Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, United States

5.0 (1.912 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Michigan Historic Walking Areas • National Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

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This national park includes a 35-mile stretch of beach on Lake Michigan for swimming plus 13 hiking trails.
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9922 W Front St, Empire, MI 49630-9417

http://www.nps.gov/slbe/index.htm

Sunday, April 28, 2024, 22:55

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5I AM Clearly Crystal 5:00 PM Sep 11, 2022
Beautiful Afternoon
The lakeshore is beautiful with the different colors of blues and greens. The walk up the sand dunes at Sleeping Bear is doable...but the lakeshore is miles from that sand dune. Along the scenic drive is more sand dunes with the lakeshore in plain view. Those sand dunes have a pretty steep incline. The sign reads if you need to be rescued it is a $3,000 dollar fee. No joke on the work out there.
5EvalKnievel 5:00 PM Sep 17, 2022
Wait for a good day for the hike
First time in Northern Michigan, and this was a real highlight. We were lucky to have had a day of rain in the middle of our trip, which made the sand hard enough to climb down (and, especially, back up) to Lake Michigan. Whole family enjoyed this -- multiple cousins, ages 6 to 15 plus adults. For those of us not from the midwest, Lake Michigan looks like the Caribbean because it's so huge and blue!