Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan (Willard Clay/Photographer's Choice/Getty)
The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore blesses the north shore of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Long stretches of white sand beaches and 200-foot sheer sandstone cliffs rise above Lake Superior along this 42-mile stretch of rugged shoreline. For generations, the Ojibways fished these waters and hunted the land they referred to as "thunder and the gods." Read More »
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Highlights
- The "pictured rocks" from which the park takes its name are actually vibrant mineral deposits in the sandstone cliffs that are visible from the water beginning at Sand Point and extending northeast for some 15 miles.
- Sea kayakers can put in at Grand Marais and paddle five miles west to watch (and listen to) the constant shifting of the Grand Sable Dunes.
- The towering rock cliffs along the shore shelter the nests of peregrine falcons. Further inland, you can watch bald eagles nesting atop old white-pine trees.
- Explore the area's interior, where hikers can follow old logging roads that penetrate deep into a forest of northern hardwoods, pine, hemlock, spruce, and fir. Fishermen will find nirvana at the many inland lakes and streams teeming with steelhead and coho salmon.
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Parks Near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI (19 mi.)
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge, MI (25 mi.)
- Hiawatha National Forest, MI (32 mi.)
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