Last updated: March 2, 2023
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Top 10 Tips For Visiting Keweenaw NHP
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Unlike many parks, Keweenaw National Historical Park doesn't have gates, fees, or campgrounds. Most property within park boundaries is privately owned. The park works with local organizations and 21 Heritage Sites to preserve and interpret the copper mining legacy on the Keweenaw.
The Keweenaw Heritage Sites are official partners of Keweenaw National Historical Park. Each site interprets and preserves an important aspect of the area’s copper mining history and provides a unique visitor experience.
Summer: Keweenaw summers are usually mild, with average highs in the 70s, but can reach into the 80s and 90s. Nighttime temperatures are typically cool, but can also dip into the 40s or stay in the 70s. Summer months are dry, with occasional rain or severe thunderstorms.
Winter: Again influenced by Lake Superior, winter temperatures are mild with highs in the 20s. Cold spells can occur with subzero temperatures. Lake effect snow is common, and 300 inches of snow can fall in a season.
Winter: Again influenced by Lake Superior, winter temperatures are mild with highs in the 20s. Cold spells can occur with subzero temperatures. Lake effect snow is common, and 300 inches of snow can fall in a season.
Many archives are available for numerous research opportunities.
Many of the Park's Heritage sites offer hiking trails.
Many of the Park's Heritage Sites contain museums or heritage centers.
A trip to the Copper Country isn't complete without experiencing the underground.
You can experience geology at a nember of the Park's Heritage Sites.
A number of the Park's Heritage Sites contain lighthouses.
Many of the park's Heritage Sites allow you to "step back in time."