Sand Point Road is the only road maintained by the park in the winter. All other park roads, including Miners Castle Road and Chapel Road are not plowed within the park boundary. More
The National Park Service (NPS) today issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Miners Falls Viewing Platform and Steps Replacement Project at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This project aims to provide safe public access to the Miners River and the base of Miners Falls while reducing impacts to the natural environment.
The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is completing a death investigation involving a body that washed ashore from Lake Superior along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Miners Beach.
A new National Park Service report shows that 910,939 visitors to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in 2023 spent $45,770,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 544 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $48,685,000.
On Saturday, August 17th, from 10am until 4pm, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of continuous service at the Au Sable Light Station.
Beginning August 15, 2024, the bridge over Miners River leading to Miners Beach at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will have single-lane closures. Visitors can expect delays during this time. After Labor Day, September 2, 2024, the bridge will close completely to traffic in both directions until Memorial Day, 2025.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore proposes to replace the viewing platforms and their associated stair structures for visitors to view the natural feature at the terminus of the Miners Falls Trail. The purpose of this project is to provide safe public access to the Miners River and base of Miners Falls, while reducing impacts to the natural environment.
The Munising Falls Visitor Center and Grand Sable Visitor Center parking lots will be closed at 5 pm on Sunday, June 23 until Monday, July 1 for repaving.
All vehicles must be moved from these parking lots by 5 pm on Sunday, June 23. Any remaining vehicles will be towed.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is seeking students aged 15 through 18 to participate in the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer youth employment program. Participants will be working alongside park employees to complete trails and grounds projects across the park.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore saw 910,939 total visitors in 2023. This is a 1.5% decrease from 2022 visitation, and a 30% decrease from 2021, when the park saw its highest visitation of 1.3 million visitors.
