Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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national lakeshore protected area tourist attraction

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a protected stretch of towering sand dunes, forests, and beaches along the northwestern coast of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, renowned for its scenic vistas and outdoor recreation.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes 2
National Lakeshore 1
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore historic resources 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national lakeshore ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Benzie County, Michigan ⓘ
Leelanau County, Michigan ⓘ
culturalAssociation Ojibwe folklore ⓘ
designation Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Lakeshore
established October 21, 1970 ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasEcosystem Great Lakes coastal dunes ⓘ
conifer forest ⓘ
northern hardwood forest ⓘ
hasFeature beaches ⓘ
bluffs ⓘ
forests ⓘ
inland lakes ⓘ
islands ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasScenicDrive Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive ⓘ
hasTrail Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail ⓘ
hasWildlife black bear ⓘ
coyotes ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
white-tailed deer ⓘ
highestDuneHeight approximately 450 feet above Lake Michigan ⓘ
includes North Manitou Island ⓘ
South Manitou Island ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor Lake Michigan shoreline ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
scenic vistas ⓘ
towering sand dunes ⓘ
locatedIn Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Lower Peninsula of Michigan

Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan
locatedOn Lake Michigan ⓘ
northwestern coast of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula ⓘ
namedAfter Sleeping Bear legend of the Ojibwe ⓘ
nearestCity Traverse City, Michigan ⓘ
offersActivity camping ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
cross-country skiing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
snowshoeing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
partOf United States National Park System ⓘ
surface form: National Park System of the United States
protectedFor natural resources ⓘ
recreational opportunities ⓘ
scenic values ⓘ
region Northern Michigan ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Michigan
state Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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Benzie County, Michigan → adjacentTo → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Leelanau County → contains → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Leelanau County, Michigan → contains → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Leelanau County, Michigan → containsPartOf → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore → designation → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lakeshore
Northern Michigan → hasAttraction → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Lake Michigan → hasNationalLakeshore → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Lake Michigan shoreline → hasPart → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Leelanau County → hasProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Leelanau County, Michigan → hasProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive → hasView → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sleeping Bear Dunes
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail → isWithinProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive → locatedIn → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail → locatedIn → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Walter L. Frost shipwreck → locatedIn → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
North Manitou Island → locatedInProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
South Manitou Island Lighthouse → locatedInProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive → locatedWithinProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
North Manitou Island → managedBy → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Traverse City, Michigan → nearProtectedArea → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail → offersViewOf → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sleeping Bear Dunes
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive → partOf → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail → partOf → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore trail system
South Manitou Island → partOf → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
South Manitou Island Lighthouse → partOf → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore historic resources
M-22 → passesNear → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Cherry Capital Airport → servesTourismDestination → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive → touristRegion → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