All Sleeping Bear Dunes places
89 places
1Dune ClimbClimb loose sand for a higher view over Little Glen Lake.
2Lake Michigan OverlookLake Michigan opens up from 450 feet above the shore.
3Pyramid Point OverlookA sandy climb opens to Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands.
4Empire Bluff OverlookA boardwalk panorama worth the hilly 1.5-mile walk.
Philip A. Hart Visitor CenterA smart first stop for maps, ranger advice, and park context.
5South Manitou Lighthouse ComplexThe 117-step climb opens a wide view across the Manitou Passage.
6North Bar BeachTwo very different swims sit a short walk apart.
7Platte River Point BeachWade the river, then step into Lake Michigan.
8Sleeping Bear Point Maritime MuseumA 1901 lifesaving station, its rescue boats, and the Manitou Passage.
9Dune OverlookA ramped deck frames dunes, Glen Lake, Lake Michigan and Manitou Islands
10Glen Lake OverlookTwo connected lakes and an alligator-shaped hill from one pull-off.
Port Oneida Farms Heritage CenterA 1918 farmhouse with Port Oneida's first indoor plumbing.
11Esch BeachA sun-warmed creek meets Lake Michigan at this beach.
12Glen Haven BeachA pebbly swim stop beside an old shipping port.
13Sleeping Bear Dune OverlookSee the namesake dune a mile away, perched above Lake Michigan.
14Good Harbor Beach (Bohemian Road / CR 669)Clear shallows, pebble-rich sand, and a creek just down the shore.
15Good Harbor Beach (CR 651)A soft-sand beach with big Lake Michigan sunset views.
16South Manitou Old-Growth CedarsA quiet walk among cedars several centuries old.
17Manitou Island Transit FerryThe Lake Michigan crossing is part of the island trip.
18Pierce Stocking Covered BridgeA historic roadside bridge at the scenic drive's first stop.
19North Bar Lake Overlook and Picnic AreaSmall lake, sandy bar, and Lake Michigan in one wide view.
20Inspiration Point over Glen LakeA brief roadside view over both Glen Lakes toward North Manitou Island.
21Glen Haven Cannery and Boat MuseumFruit cannery, Great Lakes boats, and a cordwood town’s story.
Sleeping Bear InnSleep in Glen Haven's historic inn, with the beach across the road.
Glen Haven General StoreA small shop with a surprisingly big role in company-town life.
22Glen Haven Blacksmith ShopCatch a live forge demonstration in a shop from the 1860s.
23Charles & Martha Treat FarmA half-mile walk to a farmstead full of ingenious buildings.
24Francisco Morazan Shipwreck OverlookA shore-level look at a freighter wrecked off South Manitou.
25Cherry Republic — Glen ArborSample cherries, shop 200+ products, then wander the garden paths.
South Manitou Island Visitor CenterA home, post office, general store, and island museum under one roof.
North Manitou Island Contact StationA small village contact point on a self-reliant island trip.
26Peterson BeachA quiet Lake Michigan shore with bluffs on the horizon.
27No Name Road BeachSoft Lake Michigan sand, reached by a long, steep staircase.
28Bass Lake (South) AccessA quiet dock for paddling, bluegill, and an easy woodland loop.
29Loon Lake AccessA slow-water launch with a fishing dock and picnic area.
30Crystal River AccessA gentle paddle with an optional three-tube culvert passage.
Art’s TavernHouse-ground burgers and tater tots under a ceiling of pennants.
31El Dorado Platte River AccessA compact put-in for an easy one-mile float to Lake Michigan.
Platte River Picnic AreaA shady picnic stop with river access and a one-hour float option.
Little Glen Lake Picnic AreaPicnic by Little Glen Lake, with the Dune Climb across the water.
32Sunset Shores BeachStony Lake Michigan shore, with one boulder worth framing.
33North Manitou Island Life-Saving StationA rare 1854 rescue station anchors this remote island village.
34Tiesma Road BeachA quiet Lake Michigan shore reached by a soft-sand dune climb.
35North Manitou Island Cottage RowNorth Manitou's old summer colony, told through its cottages.
36Carsten & Elizabeth Burfiend FarmPort Oneida’s first non-Native homestead, still legible across the road.
37Dechow FarmPort Oneida farm history, told through a whole cluster of buildings.
38Thoreson FarmAn old orchard grid marks Port Oneida's first market cherry farm.
