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Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreBridalveil Falls cascades over the Pictured Rocks escarpment. This springtime waterfall slows to a trickle in the summer.
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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 2009 and 2010
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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 purple flower of spotted knapweed, a non-native invasive species, is shown with Pitcher's thistle, an endangered species.  

Did You Know?
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is home to three arctic disjuncts, plants whose normal range is far to the north. Arctic crowberry and thimbleberry thrive because of the cool and moist microclimates caused by Lake Superior.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST