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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Plan Your Visit
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![Miners Castle is the most familiar feature of the Pictured Rocks cliffs. It is easily accessible by automobile. Miners Castle is the most familiar feature of the Pictured Rocks cliffs. It is easily accessible by automobile.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508003131im_/http://www.nps.gov/piro/planyourvisit/images/Miners-Castle-new.jpg) |
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Welcome to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, America’s first National Lakeshore.
Unlike any other place on Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks offers the opportunity to explore miles of pristine beaches, hike over 100 miles of trails, and experience the serenity of the northern hardwood forest.
In the spring, a new world appears along trails carpeted with the soft beauty of wildflowers. Summer gives way to warm basking days. Blinking lights of orange, red, and yellow signal the wonder of change in autumn. In the winter, the raw windy beauty of snow frequents the days though periodically the snow blazes forth with sunlight.
Take time to experience and learn about the different worlds of Pictured Rocks, a mosaic of colors, textures, and sights. Enjoy your stay!
Jim Northup, Superintendent
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![Miners Castle has a new look after a rockfall on April 13, 2006. Miners Castle has a new look after a rockfall on April 13, 2006.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508003131im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/PIRO_MinersCastleOld-65x65.jpg) Miners Castle before April 13, 2006, rockfall more... | | ![Shiloh - the hunting dog - enjoys a autumn day. (Grant Petersen photo) Shiloh - the hunting dog - enjoys a autumn day. (Grant Petersen photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508003131im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/PIRO_Shiloh-65x65.jpg) Please check the regulations concerning where pets are allowed. more... | | ![The Interagency Visitor Center of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Hiawatha National Forest is located in Munising, Michigan. The Interagency Visitor Center of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Hiawatha National Forest is located in Munising, Michigan.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508003131im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/PIRO_InteragencyVisitorCenter-65.jpg) Interagency Visitor Center Please make the IVC your first stop. more... | | ![Grand Sable Visitor Center is located one mile west of Grand Marais. Grand Sable Visitor Center is located one mile west of Grand Marais.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508003131im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/PIRO_GrandSableVisitorCenter-65x65.jpg) Grand Sable Visitor Center Stop by when you are in Grand Marais more... | |
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![Mineral seepage creates the vibrant colors shown on this close-up photo of the Pictured Rocks cliffs. Mineral seepage creates the vibrant colors shown on this close-up photo of the Pictured Rocks cliffs.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508003131im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/PIRO_MineralStain-DYK.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
Mineral stains give color to the famous cliffs of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Red and orange colors are iron, black is manganese, white is limonite, and green is a trace of copper. There are no pictographs or petroglyphs on the Pictured Rocks cliffs (that we know of).
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST |