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

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

Plan Your Visit

Miners Castle is the most familiar feature of the Pictured Rocks cliffs. It is easily accessible by automobile.

Miners Castle on Lake Superior

NPS photo by Brenda St. Martin

Welcome to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, America's first National Lakeshore.

Unlike any other place on Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks offers the opportunity to explore miles of pristine beaches, hike over 100 miles of trails, and experience the serenity of the northern hardwood forest.

In the spring, a new world appears along trails carpeted with the soft beauty of wildflowers. Summer gives way to warm basking days. Blinking lights of orange, red, and yellow signal the wonder of change in autumn. In the winter, the raw windy beauty of snow frequents the days though periodically the snow blazes forth with sunlight.

Take time to experience and learn about the different worlds of Pictured Rocks, a mosaic of colors, textures, and sights. Enjoy your stay!

  • Interagency Visitor Center Interagency Visitor Center

    Please make the IVC your first stop. Read More

  • Grand Sable Visitor Center Grand Sable Visitor Center

    Stop by when you are in Grand Marais Read More

  • Miners Castle Miners Castle

    Drive directly to the Pictured Rocks 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...