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Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreChapel Falls begins its cascades into Chapel Lake below, one of many waterfalls in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pets at Pictured Rocks
 
This toy poodle enjoys an afternoon at Miners Beach.
NPS photo by Brenda St. Martin
Dog on leash at Miners Beach

Pets are permitted along roads and in designated developed areas such as Munising Falls and Miners Castle. Pets must be kept on a 6-foot leash at all times. Please clean up after your pet.

Pets are permitted at drive-in campgrounds. Keep pet bowls in your vehicle when not in use, and clean up any spilled food. Pet food can attract bears and other wildlife into your camp.  

Pets are not permitted in the Lakeshore backcountry because they may become lost; be injured by porcupines or other wildlife; intimidate other visitors; harass, injure, or kill wildlife; or disturb other hikers and campers.

For more detailed information, please read the Pets at the Lakeshore site bulletin (pdf).

Deer tick (Image from American Lyme Disease Foundation)
Ticks and Disease
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Black bear make their home in the Upper Peninsula.
Please don't
feed the bears
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Female mosquito is about to collect blood. (Photo by Agricultural Resource Service USDA
West Nile Virus
a mosquito-borne disease
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The Official Map and Guide for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Many site bulletins
are available on-line.
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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, Pitcher's thistle, and thimbleberry thrive because of the cool and moist microclimates caused by Lake Superior.
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Last Updated: April 18, 2007 at 14:08 EST