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Access points provide a place to launch and land boats and park a vehicle. Although some of the access points listed here have camping, they are generally day use sites only. Included here are comments about the facilities you will find there. Some of these sites are remote and infrequently traveled. There are more access points than what we listed here. We sometimes drop one if another one is located nearby or felt the site did not serve a paddler well.

Access Point

Location

Bathrooms

Water

Distance by water following the coastline from access point

Notes

Big Bay Marina

046º 49’ 34.39” N 087º 43’ 40.75” W

X


X



Protected harbor, launch fee

Little Presque Isle

046º 38’ 11.40” N 087º 28’ 19.38” W

X



25 miles from Big Bay Marina

Approximate 1/3 mile boat carry

Wetmore’s Landing

046º 36’ 53.62” N 087º 27’ 52.43” W

X



28 miles from Big Bay Marina

1/3 mile boat carry

Presque Isle Park -Middle Bay Beach

046º 35’ 9.45” N 087º 23’ 9.33” W

X

X

33 miles from Big Bay Marina

Park closes at night

Presque Isle Park Marina

046º 32’ 36.80” N 087º 23’ 1.43” W

X

X

3 miles from Presque Isle Park – Middle Bay Beach

Protected harbor, launch fee

McCarty’s Cove

046º 32’ 52.53” N 087º 22’ 42.62” W

X


6.5 miles from Presque Isle Park – Middle Bay Beach

Swimming beach with lifeguards

Cinder Pond Marina

046º 32’ 36.87” N 087º 23’ 3.62” W

X

X

9 miles from Presque Isle Park – Middle Bay Beach

Protected harbor, launch fee, concrete launch ramp

Chocolay Marina

046º 29’ 46.56” N 087º 20’ 55.23” W

X


14 miles from Presque Isle Park – Middle Bay Beach

Protected harbor. Approximately 2/3 mile from river mouth on Chocolay River. Site of a kayak locker able to secure boat & gear & go into town - bring your own lock to use.

M-28 Wayside

046º 29’ 21.24” N 087º 13’ 17.92” W

X


7 miles from Chocolay Marina

Flight of steps to beach

M-28 Wayside

046º 29’ 38.18” N 087º 7’ 34.01” W

X


13 miles from Chocolay Marina

Flight of steps to beach

Laughing Whitefish River Boat Ramp

046º 31’ 16.39” N 087º 01’ 40.00” W



19 miles from Chocolay Marina

Approximately 2/3 mile from the river mouth on Laughing Fish River

Au-Train Beach

046º 26’ 3.88” N 086º 50’ 17.76” W

X

X

35 miles from Chocolay Marina

Protected launch. Has accessible boat launch. Located approximately 1/4 mile from river mouthon Au Train River

Bay Furnace Recreation Area

046º 26’ 30.99” N 086º 42’ 20.30” W

X

X

46 miles from Chocolay Marina

Camping available

Grand Island Landing

046º 26’ 43.15” N 086º 39’ 55.56” W

X


48 miles from Chocolay Marina

Ferry to/from Grand Island National Recreation Area

Munising City Boat Ramp

046º 25’ 24.05” N 086º 39’ 39.79” W

X

X

2 miles from Grand Island Landing

Small sand beach by concrete boat ramp

Sand Point

046º 26’ 53.03” N 086º 36’ 22.91” W

X


7.5 miles from Grand Island Landing

Western end of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Miner’s Beach

046º 29’ 49.50” N 086º 32’ 34.32” W

X


6 miles from Sand Point

1/4 mile carry to beach includes flight of stairs

Twelve Mile Beach

046º 38’ 59.70” N 086º 11’ 49.55” W

X

X

28 miles from Sand Point

Camping available

Hurricane River

046º 39’ 57.48” N 086º 10’ 3.29” W

X

X

30 miles from Sand Point

Camping available

Grand Marais Boat Ramp

046º 40’ 23.28” N 085º 59’ 1.02” W

X


43 miles from Sand Point

Protected harbor. Launch fee. Concrete ramp

X - feature is present


ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Big Bay Marina

Photo by Kevin Lehner