Elk Lake Waterfront with Dock & Fire Pit

KEY FEATURES
🌟 3 Bed / 2 Bath Lake House
🌟 Elk Lake — all-sports lake with dock and boat launch
🌟 Deck with outdoor dining
🌟 Fully equipped kitchen
🌟 High speed WiFi
🌟 Washer/dryer
🌟 Convenient Location:
Right Next Door (5–10 min):
-Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel
-Flintfields Horse Park/ Traverse City Horse Shows
-Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (Golf, Spa, Dining, Pool)
-Music House Museum

Quick Drive (15–25 min):
-Downtown Traverse City
-Elk Rapids
-Cherry Capital Airport
-A-Ga-Ming Golf Club
-Pirate's Cove Adventure Park
-Several Beaches

LIVING AREA
🛋️ Open layout with natural light and smart TV
🛋️ Walkout to the deck with lake views

BEDROOMS
🛏️ Bedroom 1: King bed, smart TV (main level)
🛏️ Bedroom 2: 2 Full beds (main level)
🛏️ Bedroom 3: Queen Bed (walkout basement)

BATHROOMS
🚿 Master Bath: Full, all linens + toiletries provided
🚿 Hall Bath: Full, all linens + toiletries provided

KITCHEN & DINING
🍳 Fully equipped chef's kitchen
🍳 Salt, pepper, and cooking spray provided

LAKE FRONT
🏖️ Dock on Elk Lake (all-sports)
🏖️ Boat launch accessible

OUTDOOR
🌳 Deck with seating available
🌳 Fire pit area

A rental agreement is required to be signed upon booking.

Guests will have full access to the home during their stay! There is a utility room in the walkout basement that is locked for some of the owner's personal belongings.

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You're staying in Clearwater Shores, a quiet, established lakefront community tucked along the south end of Elk Lake in Williamsburg. This is one of the most coveted stretches of shoreline in the region — a peaceful enclave of well-kept homes set among mature hardwoods, where mornings start with mist rising off the water and evenings end with sunsets reflecting across the bay.

The pace here is decidedly Northern Michigan: slow, friendly, and oriented around the lake. Neighbors wave from passing pontoons, kayakers glide past at sunrise, and the soundtrack is mostly loons, lapping water, and the occasional ski boat. You're a short stroll from a 100-foot neighborhood public lake access point, perfect for launching a paddleboard or just dipping your toes in. Roads in the subdivision are paved, lightly trafficked, and ideal for an evening walk or bike ride.

While the setting feels secluded, you're never far from anything. Williamsburg's essentials — Turtle Creek Casino, the Music House Museum, and a handful of local eateries — are within five minutes. Acme (with Grand Traverse Resort, Meijer, and the lakeside trails along East Bay) is a quick 10 minutes west. Downtown Traverse City — Front Street's restaurants, breweries, boutiques, and waterfront — sits just 25 minutes away, close enough for a dinner out and an easy drive home. Elk Rapids, with its small-town shops and Lake Michigan beach, is about 15 minutes north.

For active guests, this location is a launching pad: you're 2 miles from Flintfields Horse Park, a few minutes from A-Ga-Ming Golf Club, and within easy reach of the Old Mission and Leelanau wine trails, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and the Chain of Lakes (Elk Lake connects through to Lake Skegemog and Torch Lake by boat).

It's the rare combination of true lakefront privacy with everything Northern Michigan has to offer just a short drive away.

car is essential for this stay. Like most of Northern Michigan, the area is car-dependent — there's no public transit out to Elk Lake, and rideshare (Uber/Lyft) coverage can be spotty, especially in the evenings or off-season. Plan to drive in and have a vehicle for the duration of your trip.