Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Road Construction (U.S. National Park Service)

Road Status Update

Alger County Road H-58

H-58 is posted closed to through traffic from Kingston Corners (junction of H-58 and Adams Trail) north to Twelvemile Beach Campground. Between Kingston Lake and Twelvemile Beach Campground, H-58 is CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE. Do not attempt to drive this road section. You will get stuck in 3-4 feet of sand.

Effective October 5, H-58 between Hurricane River and Twelvemile Beach will close for construction. Therefore, Twelvemile Beach Campground will close for the season on October 5.

Hurricane River Campground will continue to be accessible only from the east (Grand Marais), and will close for the winter on or about October 31.

Construction work is complete on H-58 between Little Beaver Lake Road and Kingston Lake Campground. The Adams Trail is open between Kingston Corners and M-77.

Kingston Lake Campground is open but accessible only from the west (Munising) or from the Adams Trail then east on H-58.

Chapel Road

The Chapel Road will be temporarily closed from 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13, to 6 p.m. on Friday, October 16. The temporary closure affects the northernmost mile of Chapel Road. Culverts will be replaced and gravel placed on this road section just south of the Chapel parking lot.

Hikers and overnight backpackers will need to make alternative plans for parking during this period. The road and parking lot will re-open as soon as the work is complete.

Construction on Alger County Road H-58 will cause delays and closures in 2009 and 2010.

During 2009 and 2010, the Alger County Road Commission will re-construct and pave 18 miles of Alger County Road H-58 from the entrance to Little Beaver Lake Campground Road to one-half mile east of Hurricane River Campground.

Through September 2009, Twelvemile Beach Campground and Hurricane River Campground will be open but only accessible from the east (Grand Marais). Road conditions may limit travel beyond Hurricane River.

After October 5, 2009, Twelvemile Beach Campground is closed. H-58 between Twelvemile Beach and Hurricane River Campgrounds is closed.   Access to Hurricane River Campground remains from the east.

East and west bound traffic may travel between Little Beaver Lake Campground Road and M-77 (via H-58 and Adams Trail).

H-58 from Kingston Corners (junction of H-58 and Adams Trail) north to Twelvemile Beach Campground is posted closed because the road is impassable north of Kingston Lake.

For up-to-date access information, please call the Interagency Visitor Center at 906-387-3700 or the Grand Sable Visitor Center at 906-494-2660.

Information is also available at the Alger County Road Commission website at their Construction page.

Visitors entering the lakeshore from the east (Grand Marais)
will be able to travel as far as Hurricane River Campground.

To access the western portion of the lakeshore (such as Little Beaver Lake Campground, Chapel area, Miners Castle, and Sand Point), visitors must travel to Munising on M-77 and M-28 to Munising, then travel east on H-58. (Or - at Shingleton - turn north on H-15 to H-58 at Van Meer.)

Visitors entering the lakeshore from the west (Munising)
will be able to access areas up to and including the Michigan DNR campground at Kingston Lake.

To reach the attractions in the eastern portion of the Lakeshore, visitors must travel to Grand Marais on M-28 and M-77 then travel west on H-58.

2009 H-58 Construction Closure (printable pdf)