• Looking out at the lake

    Sleeping Bear Dunes

    National Lakeshore Michigan

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  • Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive will not open until Memorial Day Weekend

    Changes to visitor service due to Sequestration. Due to mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, some visitor services in this park have changed. Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive will not open until Memorial Day Weekend and will close after Labor Day. More »

  • Some restrooms and trash cans not available until Memorial Day

    Changes to visitor service due to Sequestration. Other than those at the visitor center and campgrounds, restrooms and trash cans will not be available until Memorial Day Weekend and will close after Labor Day. This includes the Manitou Islands. More »

Cool prizes??!!

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Come to F.U.N. events and get prizes!
How do you get prizes? By earning points! You get 5 points every time you attend an official F.U.N. event and 1 point when you spend one hour outside and write about it in your F.U.N. Nature Journal. (You can earn one point a week this way.)

What can you earn?
Take a look.

Points

Prize

5

when you attend your first FUN event
Nature journal, pen, lanyard, and magnifying glass

15

Audubon bird caller whistle

30

 animal track finder pocket guide

50

 compass

75

Sleeping Bear Dunes water bottle

100

backpack

Did You Know?

Ferry to Islands

Sleeping Bear Dunes includes two large islands in Lake Michigan - North and South Manitou Islands.  Take a day trip to South Manitou Island and explore the island village and lighthouse or take a motor tour of the farming district. If you go to North Manitou Island, plan to camp overnight! More...