Pets on a leash no longer than 6 feet are allowed in many areas of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Located in Munising Township, the park hugs the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for more than 40 miles. Pets are permitted in the following areas: All roads, parking lots, and picnic areas; Sand Point Beaches; Munising Falls Trail; Miners Falls Trail; Miners Castle – paved trail to Overlooks; Miners Beach; Au Sable Access Road to the Light Station; Lake Superior Overlook and Beach; Sable Falls Trail and Beach; Lake Superior beaches directly in front of the campground and day-use areas; and all three drive in campgrounds: Little Beaver Lake, Twelvemile Beach, and Hurricane River Campgrounds. Pets are not permitted in the following areas: All North Country Scenic Trail segments that pass through the length of the park (trail is sometimes referred to as the Lakeshore Trail); Sand Point Marsh Trail; Chapel Trails and Chapel Beach; Mosquito Trails and Mosquito Beach; all backcountry campgrounds/campsites; Log Slide and nearby dunes; Grand Sable Dunes; all areas east of Miners Beach to the western edge of Twelvemile Beach Campground, including the entire Chapel-Grand Portal-Mosquito Loop Trails and beaches; all trails and beaches within the Beaver Basin Wilderness; all groomed winter ski trails; and carrying in pets. Though pets are permitted on boats on Lake Superior, they are not permitted on park beaches in the backcountry. This includes – but is not limited to – Mosquito and Chapel Beaches.
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