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Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreVisitors enjoy the Song of Lakes program at Twelvemile Beach Campground in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Places To Go
 
The Au Sable Light Station is located on Lake Superior.
NPS photo by John Ochman
Au Sable Light Station
 

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is truly a mosaic of natural and cultural wonders. Along its 35 miles of Lake Superior shoreline are over 15 miles of towering sandstone cliffs, beautiful beaches, and enormous sand dunes. And there are waterfalls, lighthouses, lakes, streams, and forest to enjoy.

Many attractions are accessible either by automobile or by short footpaths. Hikes can be as short as 100 feet or as long as nine miles. Only your enthusiasm and energy will limit your distance.

Alger County Road Commission trucks grades a gravel road.
Construction on Alger County Road
H-58 in 2008 and 2009
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Overlooking a lake in the Hiawatha National Forest. (Forest Service photo)
Hiawatha National Forest
in the eastern and central U.P.
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Many visitors enjoy backpacking along the Lake Superior shore and through the northwoods .
Backcountry Camping
Please plan your trip carefully.
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Common loon in a pond on the Seney National Wildlife Refuge (Seney NWR photo).
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Great place to view wildlife
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The former Grand Marais Coast Guard Station now serves as a Ranger Station at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  

Did You Know?
When the 729-foot freighter S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald went down on November 10, 1975, the last land-based communication to the ship was from the Grand Marais Coast Guard Station. This station and the Munising USCG Station are now managed by Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST