The Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive is a 7 mile scenic route that takes you to spectacular overlooks of Lake Michigan, Glen Lake, and the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Two picnic areas are also on the route. Download the National Park Service app for a driving tour of the interpretive waysides along the drive.
Bus Tours
The Lakeshore is not currently scheduling step-on tour guides. Tour groups can visit the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Philip A. Hart Visitor Center, and other park locations in a self-guided fashion without reservations. If you are interested in a step-on tour guide, please follow-up in April of 2022 to see if the operating status has changed. Please visit the fees and passes page of the Sleeping Bear Dunes website for fee information.
Ranger-led Programs
Programs are listed on the Lakeshore's calendar.
We encourage visitors to also take advantage of our self-guided activities:
Play Your Way
Explore the Shore
Self-guided tours on the app, NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes, available on Android or Apple.
Heritage Tours – our partner Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear offers tours of historic properties in the park. www.phsb.org
Authorized Commercial ServicesThe following businesses and organizations are authorized to provide visitor activities in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. They provide a variety of ways to see and enjoy the Lakeshore through unique and specialized trips, tours, adventures etc.
Day Camps
Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak 231-326-9283 sleepingbearsurf.com
Guided Biking &Hiking
Carolina Tailwinds (Multi-Day Biking Tours) carolinatailwinds.com
Discovery Bicycle Tours (Multi-Day Biking Tours) discoverybicycletours.com
Mindfulness in Nature (Hiking) 760-519-5025 mindfulnessinnature.com
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (Port Oneida Bike Tours) 231-334-6103 phsb.org
Sierra Club Outings (Hiking and Biking) 415-977-5690 sierraclub.org/outings
Sleeping Bear Tour Co (Hiking) sleepingbeartourco.com
Vacation Bicycling (Multi-Day Biking Tours) 706-363-0341 vacationbicycling.com
Guided Camping (Manitou Islands)
LyfMotive Adventures 231-645-3399 lyfmotive.com
Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak 231-326-9283 sleepingbearsurf.com
True North Counseling 231-342-5232 truenorthcounselingtc.com
Guided Fishing
Manitou Fishing Charters 231-218-5853 manitoufishingcharters.com
Walleye King 231-557-2755 walleyeking.net
Guided Horse and Wagon Tours
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear 231-334-6103 phsb.org
Guided Kayaking, Canoeing, Stand Up Paddleboarding
Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak 231-326-9283 sleepingbearsurf.com
Outdoor Fitness Classes
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes Yoga on the Beach friendsofsleepingbear.org
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear 231-334-6103 Hike and Yoga phsb.org
Photography Workshops
Neil Weaver Photography 517-743-1442 (neilweaverphotography.com)
Recreation Equipment Rental (Bike, Canoe, Kayak)
Crystal River Outfitters (Glen Arbor, MI) 231-334-3808 crystalriveroutfitters.com
The Honor Trading Post (Honor, MI) 231-325-2202 canoeplatteriver.com
Sightseeing – Road-Based Tours
Up North Tours 231-624-3485 upnorthtour.com
Transportation to South Manitou Island and North Manitou Island
Manitou Island Transit 231-256-9061 (manitoutransit.com)
Manitou Fishing Charters 231-218-5853 manitoufishingcharters.com
Wilderness Hikes
Mindfulness in Nature 760-519-5025 mindfulnessinnature.com
Sleeping Bear Tour Co sleepingbeartourco.com
