Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a national lakeshore run by the National Park Service in Leelanau County, Michigan. Entrance is $25 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the managing agency's own page.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore map
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for MI, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is open 24 hours a day.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is open 24 hours a day.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Campgrounds inside the park's Michigan boundary: D.H. Day Campground, D.H. Day Group Campground, Platte River Campground and White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
South Manitou Group Campground (right at the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Glen Arbor, 5.1 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
- South Bar Lake fishing (0.7 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Glen Lake fishing (0.9 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Wilderness areaSleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness lies inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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