Sleeping Bear Dunes

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, located just outside Traverse City, is a premiere vacation destination and national lakeshore, the ideal Michigan getaway. Encompassing the towns of Glen Arbor and Empire, this thirty-five miles of unspoiled Lake Michigan shoreline and 50,000 acres of sand dunes, beaches, forests and rivers is just 25 miles from Traverse City, Michigan. MyNorth makes it easy for you to make the most of your Michigan getaway, whether you hike, canoe, Nordic ski, snowshoe, tour by car or set up in a premiere Michigan campground in the spectacular Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes Guide + Video

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ten Places Not to Miss in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

VIDEO: Don't Miss the Pierce Stocking Drive at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Sleeping Bear Dunes Articles

Sleeping Bear Dunes Events

Leelanau Peninsula Birding Festival

May 29, 2013 at 12pm to June 2, 2013 at 2pm - Leelanau Peninsula

Runs, Walks and Cycling Events - June 2013

June 1, 2013 at 8am to June 29, 2013 at 3pm - Various

2013 M-22 Challenge in Sleeping Bear Dunes

June 8, 2013 all day - Little Glen Lake Picnic Area

Star Party at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

June 8, 2013 from 9pm to 11pm - Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive #2 (park at Picnic Mountain)

Spring at Houdek Dunes Natural Area

May 26, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm - Houdek Dunes Natural Area

Explore the Crystal River on Foot

June 1, 2013 from 10am to 12pm - Crystal River

Artist In Residence Presentation

June 13, 2013 from 7:30pm to 9pm - Glen Arbor Art Association

Nature Photography Tour: Sleeping Bear Dunes

June 15, 2013 from 9am to 4pm - The Homestead & Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Explore Houdek Dunes Natural Area

June 15, 2013 from 10am to 12pm - Houdek Dunes Natural Area

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Sleeping Bear Dunes Restaurants

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Sleeping Bear Dunes Resources

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

(231) 326-5134

Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau

(888) 334-8499

Benzie County Visitors Bureau

(800) 882-5801

Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce

(231) 352-7251

Leelanau Chamber

(231) 271-9895

Empire Chamber of Commerce

(231) 326-5285

Glen Arbor Chamber of Commerce

(231) 334-3238

Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce

(231) 256-0079