Had a blast climbing and running down the dunes with my husband and my boys yesterday! The scenic drive was gorgeous!
Sincerely,
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes features immense and magnificent sand dunes, as well as beaches, forests and inland lakes along a 35-mile strip of the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan. Off the coast, the park also includes two undeveloped islands, North and South Manitou Islands, which offer a more remote backcountry experience.
State(s): Michigan
Established: 1970
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I have visited the Sleeping Bear Dunes area every summer for over half a century and love the lakes, the dunes, the forests, the views, and the up north air deeply. It's part of my soul. But I am so very disappointed and disturbed by the excessively wide paved bike…
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