Touring by Motorcoach

A motor coach and passengers at the Miners Castle parking area.
Motor coach and riders

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We appreciate the opportunity to work with tour bus operators as their clients enjoy the many facets of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Guidelines for your visit:

Fees
Entrance fees are charged for commercial tour buses and other commercial vehicles. For further information, contact the park.

Park Conditions
Check the home page of this website before your visit to see if there are any "Alerts" regarding road conditions or changes in park status. Be aware that parking lots fill up quickly during the busy summer season, particularly on weekends.

 

Where To Visit?
Areas within the park that accommodate tour coaches are limited. The best areas for viewing portions of the park by motor coach are:

Sable Falls
Paved parking
Flush restroom
Trail to waterfall 75 yards; 168 steps to lower waterfall platform

Log Slide
Paved parking (coach parking on backside of loop)
Pit toilet
Trail to sand dunes 150 yards
Interpretive signs on forests and logging

Lake Superior Overlook
Paved parking
Pit toilet
Viewing platform
Beach access

Miners Castle
Paved parking (use back loop beyond automobile parking)
Flush restroom
Trail to three overlooks, 75 yards, 150 yards, 250 yards lower overlook
Interpretive signs on geology, human history, Grand Island

Munising Falls
Paved parking (use farthest RV parking)
Flush restroom
Information center and bookstore
Trail to waterfall viewing platform - 250 yards

 

Park Roads with Size Restrictions

  • Miners Falls Road - No vehicles longer than 32 feet
  • Chapel Road and parking lot (from June 15 to September 15) - No vehicles in excess of 36 feet or vehicle/trailer combined units in excess of 42 feet.
  • Little Beaver Lake Road (which leads to the Little Beaver Lake Campground) - Single units in excess of 36 feet and vehicle/trailer combinations in excess of 42 feet are prohibited on this road.


Busses should avoid the following roads due to very limited parking and ability to turn around:

Miners Beach (gravel road)
Beaver Basin Overlook (dirt road and very rough)
Twelvemile Beach Campground Road (gravel road)
Hurricane River Campground Road (gravel road)
Grand Sable Visitor Center (Grand Marais) - limited parking

 

Sustainability
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore recognizes that tour operations are an efficient means for visitors to enjoy the lakeshore. To further the park's "Do Your Part" sustainability program, we encourage:

- No bus idling while parked.
- Burn bio-diesel fuel when available.
- Encourage visitors to stay on trails and overlook structures.
- Discourage use of disposable water bottles and other supplies.
- Encourage use of personal drink containers (coffee go-mugs).
- Encourage your clients to learn about being a green traveler.

 

Last updated: October 24, 2022

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862

Phone:

906-387-3700
Munising Falls Visitor Center

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