Michigan Upper Peninsula
All UP Destinations
Deep guides to campgrounds, trails, and hidden gems across 16,000 square miles of wilderness.
Central UP
Big Bay
Huron Mountains gateway with a lighthouse you can stay in
Grand Marais
The remote east end of Pictured Rocks
Laughing Whitefish Falls
A hidden gem — 100-foot plunge into a limestone gorge off the beaten path
Marquette
The UP's biggest city on Lake Superior's south shore
Munising
Gateway to Pictured Rocks
Pictured Rocks
Sandstone cliffs, sea caves, and 200-foot drops into Lake Superior
Sable Falls
The easy-access east end of Pictured Rocks — via 168 wooden steps
Wagner Falls
Munising's most accessible waterfall — less than five minutes from the highway
Eastern UP
Drummond Island
ATV and UTV mecca at the far eastern edge of the UP
Les Cheneaux Islands
Hessel and Cedarville: kayak-friendly waterways through 36 islands
Mackinac Island
No cars, Victorian hotels, and 8.2 miles of shoreline road
Sault Ste. Marie
The oldest city in Michigan, where freighters lock through daily
Sugar Island
Quiet wilderness accessible from Sault Ste. Marie by free ferry
Tahquamenon Falls
Michigan's crown jewel waterfall
Tahquamenon Lower Falls
Rowboat your way through the lower cascades
Whitefish Point
Birding capital of the Great Lakes and the Edmund Fitzgerald lighthouse