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Lake Macatawa

177 m581 ft
Area
7.23 km²
Max depth
15 m
Tonight
45°FPartly cloudy · Wind 5 mph ESE

Lake Macatawa is a lake at 177 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 7.23 km² in area and 8.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
177 m
Length
8.0 km
Shoreline
27.1 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Macatawa in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

8.0 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
27.1 km≈6¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Macatawa 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10 × 10 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Macatawa 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.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Macatawa elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Lake Macatawa weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 45°F (7°C) · Wind 5 mph ESE

Lake Macatawa forecast for about 183 m.

  • Tonight45°–5 mph ESE
  • Sat50°66°3%7 mph S
  • Sun49°66°–8 mph S
  • Mon42°63°2%2–7 mph NE
  • Tue45°59°9%6–9 mph E
  • Wed51°64°17%8 mph SSE
  • Thu45°62°18%8–12 mph WSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Macatawa

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Macatawa, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.4 km WSW

    +2 more within 1.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Ottawa Beach Road Trailhead

    2.6 km NE · +1 more within 3.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Oak Grove Resort Campground

    2.7 km WNW · +2 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Geneva Pines

    7.6 km NNW · +1 more within 7.8 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking1.4 km WSW
Parking1.4 km WSW
Parking1.4 km N
Ottawa Beach Road TrailheadTrailhead2.6 km NE
Oak Grove Resort CampgroundCaravan site2.7 km WNW
Lake Macatawa CampgroundCaravan site3.1 km W
Lakewood Boulevard TrailheadTrailhead3.3 km NNE
Beach CampgroundCaravan site3.8 km W
Geneva PinesCampsite7.6 km NNW
Geneva ShoresCampsite7.8 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10 × 10 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.4% of the 100 km² view
Relief in view
77 m low point 176 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 43.9%Water 20.8%Grassland 16.2%Built-up 13.7%Cropland 4.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5 km; 1,248 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mallard154
  • Ring-billed Gull132
  • Red-breasted Merganser113
  • Painted Turtle103
  • American Herring Gull103
  • Long-tailed Duck93
Where it sits

Where Lake Macatawa sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Lake Macatawa downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-11)
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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia