Sleeping Bear Coast

M-22 Scenic Byway, south to north:

Manistee & Benzie Counties

The Ramsdell Inn
The Ramsdell Inn (right) and Vogue Theatre (left), River Street, Manistee

1. Manistee-Onekama

      • Manistee Waterfront – Manistee River Walk (3 miles, moderately trafficked, easy, dogs allowed)
      • Manistee National Recreation River & Bear Creek Scenic River
      • Downtown Manistee
      • Orchard Beach State Park – Loop Trail (2 miles, moderately trafficked, easy, dogs allowed)
      • Onekama – Portage Lake
Arcadia Scenic Turnout
Arcadia Scenic Turnout along M-22 Scenic Byway

2. Arcadia

      • Arcadia Beach Natural Area
      • Arcadia Scenic Turnout
      • Arcadia Marsh Boardwalk (1.9 miles, lightly trafficked, easy, no dogs)
      • Arcadia Area Historical Society
      • Arcadia Dunes: C.S. Mott Nature Preserve – Dune Overlook via Baldy Trailhead (1 mile, moderately trafficked, easy, dogs allowed)
Point Betsie Lighthouse
View from Point Betsie Lighthouse

3. Frankfort

      • Point Betsie Lighthouse
      • Frankfort Public Beach And Playground
      • Frankfort Municipal Marina
      • Frankfort Mineral Springs
      • Downtown Frankfort
Elberta Life Saving Station
Elberta Life Saving Station, Elberta’s Waterfront Park

4. Elberta

      • Waterfront Park
      • Elberta Life Saving Station venue
      • Elberta Beach
      • Downtown Elberta
      • Elberta Dunes South Natural Area – Loop Trail (1.6 miles, moderately trafficked, easy)
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, Michigan

5. Benzonia-Beulah (US-31)

      • Benzonia Public Library
      • Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum
      • Crystal Lake – Crystal Lake Marina & Beulah Beach
      • Old Benzie County Courthouse
      • Betsie Valley Trail: Mollineaux Rd to Beulah Beach (6.3 miles, easy, dogs allowed)

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Platte River opening to Loon Lake, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Platte River opening to Loon Lake, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

1. Platte River area in Honor (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

      • Old Indian Trails: Black Arrow and Green Arrow Loop (3.1 miles, moderately trafficked, easy, dogs allowed)
      • Platte River Paddle Trip (3.8 miles, lightly trafficked, moderate)
      • Platte River Point Beach
      • Platte River Campground
      • Esch Beach Walk (moderately trafficked, easy, dogs allowed)
Empire Village Beach, Sleeping Bear Dunes
Empire Village Beach, Sleeping Bear Dunes

2. Empire

      • Empire Bluff Trail (1.5 miles, heavily trafficked, moderate, dogs allowed) (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Philip A. Hart Visitor Center (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Empire Village
      • Empire Village Beach
      • North Bar Lake
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Covered Bridge

3. Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

      • Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive (7.2 mile loop, dogs allowed) – Covered Bridge
      • Dunes Scenic Overlook
      • Cottonwood Trail (1.6 miles, moderately trafficked loop, easy, dogs allowed)
      • Sleeping Bear Dunes Overlook
      • Shauger Hill Hiking Trail (2.7 miles, lightly trafficked loop, moderate, dogs allowed)
U.S. Life Saving Service
U.S. Life Saving Service Boat House at Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum in Glen Haven

4. Glen Haven area (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

      • Dune Climb Trail (3.6 miles, heavily trafficked, difficult, no dogs)
      • Glen Haven Historic Village
      • Cannery Boathouse Museum
      • Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum
      • Sleeping Bear Point Trail (2.5 miles, moderately trafficked loop, moderate, no dogs)
Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor
Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor

5. Glen Arbor

      • Alligator Hill – Easy Loop (2.8 miles, heavily trafficked) (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • D.H. Day Group Campground (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Downtown Glen Arbor
      • Cherry Republic
      • Crystal River Paddle Trip (4.5 miles, lightly trafficked)

6. Port Oneida (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

      • Bay View Loop (5.9 miles, moderate, dogs allowed)
      • Charles and Hattie Olsen Farmhouse
      • Kelderhouse Cemetery
      • Port Oneida Rural Historic District
      • Pyramid Point – Trail (1 mile, heavily trafficked, moderate, dogs allowed)
Little Traverse Lake
Little Traverse Lake

7. Good Harbor Bay

      • Bohemian Road Beach Good Harbor Bay (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Good Harbor Bay Trail (2.7 miles, lightly trafficked loop, easy, no dogs) (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Good Harbor Bay Beach (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Swanson Preserve – Little Traverse Lake Trail (0.6 miles loop, easy)
      • Teichner Preserve – Lime Lake Boardwalk (0.5 miles, easy)
Fish Town, Leland, Michigan
Fish Town on the right bank, in Leland, Michigan, port to the Manitou Islands of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

8. Leland

      • Fish Town
      • Leland Township Harbor – Port to Manitou Islands (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
      • Downtown Leland – Leland Village Green
      • Lake Leelanau
      • Whaleback Natural Area – Glacial Hill, Manitou Lookout, Bluff Edge and Birch Valley Loop Trail (1.6 miles, lightly trafficked, easy)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Point, South Manitou Island, and Glen Lake viewed from trail along Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

9. South Manitou Island & North Manitou Island (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

      • Lighthouse
      • South Manitou Island Bay Campground
      • Weather Station Campground
      • Francisco Morazan wreck
      • South Manitou Old Growth Cedars Trail (6.8 miles, moderate) – Giant Cedars

10. North Manitou Island (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

      • North Manitou Shoal Light Station
      • North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station
      • Lake Manitou Trail (4.9 miles, lightly trafficked, easy, no dogs)
      • North Manitou Island Loop (13.7 miles, lightly trafficked, moderate, no dogs)
      • North Manitou Island Outer Loop (16.5 miles, moderately trafficked, moderate, no dogs)

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