Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

Fire restrictions

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.

Who manages Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

Getting to Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

• Empire, MI is the nearest town, 0.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)

Trailheads at Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

• Empire Bluff Trail (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 879 ft), at 44.7992, -86.0585 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Old Indian Trail (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 602 ft), at 44.7027, -86.1849 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive) (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 952 ft), at 44.8734, -86.0522 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Treat Farm Trail (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 766 ft), at 44.7929, -86.0579 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Otter Creek Loop (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 589 ft), at 44.7622, -86.0736 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• The Dune Trail (0.21 mi outside the boundary, 610 ft), at 44.8825, -86.0421 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Lasso Loop Trailhead (0.62 mi outside the boundary, 592 ft), at 44.7197, -86.1175 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Shauger Hill Trail (0.65 mi outside the boundary, 773 ft), at 44.8529, -86.0407 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-mi.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

• Old Baldy Dune summit about 1,020 ft
• The Sleeping Bear summit about 1,010 ft
• Old Baldy Hill summit about 825 ft
• Florence Lake lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Campgrounds in and around Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

Campgrounds inside the boundary: White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits , each with its reservation system and amenities on campgroundsdb.com.

• D.H. Day Group Campground (right at the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
• South Manitou Group Campground (right at the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
• Platte River Campground (0.7 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Public lands next to Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness

• National Park Service unitSleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness lies inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a National Park Service unit.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Michigan

• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Houghton County)
• Sylvania Wilderness (Gogebic County)
• Beaver Basin Wilderness (Alger County)
• Big Island Lake Wilderness (Schoolcraft County)
• Delirium Wilderness (Chippewa County)

Michigan wilderness areas