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Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreShown on Sand Point Beach, these visitors participated in Birding by the Bay in May 2005.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Accessibility
 
Visitors at the Log Slide enjoy views of Au Sable Point, the Grand Sable Dunes, and Lake Superior.
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Visitors at the Log Slide overlook
The Interagency Visitor Center, Munising Falls Interpretive Center, and Miners Castle Information Station in Munising plus the Grand Sable Visitor Center in Grand Marais are all disabled accessible. 

Each drive-in campground has at least one handicapped accessible campsite. Campsites include an extended picnic table, boardwalk, pedestal fire grate, and close proximity to rest rooms. These campsites are reserved for disabled campers until 6 p.m. each day. After 6 p.m., they are open to anyone for one night only and must be vacated the next morning. Holders of an America the Beautiful Senior Pass (62 and older) and America the Beautiful Access Pass (disabled) receive a 50 percent discount on the campground user fee.  

The trail to the Log Slide overlook is densely packed gravel and is accessible. The overlook is also accessible. Trail length is approximately 200 yards.

Trails to all overlooks at Miners Castle are paved. The first 100 yards of the level trail lead to two overlooks of the cliffs and Miners Castle. CAUTION! The trail to the lower overlooks includes stairs and a very steep decline. 

The 800 foot long trail to the Munising Falls viewing platform is paved and fully accessible.

The half-mile disabled accessible boardwalk at the Sand Point Marsh Trail is a delight to nature lovers. The trail meanders through cattail swamp, open bog, spruce-tamarack, and white cedar wetlands. A large print trail guide is available at the trailhead.

At Sand Point, the beach parking area and sidewalks are paved. One picnic table is fully accessible with a pedestal fire grate. A section of boardwalk enables visitors to go part of the way to the Lake Superior shoreline.

 
The Disabled Traveler's Companion (website)
A good place to look for the latest information on accessibility is the Disabled Traveler's Companion website. While not officially affiliated with the National Park Service, they have been working with Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and other National Parks and provide valuable information to the disabled traveler. Their website contains information and photographs campgrounds and park attractions that may help in planning your trip to Pictured Rocks. 

http://www.tdtcompanion.com/NPS/PicturedRocks/Default.aspx

Alger County Road Commission trucks grades a gravel road.
Construction on Alger County Road
H-58 in 2009 and 2010
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Leaves of three ... let them be. (Photo by Jennifer Anderson,USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Poison ivy
is found at several places within the lakeshore.
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Whether the weather be hot or whether the weather be cold, contact the National Weather Service.
The latest NOAA weather forecast
for Munising, Michigan.
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Miners Castle is disabled accessible and easily reached by automobile.
Miners Castle
Drive directly to the Pictured Rocks at Miners Castle.
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Chapel Lake is shown with fall colors, a beautifu view of the northwoods in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  

Did You Know?
Chapel Lake is one of several plunge pool lakes created by post glacial rivers after the Marquette advance of the most recent ice age. Its greatest depth is 140 feet. Other plunge pool lakes include Deer Lake and Ginpole Lake in Alger County, home of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Last Updated: December 10, 2008 at 13:59 EST