Things To Know Before You Come

Morning on the Mosquito River

National Park Service photo

 

Wow, what an incredible place! The Lakeshore offers towering multicolored sandstone cliffs, miles long sparkling beach strands, dashing waterfalls, a huge area of sand dunes, inland lakes and streams, and it's all OURS to explore! Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is managed by the National Park Service as one of only four national lakeshores.

Just like an old-time quilt, this park, which is about the size of five Manhattan Islands, is also a mosaic of human history. Historic sites include an 1874 lighthouse, early U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat stations, old farmsteads and a Civil War era iron blast furnace site.

The Lakeshore includes some 15 miles of cliffs along its 40 mile length. Within the park, about 100 miles of trail lead to remote trout streams, secretive bogs, and a system of 14 backcountry campsites. The park is open year-round and is truly a four season recreation destination with ice climbing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and ice fishing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, sightseeing, birding, backcountry and vehicle based camping, the list goes on!

To appreciate the Lakeshore to its fullest, stop at a visitor information center in Munising, at Miners Castle, the Au Sable Light Station, or Grand Sable, near Grand Marais.

Experience Your National Lakeshore!