Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan     Custom Search User input for Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan: Be the first to submit input for Portage Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Portage Lake is a lake worth visiting. The amount of rainfall that falls at Portage Lake is close to the national average; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most snow; the driest of the months is April. Near Portage Lake you hit upon the Pelkie Creek Hunter Walking Trails which is a fine hiking trail; after a long day outdoors Houghton Super 8 Motel is a nice place to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at       Portage Lake and you like golf, you can visit Michigan Technological University Golf Course, and unsurprisingly Denton Creek flows through this vicinity. During the long summer days at Portage Lake highs are mostly in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Portage Lake. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood                  you can always pop by nearby Huron Lake, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Gratiot River. Portage Lake is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Hancock Recreation Area is a glorious local campground. Lakes are great; Boston Lake is a lake that's in the neighborhood of Portage Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A tour to Isle Royale National Park is recommended; if you come at the right time of year, Falls River offers some splendid whitewater. Budget Host Inn Houghton is a pleasant site to get some rest, and do schedule some time to go to Grosse Point if you have a chance. Man, is there a heap of cool things to do in the neighborhood of Portage Lake. A brilliant location to camp here at Portage Lake is Sunset Bay RV Resort; you're sure to come across some nice folks from Houghton here.   Budget Host Inn Houghton, Houghton 2 miles away At the Budget Host Inn, Houghton we are pleased to offer you a clean, quiet, comfortable place to stay at a reasonable price while vising Houghton, Hancock and the rest of Michigans beautiful Keweenaw... Houghton Super 8 Motel, Houghton 5 miles away Pride of Super 8 property located right on the Waterfront. Boat Docks are located directly in front of motel with fishing piers and grills for outdoor cooking. The Summer Gardens are spectacular. Mic... Current weather conditions at Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan Local climate location: HOUGHTON FAA AP 13 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 47.06639 Longitude: -88.49694 Michigan Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Michigan Houghton County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Houghton County Books about Portage Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Portage Lake, Houghton County, Michigan. Outdoors Recreation Near Houghton, Michigan Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Houghton, Michigan, the metro area neareast to Portage Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Michigan Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Michigan.     These outdoors activities are available near Portage Lake.   Hotels Near Portage Lake: Budget Host Inn Houghton, Houghton, 2 miles away Houghton Super 8 Motel, Houghton, 5 miles away Best Western Franklin Square Inn, Houghton, 5 miles away Travelodge Houghton, Houghton, 6 miles away Holiday Inn Express Houghton-Keweenaw, Mi, Houghton, 6 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Portage Lake: Hancock Recreation Area, Hancock, 7 miles away Sunset Bay RV Resort, Allouez, 12 miles away   Whitewater Near Portage Lake: Gratiot River, Keweenaw CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 9.4 miles long (Highway 41 to Lower Falls) Falls River, Baraga CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class III-IV+ - 2 miles long (Mead Road to Lake Superior) Silver River, Baraga CountyCounty, 17 miles away       Class III-IV+(V) - 4.2 miles long (Arvon Road to Silver Falls Park)   National Parks Near Portage Lake: Isle Royale National Park, Houghton - MI, 5 miles away   Trails Near Portage Lake: Pelkie Creek Hunter Walking Trails, Baraga County, 18 miles away   Golf Courses Near Portage Lake: Michigan Technological University Golf Course, Houghton, 5 miles away   Lakes Near Portage Lake: Boston Lake, Houghton CountyCounty, 5 miles away Huron Lake, Houghton CountyCounty, 6 miles away