Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Guide

Welcome to Sleeping Bear Dunes

Sleeping Bear Tour Co. is your navigational source for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Leelanau Peninsula. Take time during your visit to listen to the winds, watch the curl of the waves, and believe in the spirits within the sands.

Our team is here to assist you in creating exquisite memories.

Black bear sitting in lush green landscape.

Not all bears are sleeping!

Current Conditions

The City of Empire provides a webcam of current Lake Michigan conditions. This is a useful tool to gauge active weather systems approaching and to plan your day.

Webcam

National Park Fees

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has multiple entrance points and is a U.S. Fee Area.

Fees & Pass Information

Camping

Campsites can be reserved up to six months in advance. Summer dates book quickly. Don’t be left high and dry!

NPS Camping Reservations

Hike With A Local Guide

Utilize the local knowledge and simplistic interpretations of a Sleeping Bear Tour Co. guide. Local guides increase your awareness, provide clarifications in park/area recreation activities, and connect you to the spirit of the dunes.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore encompasses 71, 000 acres, 26 inland lakes, 65 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, 908 terrestrial plant species, and 246 birds species.

We are here to help you make sense of it all.

Anishinaabe Connection

The Anishinaabe, the original keepers of these lands, leave an indelible chronicle. Sleeping Bear Tour Co. strives to present accurate Anishinaabe oral traditions and contemporary, meaningful interpretations. History has been inaccurately presented for much too long.

Water and Surf

Lake Michigan can be calm and glorious or rippin’. This link provides details for the beach goer, mariner, or the experienced surfer. With just the right conditions the lake can pitch a spectacular tube.