The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a very unique place. The Dunes offer sightseeing and recreational and educational opportunities in all seasons of the year.
In spring, summer and fall, there are swimming and picnic pleasures at sugar sand beaches. You can canoe, kayak or tube on crystal-clear streams. Or, simply let the day slip away with a late summer sunset. Wintertime provides a much different view. Snowshoe, cross country or downhill ski, snowboard or venture into the wilderness. Your only company will be the Dunes' year-round residents - its natural wildlife.
The Sleeping Bear Dunes have a very long history of recreation, agriculture and maritime activity, a great deal of which can still be seen through preserved and restored buildings and landmarks.
Shaped by glaciers thousands of years ago, the diverse terrain and ecology of the dune environment is alive with opportunity for observing and learning about our natural world.
Make sure to not miss this on your Northern Michigan vacation. The place is simply a gem.