• Little Portal Point at sunset.  Photo copyright Craig Blacklock

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

  • High Fire Danger - Use Caution!

    Fire danger is high this spring. Please use extreme caution with campfires and anything that may create sparks.

  • Chapel Road closed until May 24

    The last half-mile of Chapel Road is closed due to construction. A small temporary parking area is available. More »

  • Sable Falls Closed

    The trail and stairs to Sable Falls are closed due to a collapse of the stream bank. Lakeshore staff are re-routing the trail and expect the area to re-open in mid-May 2012.

Wild Beauty on the Lake Superior Shore

Sandstone cliffs, beaches, sand dunes, waterfalls, lakes, forest, and shoreline beckon you to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Hiking, camping, sightseeing, and four season outdoor opportunities abound. The Lakeshore hugs the Lake Superior shoreline for more than 40 miles. Lake Superior is the largest, deepest, coldest, and most pristine of all the Great Lakes.

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Did You Know?

This solar collector provides power for the water well at the Au Sable Light Station in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

In 1992, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore began installing photovoltaic powered well pump systems at its drive-in campgrounds. All remote water wells within the lakeshore are now solar-powered. More...