• Little Portal Point at sunset. Photo copyright Craig Blacklock

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

  • Fire Ban in Effect

    A FIRE BAN in all drive-in and hike-in campgrounds, effective at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. Due to very hazardous conditions, the ban is in effect until further notice.

  • Chapel Road - last quarter mile closed

    The last quarter-mile of Chapel Road is closed due to construction. Only very limited parking available along Chapel Road. Please park at Miners Beach. More »

  • Sable Falls re-opens, Friday, May 25, 5 p.m.

    The trail and stairs to Sable Falls are closed due to a collapse of the stream bank. Work is nearly done, and the trail will re-open for Memorial Day weekend!

Campgrounds Open for 2006 season

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Date: May 23, 2006
Contact: Larry Hach, 906-387-2607

A campsite at Hurricane River Campground.
NPS photo by Ed Lasich
Hurricane River Campground
The three vehicle accessible campgrounds in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are open for the season. "Though the official opening date for the lakeshore campgrounds at Little Beaver Lake, Hurricane River, and Twelvemile Beach is May 10, visitors were able to begin camping at Twelvemile Beach and Hurricane River Campgrounds in mid April," according to Lakeshore Superintendent Jim Northup.

The Lakeshore's three drive-in campgrounds -- Little Beaver Lake, Twelve­mile Beach, and Hurricane River -- offer individual pull-out sites, tent pads, fire rings, and picnic tables. Vault toilets, solar-powered water systems, and garbage pick-up are also provided. Handi­capped accessible campsites are available at each of the three campgrounds.

The three drive-in campgrounds at the National Lakeshore operate on a first-come, first-serve basis with no reservations accepted. The camping fee is $12 per campsite per night, a $2 increase over the fee charged in 2005.

Holders of the Golden Age Passport - available to persons over 65 years of age - pay half of the campground use fee. The Golden Access Passport for handicapped visitors also entitles the holder to the half-price camping fee.

In addition to the campground openings, full service rest rooms at Miners Castle and Sable Falls are also open. Picnic grounds and day use areas have been cleaned up after the snowy northern winter.

"Late spring is an excellent time to visit the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore," remarked Northup. "Spring wild flowers blanket the forest floor, many bird species migrating through the area, and the weather is ideal for exploring the hiking trails and canoeing on inland lakes."

“Although Alger County Road H-58 is closed for four miles between the Log Slide and upper Hurricane River Campground due to road, construction, all other roads are open,” concluded Northup.

 
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Did You Know?

The North Country National Scenic Trail stretches from North Dakota to New York, a distance of 3,200 miles.

The North Country National Scenic Trail connects outstanding scenic, natural, and cultural sites in seven northern states from Crown Point, New York, to Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. The trail was established on March 5, 1980. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is home to 42 miles of the NCNST. More...