39Alligator Hill Charcoal KilnsSawmill scraps once became charcoal here for Michigan campers.
40Boekeloo LodgeA cabin and hand-dug pond where a cranberry bog never took hold.
41North Manitou Island Shingle MillA rare island mill built around an 1875 steam engine.
Platte River CampgroundA wooded basecamp for the Platte River and Lake Michigan.
D.H. Day CampgroundWooded campsites put the beach walk and Heritage Trail close.
42South Manitou Boat House and Contact StationA dockside boathouse built for perilous Great Lakes rescues.
43Martin & Allay Basch FarmA farm stop with ornate gables and a sunburst porch detail.
44William & Charlotte Kelderhouse FarmA farmhouse that held Port Oneida's store, post office and phone exchange.
45North Unity SchoolA restored log schoolhouse beside the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
46Port Oneida SchoolA one-room school, bell tower, hand pump and crescent-moon privy.
47South Manitou Island SchoolhouseEight grades fit in one room, and the island gathered there.
48School Lake AccessPaddle a shallow channel into neighboring Bass Lake.
White Pine Backcountry CampgroundCarry your tent two miles to a six-site woods camp.
Bay Campground — South Manitou IslandA walk-in island campground close to South Manitou’s dock.
Weather Station Campground — South Manitou IslandA quiet island camp with passage views and a real gear haul.
Village Campground — North Manitou IslandEight sites give North Manitou hikers a village-side base.
D. H. Day Group CampgroundFour tent-only group sites near the Dune Climb.
Popple Campground, South Manitou IslandA seven-site backcountry camp near South Manitou’s northern beach.
49Frederick and Margretha Werner BarnA family farm moved south after a boundary dispute.
50Georg & Flora Schmidt FarmA Port Oneida stop for patterned shingles and a memorable farm story.
51Bufka FarmA homestead cabin survives inside the chicken coop.
52George & Louise Lawr FarmA farmstead remembered for horse teams and raisin cream cookies.
53Henry and Catherine Eckerdt FarmA Port Oneida farmstead with a community midwife's story.
54Ole & Magdalena Olsen FarmA 120-acre farmstead with a story beyond the buildings.
55Pete & Jennie Burfiend FarmA Port Oneida farmstead with a story dating to the 1860s.
56Kropp FarmA small farm stop where the granary tells a logging story.
57John & Margaretha Eitzen FarmWalk a preserved 1890s farmyard with a dairy barn and family story.
58Narada Lake ViewpointA boardwalk pause to spot the beavers’ work along the shore.
59Bass Lake (North) AccessSmall sandy shore access for swimming, fishing, and launching kayaks.
60Round Lake AccessA two-track reaches a small-boat launch on Round Lake.
61Shalda CabinA roadside cabin with dovetail joints and a settlement’s story.
62Deer Lake AccessA small spring-fed lake reached by a narrow, rutted track.
63August Beck FarmA farmstead that tells South Manitou’s farming story.
64George Conrad Hutzler FarmAn island farm where isolation helped transform American rye.
65Kraitz CabinA 16-by-20-foot cabin that hosted the area's first Catholic masses.
66George Johan Hutzler FarmA South Manitou homestead with a two-story barn built for pigs.
67South Manitou Island CemeteryA quiet island walk into the stories behind the gravestones.
68John & May Burfiend BarnAn 1890s barn with the machinery behind Port Oneida’s farm history.
69Joseph & Margaret Brunson BarnOne surviving barn holds the story of a Port Oneida farm.
70Fred & Grace Baker Pig BarnOld walnut timbers carry an older Port Oneida story into this barn.
71Faust Log CabinA 1929 cabin with a Glen Lake overlook and a layered story.
72Ken-Tuck-U-InnA 1925 mail-order inn tells Aral’s logging-to-tourism story.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Sleeping Bear Dunes Tour Guide
Sleeping Bear Dunes, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Dune Climb: Choose Your Turnaround0:00 / 0:30
“You're coming up on the Dune Climb, where you can get onto the open sand without committing to a long hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Dune Climb in the Parkwolf Sleeping Bear Dunes Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Little Glen Lake Picnic Area: A Lakeside Break
- Dune Overlook: The View Without the Sand Walk
- Glen Lake Overlook: Two Lakes, Two Blues
- When the Lake Sloshes
- 73 audio storiesacross Sleeping Bear Dunes’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Piping Plover, Bald Eagle, White-tailed Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 34 trails, 89 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
