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Sandstone cliffs, beaches, waterfalls, sand dunes, inland lakes, deep forest, and wild shoreline beckon you to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The power of Lake Superior shapes the park's coastal features and affects every ecosystem, creating a unique landscape to explore.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, America’s first National Lakeshore, is along the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula. With stunning beaches, 10 inland lakes, and nearly 100 miles of trails, everyone can find something to enjoy at Pictured Rocks!
Enjoy outdoor activities year-round at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore! Spring brings wildflowers to photograph and birds to watch. Summer offers hiking, picnicking, boating, camping - and park ranger programs!
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has three rustic drive-in campgrounds: Little Beaver Lake (8 sites), Twelvemile Beach (36 sites), and Hurricane River (21 sites). Campsites have a picnic table, fire ring with grill grate, and tent pad.
Scenic Sites at Pictured Rocks. Many areas within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are easily accessible by vehicle or short hiking trails. While enjoying these scenic sites, take time to enjoy the park's many beautiful waterfalls too. Petit Portal arch, also known as "Lover's Leap". NPS photo.
Pictured Rocks offers towering multicolored sandstone cliffs, miles of sparkling beaches, dashing waterfalls, huge sand dunes, inland lakes and streams, deep green forests... and it's all yours to explore!
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore's backcountry offers opportunities for solitude, inspiration, physical challenge, and renewal. The nearly 100 miles of park trails includes the North Country National Scenic Trail, which runs 42 miles through the length of the park, adjacent to Lake Superior.
The geologic formations of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are most spectacularly represented by the 50-200 ft. sandstone cliffs that extend for more than 15 miles along the shoreline.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula abounds with waterfalls! Many of those found within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are the result of water running over a shelf or cliff of hard limey sandstone called the Au Train Formation.
Pictured Rocks Cruises, Inc., is the only concessionaire authorized by the National Park Service to offer non-stop narrated boat tours of the spectacular sandstone cliffs within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Cruises vary from 2 - 3 hours long and each travels approximately 40 miles round trip. Pictured Rocks Cruises operates from mid-May ...