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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

  Address

Route 1, Box 4
Bayfield, WI 54814
715-779-3397

Wisconsin's northernmost landscape juts out into Lake Superior as the scenic archipelago known as the Apostle Islands. Twenty-one picturesque islands and an 11-mile strip of adjacent Bayfield Peninsula along the south shore of Lake Superior comprise this national lakeshore. Features include pristine stretches of sand beach, sea caves, remnant old-growth forests, and the largest collection of lighthouses anywhere in the National Park System

The park offers a number of incredible wonders to explore including pristine sand beaches, world famous red sandstone sea caves, and the largest collection of lighthouses anywhere in the National Park system (six). Although almost the entire park visitation occurs from June to September, it is during the winter months that unique experiences await hardy park visitors.

A visit to the park should start at the Visitor Center located in the old courthouse building in Bayfield, Wisconsin. From Bayfield visitors can find out about weather and lake conditions, boat rentals, as well as schedule cruises and island shuttle trips. You can also take the only regular auto ferry to Madeline Island, the only island not part of the National Lakeshore and home to Big Bay State Park. A thin sliver of the mainland is also park of the Lakeshore stretching from Point Detour west to Meyers Beach. The remainder of the park can only be explored by boat in the summer and by crossing the ice in the winter

If you don't care to cross the lake, you can hike the Lakeshore Trail, still under construction at this time. The trail starts at Meyers Beach off of State Highway 13 and just east of Cornucopia, Wisconsin. The rugged trail goes for two miles and traverses steep terrain with a number of stream crossings. The end offers a tremendous reward, especially on days when Superior has been whipped up into a frenzy. About two miles from Meyers Beach the trail reaches the top cliffs of the world famous sea caves. Carved out of the soft sandstone by wind and water, the waves smashing up against the shoreline can fill the air with spray and a thunderous deep roar as the water slaps the back end of the numerous caverns below.


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