Laurium to Rabbit Bay is 17.7 miles and takes about 31 minutes via Bootjack Road and Lake Linden Avenue, with a fuel budget near $3 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This short drive stays within Michigan's Midwest region, offering a quick connection between two points. Given its brief duration, this route is ideal for a leisurely morning excursion or an easy afternoon transition. You won't be spending much time on the road, making it a straightforward trip with minimal planning required.
Who Is This Route For?
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 31m. Total distance: 17.7 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
31m drive, comfortable solo distance.
EV Driver
0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.
Turn-heavy local drive route profile with national parks nearby.
Drive Character
This drive is characterized by its frequent turns, making it a local road experience with no highway share. You'll navigate approximately 7.5 miles on Bootjack Road as the longest uninterrupted stretch. The route primarily follows Bootjack Road, Lake Linden Avenue, and Jacobsville Road, keeping you on well-traveled local surfaces rather than high-speed thoroughfares. Expect a more engaged driving experience due to the winding nature of these roads.
This route has more turning and local-road decision points than a simple highway run.
There are about 10 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
Bootjack Road is the longest continuous segment at about 7.5 miles.
How Hard Is This Drive?
Expect a hands-on drive with frequent turns and local roads rather than long highway stretches. There are only a few real navigation decisions along the way. The trickiest moment comes early in the drive near M 26 / Hecla Street.
Driving Effort3/10
Easy - simple navigation with a manageable amount of wheel time
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This is a straightforward 31m drive. You will face about 7 decision points, but nothing that requires special attention if you follow navigation.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: near the start (M 26 / Hecla Street): Navigation decision point; at 3.8 miles (M 26 / Calumet Street): Navigation decision point; at 3.8 miles (9th Street): Navigation decision point.
Critical Maneuvers
5 of 7 key points
These are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.
5
0 mi into trip|~0m in|M 26 / Hecla Street
Turn right onto M 26 / Hecla Street
Navigation decision point
4
3.8 mi into trip|~6m in|M 26 / Calumet Street
Turn right onto M 26 / Calumet Street
Navigation decision point
4
3.8 mi into trip|~6m in|9th Street
Turn left onto 9th Street
Navigation decision point
4
14.9 mi into trip|~26m in|Rabbit Bay Road
Turn left onto Rabbit Bay Road
Navigation decision point
4
17.7 mi into trip|~31m in|Rabbit Beach Road
Turn right onto Rabbit Beach Road
Navigation decision point
Main Roads
Road
Distance
Duration
Bootjack Road
7.5 mi
13m
Lake Linden Avenue
3.5 mi
5m
Jacobsville Road
3.1 mi
5m
Rabbit Bay Road
2.7 mi
4m
9th Street
0.5 mi
<1m
Hecla Street
0.3 mi
<1m
Calumet Street
<0.1 mi
<1m
Rabbit Beach Road
<0.1 mi
<1m
Longest stretch:
Bootjack Road
— 7.5 mi, about 13m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Laurium, MI and Rabbit Bay, MI.
1
Start on M 26
85 ft·6 sec·3rd Street
2
Turn right onto M 26
0.3 mi·35 sec·Hecla Street
3
Turn left onto M 26
3.5 mi·5 min·Lake Linden Avenue
4
Turn right onto M 26
259 ft·14 sec·Calumet Street
5
Turn left onto 9th Street
0.5 mi·52 sec·9th Street
6
Continue on Bootjack Road
7.5 mi·13 min·Bootjack Road
7
Turn left onto Jacobsville Road
3.1 mi·5 min·Jacobsville Road
8
Turn left onto Rabbit Bay Road
2.7 mi·4 min·Rabbit Bay Road
9
Turn right onto Rabbit Beach Road
183 ft·8 sec·Rabbit Beach Road
10
Arrive at destination
Rabbit Beach Road
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$2.77 one way
$5.53 round trip
$3.97/gal25.4 MPG avg6 kg CO2
Fuel Type
$/gal
One Way
Round Trip
midgrade
$4.36
$3.04
$6.08
premium
$4.89
$3.41
$6.81
diesel
$5.61
$3.91
$7.82
No toll roads detected on this route.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$3
Estimated CO2 emission: 6.2 kg one way.
Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging
· 0 stops
· 67% less CO2
Vehicle Type
kWh
Stops
DC Fast
Home Charge
Average EV
5.3
0
$1.86
$0.85
Efficient EV
4.4
0
$1.55
$0.71
EV Truck/SUV
7.1
0
$2.48
$1.13
Gas CO2
6 kg
EV CO2
2 kg (67% less)
This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.
DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.
Travel Intel
Current conditions at both ends of the drive.
Forecast as of Apr 18, 2026
Origin
Laurium, MI
Morning
in Laurium on Saturday
Local time
10:30 AM
EDT
Current temp
28°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
W 20 mph19% chanceLive forecast
Flood Watch
Flood Watch issued April 18 at 3:10AM EDT until April 19 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Flash Flood Watch
Flash Flood Watch issued April 18 at 3:10AM EDT until April 19 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Destination
Rabbit Bay, MI
Morning
in Rabbit Bay on Saturday
Local time
10:30 AM
EDT
Current temp
31°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
W 15 mph22% chanceLive forecast
Flood Watch
Flood Watch issued April 18 at 3:10AM EDT until April 19 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Flash Flood Watch
Flash Flood Watch issued April 18 at 3:10AM EDT until April 19 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Time zone
Same local time
Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.
Temperature spread
3 degrees warmer at arrival
A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.
Road read
31m on the road
The weather snapshot is not static. If you are leaving later, give both cities one more quick forecast check before departure.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
Frequently Asked Questions
The drive from Laurium, MI to Rabbit Bay, MI covers 17.7 miles and takes about 31m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.
The main roads are Bootjack Road, Lake Linden Avenue, Jacobsville Road. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.
This is a comfortable same-day trip.
The midpoint is about 8.9 miles from Laurium, MI. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.
At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $2.77 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.
Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.
This is a straightforward 31m drive. You will face about 7 decision points, but nothing that requires special attention if you follow navigation.
The main spots that need attention: near the start (M 26 / Hecla Street): Navigation decision point; at 3.8 miles (M 26 / Calumet Street): Navigation decision point; at 3.8 miles (9th Street): Navigation decision point.
The route from Laurium, MI to Rabbit Bay, MI does not surface many named destination signs beyond the main corridor.
Yes. Nearby national parks include Keweenaw National Historical Park.
How this page is built
Compiled by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, and NPS for national parks. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
