Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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pikespice
Greenville
Worth visiting!
The last time I went to this place
Was a bit cloudy the only time I was there and I didn’t get to go to the Manitou islands, but the mainland section of the lakeshore was pretty neat. Tried my hand at the dune climb and couldn’t make it up to the top. (out-of-shape much? lol)
chazb40
Wisconsin
Worth visiting!
How this place changed my life
I went kiteboarding not far from there this summer.
It was so desolate for miles of coastline. I started kiteboarding in the morning and got too far from my starting point, but, oh well. After the end of the day, at twilight, I walked the few-but-now-achingly-difficult miles back to the park entrance and had no one behind, in front, or around me for as far as I could see. Miles and miles of beautiful beach and towering dunes, great waves, stunning sunset and just me and my footprints.
And three bear paw prints by a small pool of water beneath a dune.
Tonk_Henning
Chicago
Worth visiting!
Why I recommend this place to visitors
Ahhh…. Fresh air. I never knew you before trekking to the top.
ToddieM
Diamond Bar
Worth visiting!
My Mother and Grandmother
I have found memories of this place, as it was a common summer destination for me when I was a boy. I enjoyed hearing the legend about the mother and her two cubs that didnt make it all the way across.
danimatian
New York City
Worth visiting!
A tip I have about this place
Try to make it so you can finish your hike as you near the lake at dusk. A sunset from this vantage point is breathtakingly beautiful.





