• Lake Superior in a stormy mood. Photo copyright Craig Blacklock

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

Directions

This section of Alger County Road H-58 near Grand Marais was paved in the 1990s.
Alger County Road H-58 near Grand Marais
National Park Service Photo
 

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, between the communities of Munising (west) and Grand Marais (east).

Car
Michigan state highways M-28 and M-94 lead to Munising. State highway M-77 leads to Grand Marais. Alger County Road H-58 and other spur roads (some unpaved) provide access throughout the lakeshore. Many roads are closed by snow during the winter.

Plane
Grass airfields are located near Grand Marais and Munising. Regularly scheduled commercial airline service arrives at Marquette, Escanaba, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Bus
Regional bus lines stop in Marquette and Escanaba.

Shuttle Service
The local bus service and another business offer transportation within the park and local area. Reservations are required. more...

  • Many site bulletins Many site bulletins

    are available on-line. Read More

  • Lake Superior Circle Tour Lake Superior Circle Tour

    around the greatest lake Read More

  • With your phone With your phone

    List to short audio tours at scenic sites Read More

  • Beaver Basin Wilderness Beaver Basin Wilderness

    Invites you to visit! Read More

Did You Know?

The former Grand Marais Coast Guard Station now serves as a Ranger Station at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

When the 729-foot freighter S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald went down on November 10, 1975, the last land-based communication to the ship was from the Grand Marais Coast Guard Station. This station and the Munising USCG Station are now managed by Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. More...