5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Houghton Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Houghton Lake weather
Tonight · Fog · 39°F (4°C) · Wind 5 mph NW
Houghton Lake forecast for about 347 m.
- Tonight39°–5 mph NW
- Sat48°63°–5–10 mph S
- Sun47°66°4%10 mph SW
- Mon39°55°6%5 mph N
- Tue41°52°15%5 mph E
- Wed47°59°19%5–10 mph S
- Thu43°61°19%10–15 mph SW
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:41 UTC.
Camping & parking near Houghton Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Houghton Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
4.2 km WSW
Nearest caravan site
Wooded Acres Campground
Nearest campsite
West Houghton Lake Campground
All mapped places 7
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 4.2 km WSW |
| Parking | 4.4 km S |
| Parking | 4.4 km S |
| Wooded Acres CampgroundCaravan site | 5.3 km SW |
| West Houghton Lake CampgroundCampsite | 5.7 km W |
| Houghton Lake Travel Park CampgroundCampsite | 6.5 km W |
| Houghton Lake State Forest CampgroundCampsite | 7.9 km NNW |
Slope
Share of the 18.4 × 18.4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 339 km² view
- Relief in view
- 80 m low point 337 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 9.2 km; 588 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Black Tern29
- American Toad27
- Barn Swallow26
- Osprey25
- Pickerelweed17
- Bittersweet nightshade17
Where Houghton Lake sits
- Region
- Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Higgins Lake352 m↑16 km N
Budd Lake339 m↑36 km S
Lake Cadillac↑57 km WSW
Starvation Lake371 m↑59 km NNW
Lake Mitchell↑61 km W
More 1
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-28)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)