Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore

    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore stretches for 40 miles along the Lake Superior coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  The effects of Lake Superior's waves and water have given the cliff rock faces distinctive color features, hence the name.
 

Pictured Rocks: photo by Dr. Dan Brown
Pictured Rocks Lakeshore
(photo by Dr. Daniel Brown)
 

    One of the area's highlights is the Au Sable Point Lighthouse on the northwest shore, built in 1874.  Hiking trails also pass along the lakeshore, allowing a view of shipwrecks along the coast.
 

Pictured Rocks: photo by Dr. Dan Brown
Au Sable Point Lighthouse
(photo by Dr. Daniel Brown)

    Hiking, fishing, hunting, boating, and camping are all possible activities at Pictured Rocks.  The area also contains beaches and sand dunes, with the Grand Sable Dunes topping out at over 200 feet.
 

Pictured Rocks: photo by Deb Cramer
Pictured Rocks shoreline
(photo by Deb Cramer)

    Other sights within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore include three visitor and information centers, Sable Falls, and the 50 foot Munising Falls.
 

Pictured Rocks: photo by Deb Cramer
Munising Falls
(photo by Deb Cramer)

 

Map of the Area
(Map Source:  US Census TIGER Maps)
 
Other web sites of interest:

Pictured Rocks National Seashore:  project..exploringthenorth.com/pictrocks/pr.html 

GORP:  Pictured Rocks information:
    project..gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_ns/mi_pictu.htm