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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Public Transportation

Shuttle service within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is provided by:

Altran
Trailspotters of Michigan


Information is subject to change. Please visit the transportation provider's website for the most up-to-date schedule and cost.

Please call the Interagency Visitor Center at 906-387-3700 with your questions about backpacking, or research this website. 

It is suggested that you use the transportation service at the beginning of your trip and hike to your vehicle.

 
This driver poses with his Altran bus and says ... don't make a fuss - ride the bus!

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Driver with Altran bus

ALTRAN Public Transit
530 East Munising Avenue, P.O. Box 69
Munising, MI 49862
906-387-4845

www.altranbus.com/backpack.html 

Reservations are required.  If no reservations are made, the bus does not run. When making a reservation, please indicate your pick-up date, time, and location; your drop-off location; and the number in your party. Costs must be pre-paid. Please allow time for mailing your check.  Checks and cash are accepted as well as Paypal.

Altran's reservation page
www.altranbus.com/reservation.html

 
Regular Altran Shuttle Schedule
The Altran bus begins its trip traveling east towards Grand Marais on Alger County Road H-58. The return trip travels west towards Munising on H-58. Drop-offs and pick-ups are made along H-58. Due to time contraints and to keep costs down, the bus does not go down any other roads.  

Regularly scheduled runs are mid-June to September 30; reservations are required. Cost for the regular shuttle is $20 per person pre-paid.

Regular Schedule

Monday

Thursday

Saturday

Leave Munising Falls Interpretive Center 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m.
Arrive Grand Sable Visitor Center 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
       
Leave Grand Sable Visitor Center 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
Arrive Munising Falls Interpretive Center 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Group Rates and Off-Schedule Runs: You name the pick-up location, date, and time. For groups up to four people, the cost is $100.  For groups of five or more people, the cost is $150.

Shuttle from Munising to Chapel and Little Beaver Lake: This shuttle departs from Munising Falls and travels down Chapel Road or Little Beaver Lake Road.  This service is available seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call in advance to request your date, time, and destination. The cost is $30 for the first person and $10 for each additional person.


 
Trailspotters shuttle information

Trailspotters of Michigan operates under a Commercial Use Authorization within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

For more information about this shuttle service, please visit www.tomfunke.com/tahquatrekker.html

 

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Hiawatha National Forest share a visitor center at 400 E. Munising Ave. in Munising, Michigan.

Did You Know?
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore shares a visitor center with the Hiawatha National Forest. The interagency visitor center was dedicated in 1988, and serves over 40,000 people annually. Other federal interagency visitor centers are located in Alaska, Utah, California, and Idaho.
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Last Updated: June 22, 2011 at 08:58 MST