Sleeping Bear:
A Classroom in the Dunes

Big lakes, small lakes, towering dunes, lush forests and more are waiting at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for you and your students to explore. Find information and resources to help you plan your field trip and more as you use Sleeping Bear Dunes as your classroom.

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  Distance Learning Programs

  Sign up for a Virtual Distance Learning Program.

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  Learn, explore, have fun at the dunes!

  Learn more about how to plan a ranger-led field trip, teacher-led field trips, distance learning programs, and more!

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  Go on a scavenger hunt!

  Explore the ins and outs of the park.

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  Be a teacher-ranger-teacher

  Ever dreamed of being a park ranger and working in some of the most beautiful places in the world? You can make your dream come true!

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  Discover the science of snow

  Don snowshoes and explore the winter ecology and snow science of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.