Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

[mjsmith1223]

I'm giving some thought to heading to Pictured Rocks mid-September-ish.  Just wondering if anyone who has been there might have some advice to help someone who's never been there.  I've camped on the shores of Lake Superior many times, so I know it can get cold.

[haroldPE]

Great chioce of parks!  
also been there early June and it was cold.  not bad the time in mid-August, though.  

On the don't-miss list id a day hike, I think it's  12-14 mniles, but worth it.  4 miles to Chapel rock, 4 miles along the lakeshore and 4 miles or so back.  passes 2 nice falls.  

Here is a link to our photos, 1st 6 are from that hike:
http://tinyurl.com/3b2lab

I'm giving some thought to heading to Pictured Rocks mid-September-ish.  Just wondering if anyone who has been there might have some advice to help someone who's never been there.  I've camped on the shores of Lake Superior many times, so I know it can get cold.

[mjsmith1223]

Wow.  Great pics.  Lake Superior was a little grouchy in some of those.

[A2SuperCrew]

We LOVE that area of Michigan.  We've only been up there in early / mid July, so I'm not sure about temperatures in September.  It might be chilly at night by then.
 
We have camped at Muskallonge Lake State Park on two different occasions.  
It's 17 East of Grand Marais on H-58.  (Dirt Road, though we don't mind)  It's a bit of a drive from Pictured Rocks, but worth checking out if you're up there.  We like Grand Marais more than Munising.  

The Chapel Rock hike is wonderful, it's a very nice trail.  The hike out to Au Sable Point Lighthouse is also worth the trip.

It's just awesome up in the U.P.!  

[haroldPE]

good eyes!  50mph winds that day - gail warning.  we could hear the waves pounding the rocks about 1-1/2 miles from the lakeshore that day.  we did get a little sand blasted during some areas of the hike along the lakeshore.

Wow.  Great pics.  Lake Superior was a little grouchy in some of those.