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Discover this 5.7-mile loop trail near Shingleton, Michigan. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 56 min to complete. This is a popular trail for camping, hiking, and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are January through January.
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- Shingleton, Michigan, United States
Little Beave Lake, Beaver Lake and Lake Superior Double Loop. Explore this 9.6-mile loop trail near Shingleton, Michigan. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 11 min to complete.
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- Shingleton, Michigan, United States
- There Are Less Than 10 Campsites.
- You Can Hike to The Lake Superior Shoreline.
- Once You’Ve Hiked to Lake Superior, You’Ll Also End Up at Twelvemile Beach!
- You Can Then Hike A Little Further to Big Star Cove.
- You Can Hike Even Further to Get A Glimpse of Spray Falls.
- You Can Hike Even Further to Chapel Rock.
- There Is No Electricity at The Campground.
- There Are No Showers at The Campground.
- There Are Bears in Pictured Rocks.
- There’S A Bear Cam That’S Basically Facing The Bathroom.
Campsites are relatively close together, but with less than 10 campsites, it also can make for a quieter feel of a campground… in a quieter area of the park!
It would be a 3 mile round trip hike to Lake Superior from the Little Beaver Lake campground. Once you come to Lake Superior, you’ll intersect with the North Country Trail. If you won’t be staying at Little Beaver campground, you can find a trailhead to Lake Superior on the road to the campground. There’s a parking area for non-campers.
This is practically a private beach! The only way to get here is by foot, and not as many people are hiking in this area. This is the western end of Twelvemile Beach, a separate area (nearly 12 miles away! …or actually maybe more like 10 miles) from the main public access area of Twelvemile Beach. The main public access area is near the Twelvemile ...
Once you’re at Lake Superior, you can then continue hiking on the North Country Trail to the west (to the left as you’re facing the lake), and then in maybe less than 5 minutes you’ll reach the Big Star Cove. You can hike down a sandy trail and sit on the rock shoreline and take in the Lake Superior views. Right by Big Star Cove is the Coves backco...
You can keep hiking along the North Country Trail, maybe around 1.6 miles from the Big Star Cove, to see the Spray Falls waterfalls that flow into Lake Superior. This would be around a 6.5 mile round trip hike to the Spray Falls lookout spot from the Little Beaver Lake campground.
And then you can go even further along the North Country Trail to hike to Chapel Rockand Chapel Beach from the Little Beaver campground. From Little Beaver Lake campground to Chapel Rock would be around a 10 mile hike round trip. And then going further to Chapel Beach will add on around a half mile round trip. Or you can drive around 30 minutes to ...
There is no electricity at Little Beaver Campground, or at any other campgrounds in the national lakeshore park.
There are no showers at Little Beaver Campground, or at any other campgrounds in the national lakeshore park.
It’s said that a fed bear is a dead bear. This means that once bears start to see humans as a source of food, they can become a threat to humans, and that means a potential threat to you! If a bear is believed to think of humans as a source of food, that bear may be killed. Currently, bears in Pictured Rocks are generally not seen as a threat to pe...
The trash cans are located right in front of the bathroom. The bear cam (bear camera) is facing these trash cans in front of the bathroom. So, maybe you won’t want to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night? You don’t want to walk out of the bathroom to find a bear right in front of you smelling the trash can? And finally…
Beaver Lake Loop. Check out this 9.4-mile loop trail near Grand Marais, Michigan. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 3 min to complete. This trail is great for birding and hiking, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring.
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- Grand Marais, Michigan, United States
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Guide to exploring Beaver Basin Wilderness- Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Photo-blog & tips by Michigan Nature Photographer John McCormick.
Hiking the Trails - The Friends of Beaver Lake, Inc. Summer Trail Map Winter Trail Map. Over 9 miles of maintained trails across gentle and varied terrain invite you to restore your connection to the earth. Beaver Lake’s 600 natural acres are the perfect setting for family fun or solitary renewal.
